Clinical/Counselling Psychologist – CAMHS
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join CAMHS multi-disciplinary teams in Tamworth and Lichfield. The post involves providing therapeutic psychological services, complex assessments, and interventions for children and young people with psychological distress and mental health difficulties. Staff will contribute to the duty rota, initial assessments, risk management, and case management, working in various settings including clinics, homes, and schools.
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC) or due to complete in 2026
- Registered with the HCPC under a relevant practitioner psychologist title
Desirable criteria
- Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society
- Further training in a specific psychological model / interventions specific to the role remit/area of work
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Experience of working in community settings.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary teams and with multi agency networks.
- Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings.
- Doctoral level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC) or due to complete in 2026
- Registered with the HCPC under a relevant practitioner psychologist title
- Eligible for Chartership status with the British Psychological Society
- Further training in a specific psychological model / interventions specific to the role remit/area of work
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Experience of working in community settings.
- Experience of work in multidisciplinary teams and with multi agency networks.
- Experience of conducting research and/or audit in clinical settings.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 6d
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Job summary
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
We would like to welcome additional Practitioner Psychologists to be part of our CAMHS multi-disciplinary teams, working within established services.
We have 2 fixed-term 12-month vacancies for Clinical/Counselling Psychologists based in our Tamworth and Lichfield CAMHS teams, working alongside the multi-disciplinary teams and supported by a Principal Clinical Psychologist and Consultant Clinical Psychologist. These are a band 7 posts and we will support newly qualifying Clinical Psychologists, who may be seeking a Band 8a post in the future, via our development programme.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Passionate about working with the children and young people seen in our community CAMH services
- Collaborative in their approach to working with children, young people, their families/carers and networks
- Excited about the opportunity to contribute to service developments
- Keen to maximize what psychologists can deliver whilst also working with, and recognizing the strengths of, the multi-disciplinary team
For a further discussion or to arrange an informal visit to meet the teams please contact [contact details removed] (Consultant Psychological Professional for CAMHS).
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