Job summary
Would you enjoy working with a small team of psychological professionals in a general hospital environment. We offer psychological assessment and intervention to people who have experienced a wide range of physical health conditions and are struggling with the physical, emotional and practical consequences of their diagnosis and treatment. We work with multidisciplinary colleagues directly with pain management provision or indirectly through supervision groups.

You would be leading a service provided by UHCW under a service level agreement into the George Eliot Hospital (GEH). We provide the general Clinical Health Psychological Service which accepts referrals from most clinical areas within the hospital, a paediatric diabetes post and a stroke rehabilitation post provided under this SLA. You will be part of Psychological Service at UHCW which delivers psychological care within UHCW, outpatients and Coventry community health provision. We are a welcoming team the successful applicant will work collaboratively with psychological colleagues across GEH and UHCW.

For a discussion about the post please contact Dr Jane Everett on 07879694717 or Dr Hannah Seabrook on 02476 967517.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• To take full clinical responsibility for the provision of high quality psychological services to individuals referred to the Clinical Health Psychological Service within an outpatient setting
• The post holder will be expected to have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in order to deliver highly specialist psychological assessments
• To formulate, make decisions and implement highly specialist plans for the psychological treatment
• To be responsible for devising and implementing a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups with the service
• To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors
• To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals and agencies outside the Trust when necessary, contributing directly to the patients' formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
• To ensure that all members of the multidisciplinary team to have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding the issues for the patients under our care
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients
• To provide clinical supervision to qualified psychologist, trainee clinical/counselling psychologists on placement

About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: 8b
Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 218-AHP-B8B-8120274
Job locations: George Elliot Hospital, College Street, Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ

Job responsibilities
UHCW provides George Eliot Hospital (GEH) Clinical Health Psychological Services under a service level agreement.

To provide high quality specialist clinical psychological services within the Clinical Health Psychological Service at George Eliot Hospital. They will provide specialist clinical health psychology service in an outpatient setting. They will clinically supervise and support the workload of other psychological colleagues; qualified staff, trainees and assistant psychologists. To offer advice and consultation on patients psychological care to multi-disciplinary colleagues and work co-operatively in order to achieve the service goals. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines, exercising full clinical responsibility as lead specialist for the provision of psychological practice within the Clinical Health Psychology Service (GEH). They will plan and implement service development within the psychological team and contribute to multidisciplinary service development along the patient pathway. To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within clinical health psychological services and be an active member of the local and national professional groups, representing and promoting the hospital when appropriate.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical, Counselling or Health Psychology (or recognised equivalent)
• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development in the area of health psychology.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting with a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances.
• Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatients, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for work.
• Experience of team working
• Experience of applying psychology in different cultural contexts.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a health setting, in particular, oncology.
• Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision of psychological and non-psychological colleagues
• Experience in providing consultancy to colleagues.

Knowledge
Essential

• Doctoral level knowledge of psychology theory and practice, including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group.
• Doctoral level knowledge of audit/research design and methodology

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist assessment methods and therapeutic approaches in relation to long-term health conditions.

Skills
Essential

• Highly developed skills in the use of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• A high level ability to communicate effectively, at both a written and oral level, complex and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Desirable

• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to other team members and staff exposed to highly distressing situations.

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).