• Job Description

  Req#: C9444-25-0262?language=en&page=245&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  • Looking for a new challenge?
  • Wanting to explore working in a different service area, but want to 'give it a try' first?
  • Passionate about making a difference to people's lives and supporting them to live a meaningful life in the community?
  • Value working as part of an MDT where Psychologists are highly valued?
  • Enjoy a blend of individual and systemic working?
  • At least one year's experience as a band 7 Clinical or Counselling psychologist?

  If the above describes you, we would really like to hear from you.

  We are excited to offer a 12-month Secondment to our band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist post. The role is substantively funded, so the opportunity to apply to this as a permanent position is there.

  We would welcome applications from specialities within and outside of the learning disability field. As a clinical or counselling psychologist you will have a range of transferrable skills such as psychological formulation, understanding of trauma-informed care and working systemically, which are relevant to the work of our team.

  Main duties of the job

  We are a community-based team, that provides intensive assessment and interventions during the core working week, to individuals who are at risk of admission to hospital with the aim of avoiding unnecessary admissions, as well as supporting individuals through discharge transition out of hospital. We work in close partnership with individuals, their families and carers along with the local community learning disability teams, care providers, inpatient services and social care.

  You would join existing psychologists in a team where there is a strong ethos around multi-disciplinary working and where the contribution of psychology is highly valued. You will receive regular, good quality clinical and management supervision, along with opportunities for continuing professional development.

  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 group

  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.

  Details

  Date posted

  21 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  444-7180482-LD

  Job locations

  Windmill Point

  Windmill Road

  Coventry

  CV6 7AT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the Job Description attached. As a Secondment, this is a developmental opportunity if you are currently at B7 to experience and work towards some of the roles and duties of our B8a post. Alternatively, as a Psychologist already in a B8a role, to develop experience in a different service area.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the Job Description attached. As a Secondment, this is a developmental opportunity if you are currently at B7 to experience and work towards some of the roles and duties of our B8a post. Alternatively, as a Psychologist already in a B8a role, to develop experience in a different service area.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • 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 assessment and intervention to individual needs.

  Essential

  • Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
  • Requirement to travel throughout the area covered by the Trust's services so requires a valid Driving licence and access to their own vehicle for this purpose.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • 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 assessment and intervention to individual needs.

  Essential

  • Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
  • Requirement to travel throughout the area covered by the Trust's services so requires a valid Driving licence and access to their own vehicle for this purpose.

  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.

  UK Registration

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

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  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

  Windmill Point

  Windmill Road

  Coventry

  CV6 7AT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

  Address

  Windmill Point

  Windmill Road

  Coventry

  CV6 7AT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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