Band 8b Principal Psychological Practitioner: Sponsorship

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
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• 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.

• 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
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• 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
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• 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.

• 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
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• Opportunity to take on significant clinical leadership and service-development responsibilities
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• Work within a multidisciplinary and culturally diverse healthcare environment.

Closing Date
: 18 November 2026