Rise CLA Senior Clinical Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Coventry seeks a Senior Clinical Psychologist to deliver specialist psychological services to children and young people in care. The role requires strong expertise in complex mental health issues, multi-agency collaboration, and providing clinical supervision. The ideal candidate holds a relevant doctorate and has extensive experience in CAMHS. Competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts through NHS schemes

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Good honours degree in Psychology and Graduate Membership of the BPS.
• PhD or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology required.
• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for CAMHS clients.
• Work cooperatively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise other psychological professionals.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Psychological interventions

Multi-agency collaboration

Child protection knowledge

Education

Good honours degree in Psychology

PhD or DClinPsych

Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Job description

Overview

Rise CLA Senior Clinical Psychologist — Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

The closing date is 28 September 2025

To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to children and young people who are in the care system and their caregivers, with complex and severe mental health problems. Clinically, the post-holder will be responsible for individual case management and will be expected to conduct specialist psychological assessments, produce 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 support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other clinicians involved in the service and be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines, exercising full clinical responsibility, implementing changes where necessary whilst following the overall framework of the team\'s policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention of clients referred to CAMHS using complex psychological data.
• Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, training and consultation.
• Work as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to the development of the CAMHS team clinical offer and participate in audit and research.
• Monitor and provide clinical oversight of referrals, waiting lists and allocations of cases.
• Supervise other psychological professionals within the team and framework of the team\'s policies and procedures.
• Provide specialist clinical placements and supervision to doctoral level trainees.
• Utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and with other team members.
• Contribute to team meetings and the effective operation of CAMHS.
• Provide advice, supervision and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the principles of child protection procedures and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
• Promote best practice in health and safety.
• Promote people\'s equality, diversity and rights.

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
• 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

To work co-operatively with the multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve service goals. To contribute to service development.

The post holder will be expected to provide clinical supervision to colleagues in the team and other psychological services staff which may include some or all of the following: qualified psychologists, trainee and assistant psychologists, child psychotherapists, art therapists or other psychological services staff.

The post holder is expected to contribute to service development of the CAMHS CLA Mental Health Team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the BPS
• PhD or DClinPsych or equivalent in Clinical Psychology
• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical) with the HCPC

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency setting.
• Experience in a CAMHS or similar setting
• Experience of working with children and young people who are looked after by the local authority.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families with severe and complex mental health problems across the full range of care settings.

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust