Band 8b Principal Psychological Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Job Title: Band 8b Principal Psychological Practitioner Employer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom Salary/Rate: 66,582 to 77,368 £ / Year UK Visa Sponsorship: Available * Position: Band 8b Principal Psychological Practitioner / Principal Clinical Psychologist. * Employer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. *

Location

Birmingham, UK. * Contract: Permanent, full-time. * The role provides senior psychological and clinical leadership across acute and urgent mental-health services. * Responsibilities include clinical practice, psychological assessment and treatment, consultation, supervision, teaching, service development, workforce development and quality improvement. * The successful candidate will work with complex mental-health presentations across different care settings. * The position involves working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and contributing to strategic development of psychological services. Requirements * Doctoral-level professional training in Clinical Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society. * Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist. * Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists. * Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society. * Post-doctoral training in one or more specialist areas of psychological practice. * Significant post-qualification experience, preferably at Senior/Band 8a level. * Experience providing specialist psychological assessment and individual/group treatment. * Experience across different settings, such as inpatient, outpatient, community, primary and secondary care. * Experience of teaching, training and/or clinical supervision is desirable. * Strong clinical, communication, leadership and team-working skills. * Ability to work professionally and effectively with complex and distressing clinical situations. Benefits * Salary: £66,582–£77,368 per year, pro rata. * Permanent, full-time employment within an NHS mental-health organisation. * The advert states that applicants who require Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome to apply and will be considered alongside other applicants. * Opportunity to work within a large NHS mental-health trust providing specialist services. * Opportunities for professional development, training, supervision and research/innovation. * Opportunity to take on significant clinical leadership and service-development responsibilities. * Work within a multidisciplinary and culturally diverse healthcare environment.

Closing Date: 18 November 2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr