Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Band 8d Divisional Lead-Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist (ASR)
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Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist / Neuropsychologist. Divisional director of clinical health & neuropsychology Services- Adults’ Specialist Rehabilitation (ASR)
About The Role
You will provide strategic and professional leadership for psychology across ASR, covering:
- Neurological rehabilitation (Level 1b inpatients)
- Stroke inpatient and outpatient services
- Acquired Brain Injury pathways
- Specialist neurological clinics
- MSK/pain services
- Child & adult amputee services
- Weight-management services
You will lead a skilled and supportive psychology workforce, work closely with divisional senior leadership, and contribute to service transformation, staff wellbeing, and high-quality psychological governance.
You will have
- A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, HCPC registration, preferably specialist clinical health and or neuropsychology training, with eligibility for the neuropsychology register and significant post-qualification experience. (applications will be considered from candidates approaching completion of, or at the final stage of, their QiCN clinical portfolio—please clearly outline your current stage within your application).
- Advanced expertise in complex health or neuropsychological assessment and intervention, alongside strong skills in communication, research, consultation, and supervision.
- Proven leadership, resilience, and a track record of service development, clinical governance, and supporting teams in high-pressure environments.
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The post requires HCPC registration as a clinical psychologist
Responsibilities
- The post holder will be responsible for strategic planning, organisational development, professional management and overall professional delivery of all psychology service provision in conjunction with the Divisional Leadership Team across ASR.
- To be the Psychology and Psychological Therapies professional lead and advisor and Lead Consultant Psychologist for ASR Divisional services, ensuring the delivery of psychological governance strategies across ASR services.
- To be professionally accountable for existing Psychology and Psychological Therapy services and ensuring the delivery of safe, high quality psychological governance strategies across ASR services and represent the service within senior management and commissioning forums.
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (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, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation 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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Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process. Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr. Sabiha Azmi
- Job title: Head of Psychology & Psychological Services
- Trust Email address: sabiha.azmi2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07800509351
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