Band 8b Principal Practitioner Psychologist – Reaside Clinic: Sponsorship Available

Job title: Band 8b Principal Practitioner Psychologist – Reaside Clinic.

Employer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Salary: £66,582–£77,368 per year.

Employment type: Permanent, full-time.

Visa sponsorship: May be offered depending on the applicant’s profile; it is not guaranteed.

Overview: Lead specialist psychological services at a 92-bed medium-secure mental health facility for adult men with complex mental health needs and histories of violence or offending.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist psychological assessments and develop psychological formulations.
• Deliver evidence-based individual and group therapies.
• Lead service development and improve patient recovery pathways.
• Supervise trainee psychologists and other clinical professionals.
• Provide psychological consultation to multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to research, clinical audits, training and service evaluation.
• Support clinical governance, safeguarding and risk management.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or an accepted equivalent.
• Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) or an accepted equivalent route.
• Current UK professional registration, normally HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• At least four years of post-qualification experience, including two years at senior or highly specialist level.
• Experience in complex psychological assessment, individual and group therapy, and clinical supervision.
• Strong leadership, communication, teamwork and clinical governance skills.
• DBS and other required pre-employment checks.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of £66,582–£77,368.
• Permanent NHS employment.
• Structured professional supervision and wellbeing support.
• Leadership development and career progression opportunities.
• Access to research, innovation and service improvement projects.
• Specialist experience in forensic and secure mental health care.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration and support for individual professional interests.
• Potential access to NHS pension, annual leave and other staff benefits, subject to applicable terms.

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