Band 8a Practitioner Psychologist - Infected Blood Psychology Service
Band 8a
Main area: Clinical Health Psychology
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 436-6932716
Site: Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 23:59
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist to join our newly launching Infected Blood Psychology Service based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This service has been funded following the Infected Blood Inquiry report's recommendation of providing a bespoke psychological support service in England for those infected and affected by contaminated blood products. The post holder will have the exceptional opportunity to support its implementation by working as part of the regional Midlands service and by collaborating with other providers across England.
You will also be a valued colleague in our Clinical Health Psychology Service and as part of our Psychological Professionals workforce at Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate a highly developed understanding of the psychological challenges experienced by those infected and affected by contaminated blood products, the impact of haematological conditions, and how pre-existing vulnerabilities may impact upon these physical health difficulties. You will need to adapt your psychological interventions accordingly. Specific consideration will need to be given to how to tailor psychology input, along with the ability to work flexibly across outpatient and inpatient settings.
You will have experience in working with patients with physical health conditions and will work closely with doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to provide high-quality care. Strong skills in consultation, supervision, and teaching as part of our multidisciplinary teamwork are essential.
This role will require face-to-face work, as well as skills in delivering psychological assessment, interventions, and teaching in various formats, including via telephone and video link.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The applicant will ideally have some experience working with blood-borne conditions, but our principal aim is to recruit a psychologist with the ability and commitment to develop a gold-standard service for patients and relatives in a holistic way, given the uniqueness of issues related to the contaminated blood scandal. You would be working under the leadership of an 8B Psychologist lead (already appointed) and alongside an Assistant Psychologist.
This is a 30 hours per week post, but there may be opportunities for additional hours in other specialties – please indicate in your application if this would be of interest. While the project is funded for 5 years, the role is being advertised as a permanent position.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or health psychology as accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
* HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
* Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, health psychology, and/or other fields of applied psychology relevant in a clinical health psychology setting.
* Pre or post-qualification training or additional qualifications in accredited psychological therapies.
Experience
* Experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling/health psychologist, including demonstrable experience with people affected by physical illness.
* Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across various care settings.
* Experience of teaching, training, and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Skills
* An understanding of the specific needs and difficulties of people affected by the conditions for which the psychology service works.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.
* Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
The Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have equal opportunities to fulfil their potential. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Sahil Suleman
Job title: Acting Lead for Clinical Health Psychology
Email address: sahil.suleman@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0121 371 4455
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