Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Band 8a or 7)

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Band 8a or 7)

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Are you passionate about supporting people with eating disorders? Would you like to make a difference to people's lives and support them to recover and thrive?

We are looking to employ a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our newly transformed Trust-wide community eating disorders service. You will be joining existing psychologists in a team where there is true multi-disciplinary working and where the contribution of psychological services staff is highly valued.

If you do not yet meet the criteria for the band 8a role, we will support applications from candidates that meet the criteria for the band 7 role and 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 and provided opportunities and support to progress to the band 8a role upon successful completion of a preceptorship programme. It is expected that this process will be achievable within a period of up to two years, although timescales may vary between different staff members in Development Posts. In the event that elements of the expected competencies to progress to 8a are not fully met, the role will remain as a band 7.

This will be further discussed as part of the interview and recruitment process as appropriate. Applications from newly qualified/soon to qualify clinicians are therefore welcomed.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in collaboration with other members of the Eating Disorders Service as part of the team providing community treatment for people with eating disorders. The post holder will contribute to the development of our newly transformed Trust-wide outpatient service for adult patients with eating disorders and their carers.

The post holder will be required to provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention (individual and group), in accordance with the evidence base; to provide clinical supervision for team members; to provide consultation to colleagues in the Trust; to undertake research, to provide training to the eating disorders team and to the wider service and participate in personal CPD.

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.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more.
• Staff networks and support groups.

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

As this role can be applied for as a development post, job descriptions and person specifications for both the Band 8a role and its Band 7 counterpart are attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• DClin Psych or equivalent qualification in clinical psychology OR doctorate in counselling psychology.
• Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge and awareness of a range of psychological models and how they may apply in clinical practice.
• Well-developed ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance and combines appropriate assertion and diplomacy.
• Able to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.

Experience

• Experience of working with adults presenting with a range of clinical severity.
• Experience of working with clients with an eating disorder.
• Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.