Band 7​/Practitioner Psychologist Preceptorship - Tamarind Centre

Overview

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Our two men’s medium secure inpatient services, Reaside and Tamarind Centre, are seeking four Band 8A Practitioner Psychologists to join our team—three permanent (two at Tamarind, one at Reaside) and one fixed-term maternity cover  warmly encourage newly qualified Band 7 practitioners interested in forensic settings to apply, offering structured preceptorship and supervision to support your progression. Experienced psychologists interested in forensic inpatient work are also warmly welcomed.

As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will provide safe, connected psychological care to individuals with complex presentations—many with histories of trauma, neglect, and offending. Our approach is recovery-focused, balancing therapeutic work with effective risk management. We support service users to understand their mental health and offending behaviours while fostering their recovery.

• Provide psychological care as part of a multi-disciplinary team for individuals with complex presentations, with attention to trauma, neglect, and offending histories.
• Contribute to service development, research, and therapeutic excellence within a supportive environment.
• Engage in regular clinical, managerial, and model-specific group supervision to reflect and grow professionally.
• Develop and apply psychological models (CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, ACT) and adapt as appropriate for forensic inpatient work.
• Familiarity with structured clinical judgement tools and psychometric assessment.
• Support quality improvement and research efforts, including involvement in work streams on family/carer involvement, health inequalities, and trauma-informed care.
• Develop forensic practice and knowledge of models of offending within the role.
• Participate in the professional development of the team and contribute to safeguarding and risk management strategies.

• Band 8A Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent with interest in forensic inpatient settings.
• Newly qualified Band 7 practitioners are welcome to apply, with structured preceptorship and supervision provided to support progression.
• Experience or strong interest in applying psychological models such as CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, and ACT.
• Familiarity with structured clinical judgement tools and psychometric assessment.

We value a wide range of skills and support involvement in quality improvement and research. Our work streams focus on family and carer involvement, addressing health inequalities, and enhancing trauma-informed care. Working within SCOH requires emotional resilience, confidence, and dedication. We prioritize both service user needs and staff well-being through robust support.

If you’re looking for a role where you can bring your whole self to work, grow within a thoughtful and skilled team, and make a meaningful difference, we’d be delighted to hear from you. We warmly invite you to get in touch for a visit or informal conversation. If you’re passionate about delivering excellent, innovative NHS care within forensic mental health, we encourage you to apply and join our compassionate, evolving services.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

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