Bank level 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £30.90 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B7 4BN
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	5 Nov 2026

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Summary

Deliver highly specialist psychological assessments for children with neurodevelopmental and complex mental health needs. Formulate, implement and evaluate evidence-based psychological interventions for children, families, carers and groups. Undertake specialist psychometric, neuropsychological and behavioural assessments, including tools such as ADOS-2 and ADI-R where appropriate. Provide highly specialist psychological consultation, advice and support to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies. Undertake risk assessment and contribute to effective risk management planning. Act as care co-ordinator where appropriate, ensuring coordinated and effective multidisciplinary care. Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to children, families, carers and professionals. Supervise practitioner psychologists, assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists and research staff. Deliver teaching, training, consultation and professional development activities across services. Contribute to research, clinical audit, service evaluation and quality-improvement initiatives. Lead and support service development projects and contribute to operational policy development. Promote best practice, professional standards and clinical governance within psychology services. Participate in staff recruitment, supervision, appraisal and development activities. Maintain accurate clinical records, reports and professional documentation in accordance with HCPC, BPS and Trust standards. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, safeguarding requirements, neurodevelopmental practice and psychological interventions. Work collaboratively with health, education and community partners to improve outcomes for children and young people.

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