Principle Clinical Psychologist, Band 8b | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A Community Mental Health Team is looking for a Principal Clinical Psychologist to lead the delivery of high-quality psychological care for adults with complex mental health challenges. The role involves providing supervision, consultation, and developing strong partnerships within the community. Ideal candidates will be HCPC-registered and experienced in evidence-based therapies like CBT and DBT. The position offers generous benefits and a focus on staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Wellbeing support

Discounts with retailers and services

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical or Counselling psychologist.
• Experience with adults facing complex mental health issues.
• Proficient in evidence-based therapies (e.g., CBT, DBT).

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and interventions.
• Lead service development and evaluative processes.
• Supervise and consult multidisciplinary team members.

Skills

Supervising psychological therapies

Delivering evidence-based therapies

Service development

Leadership within multidisciplinary teams

Reducing health inequalities

Education

HCPC registration as Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Tools

CBT

DBT

EMDR

Schema therapy

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our Community Mental Health Team in South Warwickshire. This is a key clinical leadership role, supporting the development and delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological care for adults experiencing a range of complex mental health difficulties such as trauma, mood disorders and co-morbid physical and mental health problems. You will provide clinical leadership, supervision, and consultation to psychological professionals and other multidisciplinary colleagues, alongside offering a highly specialist psychological therapies service to service users. Working closely with senior clinicians and operational managers, you will help to shape services and embed trauma-informed and formulation-driven practice across the pathway.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions for adults with complex needs predominantly within the non-psychosis pathway.
• Offer consultation and supervision to psychologists, trainees, and wider MDT colleagues.
• Lead on the safety and governance aspects of the delivery of psychological services in the team, including the management of referrals, ensuring processes around clinical data and information are followed and that staff have the training and development to practice safely within the limit of their competence.
• Take a leading role in service development, innovation, and evaluation, supporting implementation of NICE-concordant care.
• Contribute to workforce development, including leadership of psychology provision across the pathway.
• Develop strong partnerships across local services, community organisations, and voluntary sector partners to improve outcomes and accessibility.
• Champion psychological perspectives within the team, promoting recovery-focused and trauma-informed approaches.

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.

Benefits

• 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 more
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• Discounts with 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

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, and our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.

Please note: It is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.

These are detailed in the job description. We would welcome somebody who is a dynamic team-oriented person who is keen on service development and ensuring that we provide a high quality timely service.

About You

We are looking for a clinician who is:

• A Clinical or Counselling psychologist who is HCPC-registered
• Experienced in working with adults with severe and complex mental health needs in community settings
• Skilled in delivering, supervising, and evaluating evidence-based psychological therapies (e.g., CBT, DBT, CAT, EMDR, schema therapy)
• Confident in service development, leadership, and strategic influence within multidisciplinary teams
• Committed to reducing health inequalities and promoting co-production with service users and carers
• Passionate about supervision, reflective practice, and developing others

We welcome questions on this rare opportunity.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025