Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner)

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Coventry is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist. This role is essential in providing psychological intervention to individuals in the criminal justice system under the supervision of a Principal Practitioner Psychologist. Applicants should have a good honours degree in Psychology and a keen interest in mental health. Join us to help improve lives and reduce reoffending rates.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes for gym membership and more

Wellbeing support including counselling services

Qualifications

• Good honours degree in Psychology meeting the GBC requirements.
• Experience of working with adults or older adults with mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Assess suitability and offer brief psychological interventions.
• Work under supervision of a Principal Practitioner Psychologist.

Skills

Car driver with access to independent means of transport

Ability to manage own clinical practice

Education

Good Honours undergraduate degree in Psychology (GBC)

Job description

Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner)

The closing date is 28 September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to work within our Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) Service, alongside the Liaison and Diversion service. If you are seeking a new challenge, and have a keen interest in the criminal justice service, we encourage you to apply to be part of an exciting and important service.

Please submit your application early as this advert is likely to close early when sufficient applications are reached.

Overview

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.

About us

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.

Responsibilities

The role is central to assessing suitability and offering brief psychological interventions to individuals on a mental health treatment requirement, under supervision of a Principal Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical Lead).

Please note that this post requires a Psychology degree meeting the requirements for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.

Qualifications and requirements

• Good Honours undergraduate degree (with GBC) in Psychology

Experience

• Experience of working with adults or older adults with MH difficulties
• Evidence of working in a service where agreed targets are in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes

Skills

• Car driver to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
• Ability to manage own clinical practice, caseload and time, with supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust