Applied Psychologist

Applied Psychologist

The closing date is 18 March 2026

Are you an enthusiastic and values-driven Applied Psychologist looking to grow your clinical skills within a supportive and innovative service? We are delighted to invite applications for a Band 7 role within our expanding multidisciplinary team.

We welcome applications from Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic Psychologists
, including newly qualified practitioners or those due to qualify soon.

As part of our team, you will:

• Provide high‑quality psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for service users with complex mental health needs.
• Contribute to MDT discussions, offering psychologically informed perspectives.
• Have access to excellent supervision structures, reflective practice and CPD opportunities.
• Be part of a friendly, skilled and compassionate team where your ideas and development really matter.
• Shape service improvement initiatives and contribute to a culture of learning and innovation.

We are committed to helping you develop your specialist areas of interest and offer genuine career progression opportunities.

• Passionate about delivering evidence‑based psychological care.
• Skilled in trauma‑informed, compassionate and formulation‑led practice.
• Confident in working autonomously while valuing teamwork.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Keen to contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and strongly encourage applications from newly qualified psychologists.

At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHFT), you will join an organisation passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of diverse communities and equally committed to supporting its staff. The Trust is a place for people who want to make a real difference, offering a friendly, inclusive environment where colleagues feel valued and empowered. The Trust has a strong focus on professional growth, with access to training, supervision and specialist CPD.

Through the Trust’s Work Benefits offer, staff can access:

• A wide range of NHS staff discounts.
• Health and wellbeing resources.
• Local and national benefits as part of the wider NHS employment offer.
• Opportunities to be involved in innovative service development projects.

Provides specialist psychological assessment of clients with complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.

Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.

Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

Formulates plans for specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients mental health/learning conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence‑based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.

Implements a range of specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.

Evaluates therapy options and makes decisions about treatment.

To liaise with other professionals working within the NHS, Social Inclusion and Health and the voluntary sector on matters relating to client care that have implications for the service.

Clinical supervision of Assistant Psychologists under the guidance of their Applied Psychologist line manager.

Will hold responsibility and accountability for their own actions, ensuring appropriate support and supervision is sought when required.

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