Principal Clinical Psychologist FTC

Job Summary

Inpatient Services for people with Intellectual Disabilities Specialist Assessment and Treatment Services (SATs) & Adolescent Unit, Brooklands Hospital, Marston Green, Birmingham

Principal Clinical Psychologist - Band 8b

Secondment Opportunity - 0.6 WTE - 9 months (maternity cover)

We are seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic clinical psychologist to join our team on a 9 month (maternity cover) secondment in the assessment and treatment and adolescent inpatient servicesfor people with Intellectual Disabilities at Brooklands Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The Post Holder Will Be An Integral Part Of The Multi-disciplinary Team Supporting Adults And Young People And Will Take a Lead Role Within The Service, Using The Wide Range Of Their Clinical Psychology Skills, Including:

Specialist clinical assessment & formulation

Person-centred interventions (individual / group)

Support to staff from other disciplines to undertake psychological interventions

Care planning using a Positive Behavioural Support approach

Facilitating team reflective practice

Supervision and training for members of the psychology team and other professions

Psychological input is highly valued by the MDT and there is an emphasis on close working with colleagues from psychiatry, nursing, speech & language therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy and teaching.

The SATS and CAMHS Psychological Services team are part of a wider Psychological Services team on the Brooklands site, which is awell-established and supportive service. Successful applicants will receive good quality supervision and support to further develop their skills and knowledge.

The service has strong links with local clinical psychology training courses and regularly provides placements for trainee clinical psychologists, supervision for research, and teaching on the local courses. There are also strong links with Community Learning Disability and Intensive Support teams across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

About Us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
  
  

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

444-7501358-LD

Job locations

Brooklands Hospital

Coleshill Road

Marston Green, Birmingham

B37 7HH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The successful post holder will have post qualification experience including experience working with individuals whose behaviour presents a challenge to services. We would welcome applications from individuals who are currently in an 8a role, but are looking to progress into an 8b position.

For details of main responsibilities of the role, please see the attached job description.

For further information please contact Dr Claire David, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 0121 329 4987 or via email at [email protected] you have difficulties please contact the Partnership Trust Recruitment Team on 02476 588840 or email [email protected]

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The successful post holder will have post qualification experience including experience working with individuals whose behaviour presents a challenge to services. We would welcome applications from individuals who are currently in an 8a role, but are looking to progress into an 8b position.

For details of main responsibilities of the role, please see the attached job description.

For further information please contact Dr Claire David, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 0121 329 4987 or via email at [email protected] you have difficulties please contact the Partnership Trust Recruitment Team on 02476 588840 or email [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK] as approved by the HCPC
• Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies especially as they relate to people with learning disabilities.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Significant assessed experience of working as a qualified psychologist.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups.
• Experience of working with people whose behaviour presents a challenge to services.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Significant assessed experience of working as a qualified psychologist.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups.
• Experience of working with people whose behaviour presents a challenge to services.
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Brooklands Hospital

Coleshill Road

Marston Green, Birmingham

B37 7HH

Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Brooklands Hospital

Coleshill Road

Marston Green, Birmingham

B37 7HH

Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)