Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner) | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; Vor Ort; GBP 28.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave entitlement

Learning & development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS discounts

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Zusammenfassung

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting an Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner) to join the Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements service. The role focuses on assessing suitability and delivering brief interventions for individuals under a mental health treatment requirement in the community order framework.

You will work under the supervision of a Principal Practitioner Psychologist, contributing to diverting individuals from custody and improving access to

Qualifikationen

• Psychology degree meeting the requirements for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for brief interventions within the MHTR service.

Aufgaben

• Assess suitability for MHTR, under supervision.
• Offer brief psychological interventions to clients referred to the MHTR service.

Kenntnisse

Psychology

Interpersonal skills

Ausbildung

Psychology degree meeting GBCMB (GBS) requirements

Jobbeschreibung

Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner) | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Company:

Company: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

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). 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.

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.

Please see job description for details.

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

This advert closes on Friday 16 Oct 2026

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust