Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-7931938-MH
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Woodend Health Centre
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Applied Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an 8a Psychologist Practitioner to join our service at Coventry and Warwickshire. Development opportunities at band 7 are also available.
This is a full time, permanent role and the successful candidate will become part of a growing and thriving CAMHS eating disorders out patient service. There will be opportunities to become involved in service development and delivery across a number of initiatives and we would seek to work with you to develop your interests within the whole eating disorder pathway (CAMHS out-patient, intensive outreach and ARFID).
We are looking for motivated and committed psychologists for this band 8a post, or to apply for it as band 7 development post with the opportunity to progress to a band 8a via a supported process of professional development.
We are able to offer you flexibility around working patterns, hours and location across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Main duties of the job
To provide a highly specialist psychology service to children and young people and families with complex and severe eating disorders (ED).
Clinically, the post-holder will be responsible for individual case management and will be expected to conduct highly specialist psychological assessments, produce highly complex formulations, and deliver direct therapeutic work. They will also provide specialist advice and consultation to a range of multiagency professionals and non-professional carers, and utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.
The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
The team are holding two drop-in events in April where you can find out more about working in the service and upcoming job opportunities for psychiatrists.
You can join the team online or in person at two events:
Tuesday 14 April, 6pm – 8pm, online via Microsoft teams
Wednesday 22 April, 6pm – 8pm, in-person at Woodend Health Centre
You are welcome to attend one, or both events.
To register please email [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the BPS
- PhD or DClinPsych or equivalent in Clinical Psychology
- Registered as a Practioner Psychologist (Clinical) with the HCPC
- Pre and post-qualification training in specialist assessment and treatment of children and young people with eating disorders, complex mental health problems, neuropsychological assessment, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency setting.
- Experience in a CAMHS or similar setting
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families with eating disorders and complex mental health problems across the full range of care settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups
- Supervision of assistant psychologists and other multi-disciplinary professionals
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerri Price
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920288466
- Additional information
Dr Yolanda Juanola – Consultant Clinical Psychologist, email: [email protected]
Kate Liptrot - Team Lead, email: [email protected]
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