Clinical Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave growth

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS discount schemes

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Development Post Band 7 to lead highly specialist psychology work with children, young people and families facing complex mental health challenges. You will, on commencing, develop a learning development plan with supervision to reach defined competencies within up to two years, with promotion to an 8a post as the plan succeeds.

The post-holder will provide highly specialist assessments, formulations and direct therapeutic work, while

Qualifications

• Provide highly specialist clinical psychology service to children and young people with complex mental health problems.
• Conduct highly specialist psychological assessments, produce formulations and deliver direct therapeutic work.
• Offer specialist advice to multiagency professionals and utilise research skills for audit and policy development.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and team policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop learning development plan with supervisor to achieve competencies over up to two years.
• Promote progression to an 8a post once the plan is completed.
• Work autonomously within the framework of team policies and procedures.

Skills

Highly specialist assessments

Formulations

Direct therapeutic work

Consultation to multiagency

Audit and research

Autonomous practice

Job description

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.

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.