Band 7/8a Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship - Learning Disabilities
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
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Role summary
The Learning Disabilities Team is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join their multi-disciplinary team. This is a preceptorship role with scope to progress from Band 7 to 8a, or an 8a applicant can be considered. The team works with young people aged 0-19 with moderate to profound learning disabilities, focusing on challenging behaviours and mental health. Responsibilities include specialist psychological assessment and intervention, service planning, and staff support.
Key responsibilities
- Providing highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention to clients and their families.
- Involvement in service planning and development, including identifying need and participating in development plan processes.
- Contribute to the development of the Team offer.
- Staff support and supervision, and facilitation of client related work undertaken by other team members.
- Staff training.
- Applied research and development related to the needs of the client served and the Children and Young People's Division.
Essential criteria
- Appropriate, recognised training in clinical psychology
- Eligible for HCPC registration as practitioner psychologist
- Skills in meeting the needs of adults/children with a learning disability
- Knowledge and experience of working with young people with a learning disability and their families
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment for clients across the full range of mental health settings
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training in relevant area
- Experience of assessing and managing risks presented by individuals with learning disability
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £64,750 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 7/8a Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship - Learning Disabilities
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
The Learning Disabilities Team is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join the Team. We welcome applications from those at Band 7 as this is a preceptorship role with scope to progress to 8a over time, or 8a applicants who have already gained relevant post qualification experience. We are a multi-disciplinary team comprised of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Learning Disability Nursing and Support Workers, OT and SALT.
The team is part of the Children and Young People's Division of the Trust and works across two main clinical pathways: behaviours that challenge and mental health, for young people with a moderate to profound Learning Disability aged 0-19 years. We also offer neurodevelopmental assessment and diagnosis for those children known to our service who demonstrate behaviours indicative of either Autism and/or ADHD and where this assessment is required to better understand the behaviours of concern they show and/or their mental health difficulties. We work directly with the young people and their families and liaise closely with schools, social care and other health professionals supporting them. We offer parent psychoeducation groups, as well
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