Job summary

Are you a compassionate and committed psychologist who champions inclusion? Join our Clinical Health Psychology, General Medicine Service and help people cope with and adjust to a range of physical health conditions, including diabetes, renal, respiratory, gastroenterology and cardiology conditions. You will support patients to improve their mental health and wellbeing while living with these conditions.

The postholder will play an essential role in ensuring that psychological perspectives inform care across multidisciplinary teams. You will provide specialist clinical input to people referred to the service and work closely with the teams supporting this patient group. Alongside your work with patients and their families, you will support staff through training, consultation and supervision.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Health Psychology Service is a team of psychologists who help people adapt to and develop creative ways of living well alongside physical health problems. The BCHFT Clinical Health Psychology Service operates across three geographical areas: Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham, with a number of contracts in each area.

We provide psychological input to General Medicine services across Dudley and Wolverhampton. You will join a wider team of psychologists working across services for people with long-term health conditions, with robust supervision and support provided.

About us

Psychological professionals form a large professional group within BCHFT, giving you access to wider support, learning and development opportunities beyond the Clinical Health Psychology team.

This post will be based at Cross Street Health Centre. The successful applicant may also be required to support other parts of the General Medicine Service according to service need. Full clinical and operational support will be provided.

You may wish to discuss combining this post with our fixed-term Sandwell Stroke role if you are seeking additional hours. We also welcome applications from recently qualified clinical psychologists interested in a Band 7 to Band 8a development role.

Job summary

We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join the Sandwell Stroke Service, based at Rowley Regis Hospital. This is a Band 8a post at 0.4 WTE (15 hours per week), offered on a fixed-term basis for 12 months to provide maternity cover.

Applicants who would like additional hours are welcome to discuss the possibility of combining this post with another fixed-term opportunity within General Medicine. We also encourage applications from recently qualified Clinical Psychologists who may be interested in a supported Band 7 to Band 8a development post.

Main duties of the job

Are you a compassionate and committed psychologist who champions inclusion? This is an opportunity to join our Clinical Health Psychology Service within Sandwell Stroke Services, helping people to cope with and adjust to the impact of stroke while supporting their mental health and wellbeing.

You will play an important role in ensuring that psychological perspectives inform care across the community stroke teams. You will provide specialist clinical input to people referred to the service and work closely with the multidisciplinary teams supporting this patient group. Alongside direct work with patients and their families, you will contribute to staff training, consultation and supervision.

About us

The Clinical Health Psychology Service is a team of psychologists who support people to adapt to physical health conditions and develop practical, creative ways of living well. The service operates across three geographical areas: Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham, with a range of contracts in each area.

We provide psychological input to stroke services across all three areas. You will therefore join a wider team of psychologists working across services for people affected by stroke and other neurological conditions, with access to robust supervision and professional support.

Psychological professionals form a large professional group within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, providing access to wider support, learning and development opportunities beyond the Clinical Health Psychology team.

The post will be based at Rowley Regis Hospital. Depending on service needs, the successful applicant may occasionally be asked to support other parts of the stroke service. Full clinical and operational support will be provided should this be required.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

285-7421A-MH

Job locations

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.

• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities.

• To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

• In line with the banding of the post and its service context to:

Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists

Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development

Provide leadership in service audit and development

provide leadership in service evaluation and research

Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Job description Job responsibilities Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours. To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities. To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust. In line with the banding of the post and its service context to: Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development Provide leadership in service audit and development provide leadership in service evaluation and research Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

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.
• oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status
• oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Experience

Essential

• oWorking 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.

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. oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees Experience Essential oWorking 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.

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

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

We are looking for a Trainee Specialist Clinical Practitioner in autism and learning disabilities to join our National Deaf CAMHS Central England team in the East Midlands.

This is funded at Band 6 as a 'Recruit to Train' post, with the course at Manchester University, however the job description and person specification are still subject to banding confirmation, which we expect to be completed by the interview date.

Applicants who are deaf and/ or fluent in BSL are encouraged to apply.

You will join our NDCAMHS Central England team, which is hosted by Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, but covers a third of England. We cover the West Midlands, East Midlands and South Central Regions.

This training role is within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access To Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post-holderwill work within National Deaf CAMHS, under a one year fixed-term contract, providing interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role at the University of Manchester. You will work mainly in our East Midlands region, but may work across the wider region if client or training needs require, so please ensure you take this into consideration before you apply.

We would hope to be able to secure funding to extend this post following training. Successful candidates will need to be able to commence employment from the course start date of January 11th 2027.

Main duties of the job

This intensive one year training post aims to equip practitioners with the skills necessary to improve access and outcomes for Autistic children and young people and those with Learning Disabilities. Please see the link for more details:Learning Disability & Autism Pathway - Postgraduate Diploma | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT

The post- holder is expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post. This involves:o attending university for a two week block in January, then two study days a week Jan to May, one day a week until July with 3 full days in July, two days in September. These study days will be a mixture of in person and online training. (80% attendance is mandatory)

• online reflective practice and group supervision with the course
• the rest of the week in practice with NDCAMHS - travel time to see clients is included in work time, with weekly supervision in the teamo Academic assignments including essays and reflective logs.

You will be based from home but will need to travel across the region to meet the needs of the service and your training.

About us

National Deaf CAMHSNational Deaf CAMHS is an innovative community and inpatient mental health service delivering a pathway of care for 0-18 year olds acrossEngland. The national service is delivered by four NHS Trusts, and our teams link closely together. You will be working closely with our key partners where together we have an ambition to deliver an outstanding model of mental health care for the deaf children, young people and parents of England. NDCAMHS is a unique and truly individual service. We are continuously learning and evolving, as we work together to meet the mental health needs of children, young people and parents who are deaf.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

285-7462-CYPF

Job locations

Deaf CAMHS East Midlands region

Derby

DE22 3BH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are a fully integrated multi-disciplinary team comprising Psychologists; Psychiatrists; Systemic Family Therapists; Nurses; Occupational Therapists and Family Support Workers. A key aspect of the role is working closely with clinicians/practitioners as part of a bi-lingual, multicultural multi-disciplinary team with deaf and hearing practitioners and BSL/English Interpreters. We encourage deaf applicants, and applicants who already have a high level of British Sign Language, however specialist training and development will be provided to develop knowledge and skills for working with deaf children and young people.Our clients use a wide range of communication modalities including British Sign Language, Sign Supported English, English and other spokenlanguages, and minimal language. You would hold a varied caseload to meet your training needs, which will include carrying out specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions under supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, working flexibly across pathways of care in a variety of community settings, and to work closely with clinicians/practitioners in multi-disciplinary teams. You may also work with other clinics in the Trust to achieve your case requirements for your training. We work both directly with families, as well as offering joint care with local CAMHS services, multi-agency working and consultation. Excellent problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills and a positiveattitude towards working with deaf children, and their families, with complex mental health needs are essential.The main administration office base for the outreach team is in Dudley, and we have various small bases across our regions, however clinicians are based from their homes across the whole of the Central England (West Midlands, East Midlands, South Central) region and you will be required to travel to a range of settings throughout the Central England region. Some work can be done remotely. You may be required to attend occasional national meetings with our colleagues in other areas of our NDCAMHS services across England but much of this is now via video call. Travel for the clinical part of the role is counted as part of your working hours. We have access to paid for accommodation if needing to be further from home. Clinical and office spaces can be booked across the region as needed. We havean integrated approach for clinical work using video conferencing as well as face-to-face work to manage our travel where appropriate. We also hold most of our team meetings by video conferencing, but aim for an integrated model balancing the need for team connection with reducing travel. Post holders would be provided with facilities to enable remote working.

If you are enthusiastic about developing your skills for working with deaf autistic children, we would encourage you to apply.

Job description Job responsibilities We are a fully integrated multi-disciplinary team comprising Psychologists; Psychiatrists; Systemic Family Therapists; Nurses; Occupational Therapists and Family Support Workers. A key aspect of the role is working closely with clinicians/practitioners as part of a bi-lingual, multicultural multi-disciplinary team with deaf and hearing practitioners and BSL/English Interpreters. We encourage deaf applicants, and applicants who already have a high level of British Sign Language, however specialist training and development will be provided to develop knowledge and skills for working with deaf children and young people.Our clients use a wide range of communication modalities including British Sign Language, Sign Supported English, English and other spokenlanguages, and minimal language. You would hold a varied caseload to meet your training needs, which will include carrying out specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions under supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, working flexibly across pathways of care in a variety of community settings, and to work closely with clinicians/practitioners in multi-disciplinary teams. You may also work with other clinics in the Trust to achieve your case requirements for your training. We work both directly with families, as well as offering joint care with local CAMHS services, multi-agency working and consultation. Excellent problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills and a positiveattitude towards working with deaf children, and their families, with complex mental health needs are essential.The main administration office base for the outreach team is in Dudley, and we have various small bases across our regions, however clinicians are based from their homes across the whole of the Central England (West Midlands, East Midlands, South Central) region and you will be required to travel to a range of settings throughout the Central England region. Some work can be done remotely. You may be required to attend occasional national meetings with our colleagues in other areas of our NDCAMHS services across England but much of this is now via video call. Travel for the clinical part of the role is counted as part of your working hours. We have access to paid for accommodation if needing to be further from home. Clinical and office spaces can be booked across the region as needed. We havean integrated approach for clinical work using video conferencing as well as face-to-face work to manage our travel where appropriate. We also hold most of our team meetings by video conferencing, but aim for an integrated model balancing the need for team connection with reducing travel. Post holders would be provided with facilities to enable remote working. If you are enthusiastic about developing your skills for working with deaf autistic children, we would encourage you to apply.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Core profession and professional registration
• ability to attend Manchester university for the training components of the course
• Experience, some of which must be working with children, young people and their carers for CYPs with LD/A and neurodiverse needs and mental health needs

Desirable

• experience working with deaf children

Person Specification Experience Essential Core profession and professional registration ability to attend Manchester university for the training components of the course Experience, some of which must be working with children, young people and their carers for CYPs with LD/A and neurodiverse needs and mental health needs Desirable experience working with deaf children

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

Deaf CAMHS East Midlands region

Derby

DE22 3BH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Deaf CAMHS East Midlands region

Derby

DE22 3BH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Ready to lead services that change lives?

Join Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to shape high-quality mental health, CAMHS, CYPF, Learning Disability and Adult Specialist Mental Health services across the Black Country.

The Challenge

You will provide strategic and operational leadership across a complex portfolio, with accountability for quality, performance, workforce, finance and service development. Working with clinical leaders, commissioners, local authorities, Integrated Care Boards and partners, you will deliver sustainable improvement and effective models of care.

Main duties of the job

The Impact

You will:

? Lead specialist mental health, CAMHS, CYPF and Learning Disability services

? Shape strategy and lead transformation across organisational boundaries

? Inspire multidisciplinary teams and champion compassionate, inclusive leadership

? Improve access, experience and outcomes for patients, families and carers

? Deliver strong performance and responsible use of workforce and financial resources

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking an experienced senior NHS, health or social care leader who can combine strategic thinking with strong operational delivery.

You'll bring:

• Senior operational leadership experience in complex NHS, health or social care services
• Knowledge of mental health, CAMHS, CYPF, Learning Disability or related services
• A strong record of service transformation, performance improvement and partnership working
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing workforce and budgets
• Compassionate, inclusive leadership with a commitment to reducing health inequalities and delivering person-centred care

About us

Why Join Black Country Healthcare?

Join an ambitious Trust committed to outstanding, person-centred care. You will work within a supportive senior leadership network and have the opportunity to influence services at scale across the Black Country.

In One Sentence...

Lead. Transform. Inspire. Shape the future of mental health services across the Black Country.

Apply today and help us go beyond the badge and make every story count

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for the clinical oversight of a caseload of citizens with learning disabilities or who are autistic, across the four Black Country locations, this will include completion of weekly update reports to NHSE.

The post holder will act as a specialist practitioner for the Learning Disabilities and Autism Program (LDA), including interpretation and implementation of relevant national guidance, evidence and best practice.

The post holder will support the National LDA programme and demonstrate a good understanding of National Guidance and best practice, including the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

The post holder will ensure complex case reviews are timely and reflect best outcomes and offer value for money with regards delivery.

The post holder will ensure quality and effectiveness of placements and support packages, utilising quality checklists and reviewing systems and ensure that all support commissioned by BCHFT meets needs and promotes positive outcomes

The post holder will chair and/or attend all LAEP's and Care, Education and Treatment reviews, in line with the guidance set out within the LDA Programme

Main duties of the job

To manage their own caseload and day to day running of key functions within the Commissioning, Case Management Team and Key Worker Team. With an ability to manage and prioritise own caseload and competing priorities in ensuring deadlines are met

To manage a specialist caseload and undertake responsibilities as delegated by the Head of the CCMKT and Commissioners

Required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholder, locally and across the four areas.

Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services, and initiatives which may be highly complex, sensitive, political, and contain contentious information with the aim of providing information and analytical advice to the teams.

Communicate information, risks, issues and dependencies, including briefings and reports to Project teams, sponsors and a range of internal and external staff.

To develop and maintain report systems which monitor the services commissioned from providers and the impact of these on the outcomes for children, young people, adults and their families

To develop quality assurance measures to ensure that the identified health needs of the person are being met with particular regard to race, religion, culture, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation

About us

Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.

The Trust gains strength from the diversity of its staff and patients, and is committed to being a safe and inclusive space for all people regardless of their age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, gender reassignment, or pregnancy/maternity. It recognises that it can only fully realise this commitment by proactively opposing bigotry in all its forms, including (but not limited to) ageism, disablism, sexism, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, islamophobia, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and enbyphobia. All staff members are required to understand their role in ensuring the Trust is not only compliant with its responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 but fulfils this deeper commitment.

Job summary

This post is based within the Wolverhampton Cancer Service and offers an excellent opportunity to work within a compassionate, psychologically informed, and highly collaborative multidisciplinary cancer pathway. The successful applicant will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for individuals affected by cancer, supporting patients and, where appropriate, their families and carers throughout different stages of diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, recurrence, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

The role involves working with people presenting with a broad range of psychological and emotional difficulties associated with cancer and complex physical health conditions, including adjustment difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma responses, fear of recurrence, body image concerns, existential distress, relationship challenges, and complex grief.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support people and families through periods of uncertainty, emotional adjustment, treatment burden, and changing health needs within a compassionate multidisciplinary environment. The post holder will work closely alongside oncology, haematology, palliative care, clinical nurse specialist, allied health professional, and wider medical teams, contributing psychological expertise to holistic patient care and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

1.0. Provides highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with highly complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.

1.1. Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.

1.2. Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

1.3. Formulates plans for highly specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients' mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.

1.4. Implements a range of highly specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.

1.5. Undertakes highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.

About us

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly, innovative, and highly valued Clinical Health Psychology Service within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Our Clinical Health Psychology Service supports individuals in adapting to and managing the psychological impact of physical health conditions, helping people to develop meaningful and creative ways of living well alongside illness. The service currently operates across Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell & West Birmingham, delivering a range of specialist psychological services across the Black Country.

Job summary

See attached advert in documents

This post is based within the Stroke service and Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team in Wolverhampton and offers an excellent opportunity to work within a compassionate and psychologically informed multidisciplinary rehabilitation pathway. The successful applicant will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for people affected by stroke and other neurological conditions with neurological rehabilitation needs, supporting patients and families across different stages of recovery and adjustment.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support individuals and families through complex emotional adjustment, rehabilitation, changes in identity and functioning, cognitive difficulties, and long-term adaptation following stroke and neurological conditions within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.

Main duties of the job

See attached advert in documents

The service provides psychological input across the entire stroke care pathway and is based at West Park Rehabilitation Hospital. The role involves working across the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward, Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and Outpatient Therapy Services, Community Stroke Specialists, and consultation into the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) at New Cross Hospital for complex cases. There will also be opportunity to work with the community neurological rehabilitation team.

The role offers opportunities to work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across inpatient, outpatient, and community rehabilitation settings, contributing psychological perspectives within MDT meetings and supporting psychologically informed care across the pathway. Psychology is highly valued within the stroke and rehabilitation MDTs, with psychologists contributing through direct clinical work, joint interventions, consultation, reflective practice, staff support, teaching, and service development.

You will work alongside a Principal Psychologist and other applied psychologists, with support from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within a robust leadership, supervision, and operational management structure. As part of a large and well-established network of Psychological Professionals working across physical health services, the post holder will benefit from strong professional support and access to supervision.

About us

See attached advert in documents

This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving and expanding service that places high value on professional development, staff wellbeing, innovation, and compassionate multidisciplinary care. The Trust is committed to supporting staff wellbeing and development through regular appraisal, supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

285-3077B-MH

Job locations

West Park Hospital

Tettenhall Road

Wolverhampton

WV1 4PW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

See JD attached

• Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.

• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities.

• To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

• In line with the banding of the post and its service context to:

Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists

Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development

Provide leadership in service audit and development

provide leadership in service evaluation and research

Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Job description Job responsibilities See JD attached Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours. To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities. To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust. In line with the banding of the post and its service context to: Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development Provide leadership in service audit and development provide leadership in service evaluation and research Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

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.
• oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status
• oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Experience

Essential

• oWorking 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.

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. oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees Experience Essential oWorking 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.

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

West Park Hospital

Tettenhall Road

Wolverhampton

WV1 4PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Park Hospital

Tettenhall Road

Wolverhampton

WV1 4PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and committed psychologist who champions inclusion? Join our Clinical Health Psychology, General Medicine Service and help people cope with and adjust to a range of physical health conditions, including diabetes, renal, respiratory, gastroenterology and cardiology conditions. You will support patients to improve their mental health and wellbeing while living with these conditions.

The postholder will play an essential role in ensuring that psychological perspectives inform care across multidisciplinary teams. You will provide specialist clinical input to people referred to the service and work closely with the teams supporting this patient group. Alongside your work with patients and their families, you will support staff through training, consultation and supervision.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Health Psychology Service is a team of psychologists who help people adapt to and develop creative ways of living well alongside physical health problems. The BCHFT Clinical Health Psychology Service operates across three geographical areas: Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham, with a number of contracts in each area.

We provide psychological input to General Medicine services across Dudley and Wolverhampton. You will join a wider team of psychologists working across services for people with long-term health conditions, with robust supervision and support provided.

About us

Psychological professionals form a large professional group within BCHFT, giving you access to wider support, learning and development opportunities beyond the Clinical Health Psychology team.

This post will be based at Cross Street Health Centre. The successful applicant may also be required to support other parts of the General Medicine Service according to service need. Full clinical and operational support will be provided.

You may wish to discuss combining this post with our fixed-term Sandwell Stroke role if you are seeking additional hours. We also welcome applications from recently qualified clinical psychologists interested in a Band 7 to Band 8a development role.

Job summary

We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join the Sandwell Stroke Service, based at Rowley Regis Hospital. This is a Band 8a post at 0.4 WTE (15 hours per week), offered on a fixed-term basis for 12 months to provide maternity cover.

Applicants who would like additional hours are welcome to discuss the possibility of combining this post with another fixed-term opportunity within General Medicine. We also encourage applications from recently qualified Clinical Psychologists who may be interested in a supported Band 7 to Band 8a development post.

Main duties of the job

Are you a compassionate and committed psychologist who champions inclusion? This is an opportunity to join our Clinical Health Psychology Service within Sandwell Stroke Services, helping people to cope with and adjust to the impact of stroke while supporting their mental health and wellbeing.

You will play an important role in ensuring that psychological perspectives inform care across the community stroke teams. You will provide specialist clinical input to people referred to the service and work closely with the multidisciplinary teams supporting this patient group. Alongside direct work with patients and their families, you will contribute to staff training, consultation and supervision.

About us

The Clinical Health Psychology Service is a team of psychologists who support people to adapt to physical health conditions and develop practical, creative ways of living well. The service operates across three geographical areas: Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham, with a range of contracts in each area.

We provide psychological input to stroke services across all three areas. You will therefore join a wider team of psychologists working across services for people affected by stroke and other neurological conditions, with access to robust supervision and professional support.

Psychological professionals form a large professional group within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, providing access to wider support, learning and development opportunities beyond the Clinical Health Psychology team.

The post will be based at Rowley Regis Hospital. Depending on service needs, the successful applicant may occasionally be asked to support other parts of the stroke service. Full clinical and operational support will be provided should this be required.

Details

Date posted

05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

285-7421-MH

Job locations

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.

• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities.

• To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

• In line with the banding of the post and its service context to:

Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists

Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development

Provide leadership in service audit and development

provide leadership in service evaluation and research

Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Job description Job responsibilities Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours. To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities. To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust. In line with the banding of the post and its service context to: Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development Provide leadership in service audit and development provide leadership in service evaluation and research Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

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.
• oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status
• oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Experience

Essential

• oWorking 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.

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. oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees Experience Essential oWorking 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.

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

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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