Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
The closing date is 31 July 2026
Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist – North Warwickshire Early Intervention Service, 22.5 hours per week.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our North Warwickshire Early Intervention Service. The service provides biopsychosocial interventions for individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis or at risk mental state (ARMS). The service also provides carer support and Behavioural Family Therapy for families of individuals experiencing first episode of psychosis or ARMS.
Main duties of the job
You will join a multi‑disciplinary team and be responsible for leading and overseeing psychological provision provided by others in the service. This will involve undertaking psychological assessments and formulations and the delivery of evidence‑based therapies for individuals with psychosis or ARMS and supervising others delivering therapies in the service.
The other psychological professionals in the team consist of a Senior Psychologist, CBTp Therapist and an Assistant Psychologist. The service has strong links with the Coventry and Warwickshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course. You will also be expected to support clinical psychology trainees and other psychological professionals in their training and development. Research is also highly valued and we welcome people who support our research vision.
You will also be expected to provide leadership and oversight around service development. You will need to work collaboratively with your peers and the leadership team across the Early Intervention Service to support the National Clinical Audit of Psychosis (NCAP) standards.
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.
Job responsibilities
The psychological professionals team are dedicated to delivering evidence‑based therapies of CBT for psychosis and trauma‑focused therapies. Therefore for the post holder a recognised qualification, current training or commitment to undertake training in CBT for psychosis is highly desirable. In addition to holding a current professional registration with the HCPC as a clinical or counselling psychologist it would also be advantageous for the post holder to be BABCP accredited or willing to work towards accreditation.
Staff from the North Warwickshire Early Intervention Service have close links with other psychological professionals within the Trust through service development meetings, specialist interest groups, CPD events and our Annual Psychological Services Conference.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the main responsibilities of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registration with the HCPC in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Experience
- Substantial experience of working with people in Secondary Care Mental Health Services
- 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
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for work
- Experience of teaching, training, and supervising of qualified staff and doctoral level trainees
Knowledge and Skills
- Post‑doctoral training relevant to the post
- Experience of team working
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of research and audit methodology suitable to the job
Other
- Requirement to travel throughout the area covered by the Trust’s services
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
£66,582 to £77,368 a year (pro rata)
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