Clinical Psychologist

Job Title: Clinical Psychologist

Grade: Band 8a

Trust: Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Location: Wayside House, Wilsons Lane, Coventry, CV6 6NY

Hours: Mon- Fri 8:30-16:30 Flexible - minimum 22.5 and up to 37.5

About the Trust:

Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust are rated 'Good’ in their most recent CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global Digital Exemplar. The Trust works across 101 locations including 5 hospitals, delivering community and mental health services to 1 million people. The Trust also has exciting plans to transform care for mental health, Musculo-skeletal conditions (MSK), learning disabilities and autism. This includes a brand-new state-of-the-art Rainbow Unit, providing facilities for inpatients with a learning disability and/ or autism

About the team:

The IST team provides specialist, multi-disciplinary input under the Transforming Care Programme to autistic children, adolescents, and adults in order to prevent a mental health hospital admission. The team currently consists of Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Therapy Assistants and Support Workers working across Coventry and Warwickshire. The team has a strong psychology presence and ethos with opportunities to supervise and develop Assistant and Trainee Psychologists in addition to supporting embedding a psychological approach across all MDT activities.

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

• Experience in Mental Health or Autism

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body

Role responsibilities:

• Working within the MDT to highly provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for young people referred to the IST.
• To highly provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, training, and consultation to others across a wide range of agencies and settings.
• Supervise and manage the workload of Assistant, Trainee and Band 7 Clinical Psychologists within the framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• Utilise theory, evidence-based literature, and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and with other team members.

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