Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Band 8a Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship
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Band 8A Post or Band 7-8A Preceptorship
Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist
Community Learning Disabilities Team
Learning Disabilities Division
0.8 WTE
We would welcome applications from Band 8a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologists. The post is also open to trainee psychologists who will qualify in Autumn 2026 or band 7 psychologists who are seeking a new specialty.
We are looking for creative, innovative and enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologists to deliver clinical services within our Community Learning Disabilities Team in the Learning Disabilities Division.
You will deliver specialist psychological assessments and therapy, for individuals, groups and families as well as consultation to professionals. We pride ourselves on our compassionate and inclusive ways of working, which seek to reduce the risk of inpatient admission and associated trauma. We aim to improve the quality of life of clients, whilst emphasising the value of relationships and attachments with significant others.
Here is some feedback from trainees who have been on placement in the community team:
- "the clients, close knit MDT and supportive supervisors make the community LD service a great place to work"
- "lots of opportunities for getting involved with other aspects of the service, for example with staff wellbeing or the Service User Group"
- "variety of interests within the psychology team which means you get to experience different models and perspectives. For example, there are opportunities to work systemically or from a trauma informed perspective"
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We are currently working as a city-wide team and you will be expected to travel throughout Birmingham, with occasional out of area visits. You will be based at Riverside Lodge, our Learning Disabilities MDT base in Small Heath, with the aim of predominantly working with clients in the East of Birmingham. There may be opportunities for remote working within your working week, in balance with the needs of the MDT and our clients.
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Lisa Morris
- Job title: Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: lisa.morris3@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0121 466 3900
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