Clinical Psychologist | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Clinical Psychologist – Band 8a (0.9 WTE). (We will consider applications from those who are newly qualified and would like to come in on a preceptorship)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist to work with our Older Adult Functional Mental Health Team.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and deliver individual and group psychological interventions.
• Offer team formulations, supervise team and junior psychology colleagues, and contribute to the delivery of psychological skills training.
• Support audits, research and service development initiatives.
• Supervise junior staff, including Assistant Psychologists, Mental Health & Well‑being Practitioners and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
• Consult and supervise multidisciplinary (MDT) colleagues, attend MDT meetings and provide team formulations.
• Work collaboratively with external agencies such as care homes, primary care, social care, physical health, voluntary sector partners and wider secondary mental health services.
• Take on a trusted assessment role and manage a clinical caseload of complex, multi‑agency cases.
• Supervise and support other clinicians, working autonomously within professional guidelines and implementing necessary changes.
• Co‑operate with multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve service outcomes and targets.

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
• Salary‑sacrifice schemes for lease cars/vehicles, 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
• Well‑being support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more
• Staff networks and support groups

This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026.

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