Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner)

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Learning opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS discounts

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) invites applications for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner) to work within our Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements Service, assessing suitability and delivering brief interventions under supervision.

In collaboration with the Integrated Non-custodial Service, this role supports people coming into contact with the criminal justice system, aiming to divert them from custody and reduce reoffending through

Qualifications

• Assess suitability and deliver brief interventions under supervision.
• Work within the Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements service and Integrated Non-custodial Service.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals referred under criminal justice treatment requirements.
• Provide brief psychological interventions as part of treatment planning.
• Operate under supervision of a Principal Clinical & Forensic Psychologist.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to work within our Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) Service, alongside the Integrated Non-custodial Service (INCS).

The Primary MHTR service provides psychological intervention to people coming into contact with the criminal justice system who are granted a mental health treatment requirement as part of a community order. The Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner) role is central to assessing suitability and offering brief interventions to this client group, under the supervision of a Principal Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical Lead).

The team, with support of criminal justice partners and colleagues, aims to divert people away from the criminal justice system and short custodial sentences, and reduce reoffending via improving access to psychological interventions by addressing underlying unmet needs.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Edward Howard Job title: Principal Clinical & Forensic Psychologist Email address: [e-mail]