Clinical Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS discount schemes

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting a Senior Clinical Psychologist to deliver high‑level psychology services for children and young people with complex mental health needs. The post may be part‑time (0.8 WTE) and includes autonomous case management, specialist assessments, and direct therapy.

The role encompasses providing expert advice to multiagency teams and carers, with involvement in audit, policy and service development.

Qualifications

• Specialist clinical psychology service for children and young people with complex mental health needs.
• Ability to work autonomously within professional guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessments and formulations for children and young people.
• Deliver direct therapeutic work and case management within a CYPMH context.
• Offer specialist advice to multiagency professionals and carers; use research for audit and service development.
• Work autonomously within the team’s policies and guidelines.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Assessment & formulation

Therapy delivery

Audit & research

Multiagency collaboration

Job description

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).

We are able to offer this post on a part-time basis at 0.8WTE and, in the next paragraph, "We anticipate that interviews for this post will be held in January 2027

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)

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.

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 Nisheela Baxter Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01926 881640