Job summary
Clinical/Counselling/Practitioner Psychologist - Band 8a or Band 7-8a Development post - Permanent, 2 x 0.6 WTE

We are seeking to recruit two highly motivated, skilled and compassionate Clinical, Counselling or Practitioner Psychologists to join our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) (non-psychosis pathway) based in North Warwickshire (Rugby and Nuneaton).

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 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.

The successful applicants 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.

The successful applicant will be supported to develop their skills in all areas. This would include a move from band 7 to band 8A under a structured development process for those applying for a development post.

Main duties of the job
With the support and supervision of a Principal Clinical Psychologist you will providespecialist 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 inaudit, service development, evaluation and research activities.

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.

These include:

• 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

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
We are looking for clinicians who value and enjoy multi-disciplinary working and have a high level of understanding of the distinct contribution and added value that psychological approaches can make to service provision.

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.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Post Graduate Doctoral level training in applied Psychology ( or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK) as approved by the HCPC.
• Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC

Experience
Essential

• Assessed post-qualification experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist., sufficient to have completed Band 7 preceptorship requirements
• Experience of working with people and their carer's in SCMH, or with people with complex mental health needs in different settings.
• Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances.
• Experience of tailoring psychological services to individual needs.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for work.
• Experience of teaching, training, and supervising of doctoral level trainees.

Knowledge and skills
Essential

• Experience of in-patient ward work
• Experience of team working
• Experience in providing consultancy to colleagues
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of research and audit methodology suitable to the job.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address: The Railings, Woodside Park, Rugby, CV21 2AW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Principal Psychological Therapist
Sara Bax / Julia Shute
NRNP.psychology@covwarkpt.nhs.uk