Clinical Psychologist

Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership Nhs Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

NHS discounts

Job summary

The Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust invites applications for a Senior Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) to lead highly specialist psychology services for children and young people with complex mental health needs. Applicants not yet meeting Band 8a criteria may join as Band 7 with a development plan to achieve competencies within two years, with progression to 8a upon successful completion.

The post offers strong supervision, CPD opportunities, and chances to influence multiagency

Qualifications

• Postgraduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology required.
• HCPC Registration required.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist clinical psychology services to children and young people and families with complex mental health problems.
• Conduct highly specialist psychological assessments and develop complex formulations.
• Deliver direct therapeutic work and provide specialist consultation to multiagency professionals.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Assessment expertise

Multi-agency collaboration

Autonomy

Leadership

Education

Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC Registration

CPD evidence as recommended by HCPC

Job description

Job summary

Senior Clinical Psychologist Band 8a

(We would also welcome applications from candidates who do not yet meet the criteria for the Band 8a role but would meet the criteria for the Band 7 job description (please see "additional documents" on NHS Jobs).

In these instances, the successful candidate would be appointed to a Development Post role at Band 7. On commencing the role, they will develop a learning development plan with their supervisor and manager to achieve specific competencies within an appropriate timescale. It is expected that this process will be achievable within a period of up to two years and promotion to an 8a post will occur once the plan has been successfully completed.

This will be further discussed as part of the interview and recruitment process as appropriate. As such, applications from newly qualified/soon to qualify clinicians would be welcomed)

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to children and young people and families with complex and severe mental health problems.

Clinically, the post-holder will be responsible for individual case management and will be expected to conduct highly specialist psychological assessments, produce highly complex formulations, and deliver direct therapeutic work.

They will also provide specialist advice and consultation to a range of multiagency professionals and non-professional carers, and utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.

The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

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.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within our evidence-based pathways to deliver clinically effective, young person focused services.

Successful applicants will receive excellent support and opportunities for continuing professional development, training and therapeutic model accreditation, in line with service objectives.

Clinical supervision is available on an individual basis as well as some group-based model supervision for those delivering specific interventions within the service (eg EMDR, CBT). Clinical leadership opportunities are actively encouraged and supported.

We are looking for motivated and committed psychologists for these posts.

There is extensive development within the psychological professionals workforce and involvement of psychological professionals in service development.

We would love for you to join us in this journey!

To successful candidates we can also offer :-

• Regular management supervision and appraisal
• Flexible working patterns and hours, which will include some virtual working
• Participation in reflective practice and complex case discussion groups
• Friendly experienced MDT settings
• Opportunities to contribute to service transformation and innovation.
• Involvement in the development of the local DClinPsy training programme as well as opportunity to teach on the course
• Development of leadership skills through in-service experience and training .

Please see attached job descriptions for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC

Knowledge

Essential

• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
• Ability to analyse and manage complex multi-factorial information from a range of sources integrating it into a formulation using a variety of psychological perspectives
• Ability to work within two or more therapeutic models.
• Ability to use initiative and work autonomously, prioritising a complex range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines independently
• Ability to provide consultation and advice to colleagues on the psychological aspects of their practice
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology including complex multivariate date analysis as practised with the clinical fields of psychology

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life span and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
• Experience of collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency work
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Working knowledge of models of psychotherapy and the evidence of their use. Detailed knowledge of two or more therapeutic models
• Knowledge of psychometric test construction, development and interpretation.
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of confidentiality.
• Working knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of the Care Programme Approach

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).