Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust as a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, where your expertise in psychological formulation, trauma-informed care, and systemic work will be valued. This role offers opportunities for professional development and a collaborative environment aimed at improving community wellbeing.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts with retailers and restaurants

Wellbeing support services

Staff networks and support groups

Qualifications

• Experience in psychological formulation and trauma-informed care.
• Competence in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Commitment to improving community wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intensive assessments and interventions for individuals at risk of hospital admission.
• Collaborate closely with families, local teams, and care providers.
• Participate in regular clinical and management supervision.

Skills

Psychological formulation

Trauma-informed care

Systemic working

Education

Postgraduate degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Join Our Team as a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to explore working in a different service area and 'give it a try'? Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives and supporting them to live meaningfully in the community? If you value working as part of a multidisciplinary team where psychologists are highly valued, and enjoy a blend of individual and systemic working, we want to hear from you.

We are offering a 12-month secondment for a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. This role is fully funded, with the opportunity to apply for a permanent position. We welcome applications from specialties within and outside of the learning disability field. As a psychologist, you will bring transferable skills such as psychological formulation, trauma-informed care, and systemic working, which are relevant to our team.

Our community-based team provides intensive assessments and interventions during the core working week to individuals at risk of hospital admission, aiming to prevent unnecessary admissions and support discharge transitions. We work closely with individuals, families, carers, local learning disability teams, care providers, inpatient services, and social care.

You will join an existing team of psychologists in a setting that values multidisciplinary collaboration. You will receive regular, high-quality clinical and management supervision, along with opportunities for professional development.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, we offer a wide range of services across physical health, mental health, learning disabilities, and autism, serving communities across Coventry, Warwickshire, and beyond.

Our ethos is 'people at our heart'. We prioritize caring for our staff and colleagues, offering a wide range of benefits and development opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave that increases with service length
• Extensive learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeships, distance learning, internal training, coaching, and mentoring
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, Cycle to Work, home electronics, gym memberships, and more
• Discounts with retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discounts
• Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service and external helpline
• Staff networks and support groups

We seek individuals who share our passion for improving community wellbeing and embody our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.

For more details or to arrange informal visits, please contact:

• Najma Sultana, Principal Clinical Psychologist, [e-mail]
• Claire David, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Adult LD Intensive Support Team, [e-mail]