Job summary Combined Job Advert The Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce multiple vacancies within our expanding Clinical Health Psychology Service. We are seeking compassionate and committed Clinical, Counselling, and Health Psychologists who champion inclusivity and are dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of individuals affected by physical health challenges. About Us: Our Clinical Health Psychology Service comprises a dynamic team of psychologists, psychotherapists, and counsellors who assist individuals in adapting to and developing creative solutions for living with physical health problems. Operating across Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham, we offer a range of services tailored to meet diverse patient needs. Current Opportunities: We have several vacancies available due to service developments and staff promotions. We welcome discussions with candidates interested in single or combined roles across various specialties, including: Main duties of the job Stroke & Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) - Band 8a Applied Psychologist: Stroke Inpatient (Sandwell): 0.1 (substantive) 0.5 (Fixed Term) ICARES (community rehabilitation) Team (Sandwell Only): 0.5 Stroke and Neuro (Dudley): 0.3 Stroke & Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) (Wolverhampton): 0.6 Stroke, 0.2 CNRT Locations: Sandwell: City Hospital, Rowley Hospital, Sandwell General Hospital (inpatients), and community settings Dudley: Cross Street Wolverhampton: West Park In these positions, you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams across both inpatient and/or community settings, collaborating with experienced professionals. You will be supported by Principal Clinical Psychologists and Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Your key responsibilities will include conducting psychological assessments and interventions for patients affected by stroke or other physical health conditions. Additionally, you will contribute to delivering comprehensive care through teamwork and play an active role in service development and innovation initiatives. Paediatric Diabetes - 0.27 WTE (10.25 hours): Band 8a Applied Psychologist (Wolverhampton) Location: New Cross Hospital/ Other sites in Wolverhampton We are seeking a psychologist with a special interest in paediatric diabetes to join our team. The primary aim of this role is to support individuals in building resilience, enhancing coping strategies, and managing psychological symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and anger. You will help patients engage in meaningful activities and roles, ultimately improving their overall quality of life. Specialties - across Clinical Health Psychology - 0.6 WTE: Band 8a Applied Psychologist (Sandwell) Location: Birmingham Midland Metropolitan Hospital/ City Hospital/ Cross Street, Dudley; Whitmore Reans We are excited to announce a vacancy for a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within our expanding Clinical Health Psychology Service at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to develop expertise across a variety of physical health conditions and settings. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility, adapting to different areas of the service in response to evolving needs. General Medicine - Band 8a: Applied Psychologist (Dudley & Wolverhampton) WTE Substantive: 0.2 (Renal, Dudley); 0.4 (Wolverhampton) WTE Fixed Term: 0.5 (Dudley) The General Medicine service provides psychological support to clients and multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) across various physical health specialties, including diabetes, respiratory, cardiology, gastroenterology, and renal services. Psychological input is highly valued, with strong collaborative links established within each specialty. This role offers opportunities to conduct complex assessments and formulations, deliver one-to-one psychological therapy, and engage in joint working with other healthcare professionals. Additionally, you will contribute to supervision, training, and consultancy. There will also be scope to support the Principal Psychologist in the ongoing development and enhancement of the service. General Medicine - 0.4 WTE Band 6: Counsellor (Dudley & Wolverhampton) We are seeking a highly motivated, dedicated, and innovative qualified counsellor to join our team in Dudley and Wolverhampton. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the General Medicine service, which provides psychological support to clients and multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) across a range of physical health specialties, including diabetes, respiratory, cardiology, gastroenterology, and renal services. The successful candidate will deliver psychological care and support to patients through both individual and group interventions. You will play a key role in integrating psychological perspectives into the service, ensuring a holistic and patient-centred approach to care. As an integral member of the MDT, you will provide specialised clinical support to individuals referred to the service and collaborate closely with other healthcare professionals. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of the team through teaching, and service improvement initiatives. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality psychological support within a physical health setting, we encourage you to apply. Cancer, Band 8a: Applied Psychologist (Dudley/ Wolverhampton) WTE Substantive: 0.7 (Wolverhampton) WTE Fixed Term: 1.2 (Dudley, until September 2025) The post holder will benefit from professional leadership and peer support within the wider service while playing a key role in supporting the Principal Counselling Psychologists in the delivery of the services. In this setting, you will work closely with medical, nursing, and allied health professional (AHP) colleagues within Cancer Services to deliver a highly integrated and holistic service. The post holder will operate at Level 4 of the 4 level model for psycho oncology, providing direct clinical input at level 4 and supporting staff working at levels 1-3 via training and supervision groups. Key aspects of the role include conducting complex assessments and formulations, providing psychological therapy for patients and their loved ones, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals. The cancer care multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are highly psychologically skilled and greatly value the input of the palliative care psychology team. You will contribute through regular MDT participation, clinical supervision, consultancy, and staff training. Additionally, there will be ample opportunities to support the Principal Psychologist and collaborate with other psychological therapists in the ongoing development and enhancement of the service. Pain - 0.8 WTE Fixed Term (Until October): Band 8a: Applied Psychologist (Wolverhampton) The Wolverhampton Pain Management Service is a well-established interdisciplinary team comprising psychologists, pain consultants, clinical nurse specialists and physiotherapists. Psychologists are fully integrated and highly valued members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), and the post-holder will join a supportive and experienced group of professionals. In this role, you will conduct comprehensive clinical assessments to evaluate patient's psychological needs and determine appropriate treatment pathways within and beyond the service as part of MDT pain clinics. You will deliver interventions, including individual therapy, joint working with MDT colleagues, and facilitating an MDT Pain Management Programme. Additionally, you will provide consultation and advice on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and support the Principal Psychologist in the ongoing development and enhancement of the service. About us Qualifications and Experience: We welcome applications from both experienced clinicians and newly qualified (or soon-to-be qualified and HCPC registered) Practitioner Psychologists. Experience in physical health settings is desirable; however, we are keen to hear from applicants with transferable skills from other specialties. Strong communication skills, a collaborative working style, and creative thinking are essential. Professional Development: The successful applicants will benefit from joining a supportive and enthusiastic team of practitioner psychologists and other psychological professionals who utilise a varied range of therapeutic approaches. There are opportunities to engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and supervision across various models, including psychodynamic, attachment, humanistic, and third-wave approaches. A robust leadership and supervision structure is in place, alongside operational management. Why Join Us? Our Clinical Health Psychology Service offers a supportive environment with opportunities for broadening experiences, including supervision, training, reflective practice, team development, and individual client work. We are committed to helping our psychologists grow professionally and personally, enabling them to develop skills in consultation and support the development of psychological thinking across teams and broader forums. Date posted 11 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year PA Pro Rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 285-5827-MH Job locations Various sites across Sandwell, Dudley & Wolverhampton Various sites across Sandwell, Dudley & Wolverhampton DY1 1RN Job description Job responsibilities Testimonials from Our Team: The psychology team provided a number of opportunities for broadening experiences, and the roles are varied in nature. For example, there are opportunities to provide supervision, training, reflective practice, team development, and individual client work Thank you for helping me grow. I wouldnt be the psychologist I am today My experiences enabled me to develop skills in consultation, which in turn helped me to support the development of psychological thinking in the team in which I was working, in the development of psychological thinking across team meetings, trust-wide discussions, and broader forums where clinical decision-making was involved Job description Job responsibilities Testimonials from Our Team: The psychology team provided a number of opportunities for broadening experiences, and the roles are varied in nature. For example, there are opportunities to provide supervision, training, reflective practice, team development, and individual client work Thank you for helping me grow. I wouldnt be the psychologist I am today My experiences enabled me to develop skills in consultation, which in turn helped me to support the development of psychological thinking in the team in which I was working, in the development of psychological thinking across team meetings, trust-wide discussions, and broader forums where clinical decision-making was involved Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential oPost-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. oPost-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status oEvidence of continuing professional development. Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees. Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings. Desirable Registration with BPS Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential oPost-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. oPost-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status oEvidence of continuing professional development. Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees. Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings. Desirable Registration with BPS Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Various sites across Sandwell, Dudley & Wolverhampton Various sites across Sandwell, Dudley & Wolverhampton DY1 1RN Employer's website https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)