Band 4 Assistant Psychologist – Perinatal Community Mental Health Team
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B10 9JH
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Perinatal Mental Health Community Teams in East Birmingham. Birmingham and Solihull Perinatal Mental Healt...
We are looking for a highly motivated Assistant Psychologist with a genuine interest in perinatal mental health. The role includes providing support in both clinical interventions and data collection and analysis for service evaluation. You will be part of the multidisciplinary team and will be supervised by a Clinical Psychologist. Applicants will need to have experience of a mental health setting, good communication skills and an ability to understand and analyse data.
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.
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, service evaluation and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience in a mental health setting e.g. assistant psychology post/internship/graduate health care worker/care work
Desirable
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Desirable
- Ability to use databases and carry out data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding/ reflection of working in multicultural settings
Personal Qualities
Desirable
- An interest in working in the field of perinatal mental health.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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