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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Band 5 Clinical Psychology Assistant Practitioner
Closed for applications on: 3-May-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 3-May-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Priestley Wharf plus other LD Sites
- Address
- Unit 3 Priestley Wharf, 20 Holt Street Aston,
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B13 8JL
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 8 months (Nov 2025 - with potential for a short extension)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 (per annum)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Psychology
Job overview
Clinical Psychology Assistant Practitioner or other suitable clinician
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) is looking for a Clinical Psychology Assistant Practitioner or clinical researcher from another discipline e.g. nursing or therapy with a psychology degree or research experience to contribute to the growth and development of research. The successful post holder will contribute towards the Trauma Aid study within the Learning Disability service. Research experience is desirable but not essential, however guidance will be provided by the study lead and clinical team. Activities will include supporting recruitment, updating the research database and liaising with clinical colleagues at partner sites across the UK. The successful applicant will be required to support other sites across the West Midlands.
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Main Duties
1. To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological,
including neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct structured
observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others
involved in the client’s care.
2. To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological
treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified
professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings.
3. To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
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4. To work with other staff to assess inpatients, day patients or residents and review their
care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
5. To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and
care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
6. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
7. To communicate complex and sensitive information, including condition related
information to clients, relatives and care staff, as appropriate. Able to overcome
client/carer resistance to potentially threatening information.
8. To transport client files and psychological equipment as required.
Working for our organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Teaching, training and supervision
1. In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in
accordance with professional practice guidelines.
2. To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above
that provided within the principal service area where the postholder is employed.
3. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
4. To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.
Research, audit and service evaluation
1. To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the
service as required.
2. To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.
3. To regularly undertake research, audit and development activity.
4. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.
5. To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
6. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and
research to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence based practice in individual
work and work with other team members.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An undergraduate degree in psychology or significant research experience
Other Job Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to support research at a variety of regional sites
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate research experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to write reports and follow research protocols
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated.
- Positive, energetic, enthusiastic in outlook and able to set a good example
- Able to work independently or as part of a team.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sabiha Azmi
- Job title
- Trust Head of Psychology & Psychological Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For a discussion about the above post, you are very welcome to contact Dr Sabiha Azmi Consultant Clinical Psychologist Trust Head of Psychology & Psychological Services
No longer accepting applications
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