developmental Band 6 trainee Forensic Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider is seeking a dedicated professional to deliver psychological assessments and treatments for individuals with learning disabilities and autism. The successful applicant will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to service development through evaluations and training. Applicants should have relevant experience working with forensic populations and those presenting risks. This full-time role within the NHS offers numerous benefits including generous leave and excellent development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts with retailers and services

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working with forensic populations.
• Experience with individuals with learning disabilities presenting risk.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessments and treatment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members.
• Contribute to service development through audit and evaluation.

Skills

Working with forensic populations

Experience with learning disabilities

CBT

EMDR

Job description

Overview

The key elements of the role include delivering psychological assessment (including assessment and monitoring of risk); formulation; individual and group treatment for people with learning disabilities and autism under the supervision of a qualified Forensic / Clinical Psychologist.

The role involves working in collaboration with other members of the psychology and multidisciplinary team. The post holder will contribute to service development through audit, service evaluation and research and training, and delivery of reflective practice.

The psychology department at Brooklands is a well‑established and supportive service. The successful applicant will receive support to further develop their skills and knowledge through good quality supervision and training opportunities.

Therapeutic approaches used by the team include CBT, CAT, CFT, EMDR and Schema Therapy. The service offers a range of clinical and offence‑focused treatment programmes, e.g. DBT, structured offence programmes, and PBS is embedded in the service.

There are strong links with local clinical and forensic training doctorate courses and regularly provide placements for trainee clinical and forensic psychologists, clinical associates in psychology, supervision for research, and teaching on the courses. Community learning disability teams across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull also collaborate closely.

See the Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role.

Key Qualifications

• Relevant experience of working with forensic populations and/or considerable experience of working with people with Intellectual (learning) disabilities who present considerable risk to others.

Employment Details

• NHS AfC: Band 6
• Full‑time position within the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT)

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

Commitment to Safeguarding and Equality

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff is registration with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service where appropriate.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

About the Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults across many sites in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. Services are delivered to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also to a wider geographical area for some of our specialist services.

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 well‑being of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.