Clinical Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Stratford-upon-Avon is seeking a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join their Community Mental Health Team. The successful candidate will hold a personal caseload and engage in evidence-based interventions for individuals with complex mental health difficulties. This role requires collaborative skills, compassion, and a commitment to professional development. The organization offers generous leave, flexible working, and numerous ongoing learning opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Learning and development programs

Salary sacrifice schemes

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychological assessments and interventions.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong understanding of complex mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Hold a personal caseload and provide psychological assessments.
• Conduct evidence-based psychological interventions for service users.
• Supervise other team members and provide training.

Skills

Compassion

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Psychological interventions

Evidence-based assessments

Education

Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Clinical / Counselling Psychologist – Band 8a - Permanent, 0.6 WTE

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, skilled and compassionate Clinical, Counselling or Practitioner Psychologist to join our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) (non‑psychosis pathway) based in Royal Leamington Spa and Stratford Upon Avon.

You will be joining a friendly and vibrant multidisciplinary team that offers great prospects for developing a good range of skills in both direct and indirect clinical work.

We aim to provide a service to individuals presenting with complex and enduring mental health difficulties such as trauma, mood disorders, and co‑morbid physical and other mental health difficulties.

The psychological therapies team in the CMHT has a vibrant skill mix including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT therapists, Assistant Psychologists and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners who offer a range of interventions including CBT, CBT‑PD, EMDR, CAT, DBT‑informed work, and CFT.

We are looking for someone who values and enjoys multi‑disciplinary working and has a high level of understanding of the distinct contribution and added value that psychological approaches can make to service provision.

Responsibilities

• The successful applicant will hold their own caseload. They will receive clinical supervision by an 8B Clinical Psychologist and will have their own supervisory responsibilities for others in the team.

With the support and supervision of a Principal Clinical Psychologist you will provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence‑based psychological interventions (individual and group) to service users accessing the non‑psychosis pathway of the Community Mental Health Team presenting with complex and enduring mental health difficulties.

The role also includes joint work with colleagues in the form of team formulation, staff training, support and consultation around psychological issues and reflective practice.

The department has close links with the local D Clin Course and there is ample opportunity to be involved in the supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists. We also have links with local MSc courses and other NHS England funded courses and welcome placement opportunities regularly.

You will also be encouraged to be involved in audit, service development, evaluation and research activities.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• Flexible working opportunities
• 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 groups

About the Trust

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.

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 more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Jan 2026