Job summary
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8b
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.’
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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
This is a newly created role for a senior clinical psychologist to join a well established Children and Young People's Eating Disorder service. The role will require oversight of psychology across the whole of the team (in conjunction with the consultant clinical psychologist/Clinical Lead, and the other psychologists. In addition, there will be a primary focus on the Arfid pathway which requires development along with colleagues.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality specialist clinical psychological services to service users. The post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy, offering advice and consultation on service user’s psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines, to patients’ families and carers. To support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other clinicians involved with these services, working autonomously within professional guidelines, exercising full clinical responsibility, and implementing changes where necessary.
To work co-operatively with multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve service goals. To contribute to service development.
The post holder will be expected to provide clinical supervision to other psychological services staff which may include some or all of the following: qualified psychologists, trainee and assistant psychologists, child psychotherapists and art therapists or other psychological services staff.
The post holder is expected to participate in service development and governance of psychological services practice within Integrated Children’s Services.
Working for our organisation
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), 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.
These include:
- 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 groups
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
Please see attached job description for further information regarding this exciting opportunity within our team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a range of psychological procedures and techniques plus knowledge (acquired through any background i.e. arts or other degree, RMN, psychology, social work, OT, teaching) of specialist therapeutic techniques acquired through professional diploma, advanced diploma / accreditation / registration or further substantial training and accredited clinical supervision plus experience plus management experience; to doctoral or equivalent level.
- Hold current professional registration with a body appropriate to the field.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist assessment methods and therapeutic approaches in relation to the client group.
- Skills in applying this knowledge. Well developed communication skills, suitable to the specialty.
- Formal training and/or significant experience in supervision of other psychological services staff including doctoral level trainees
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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.
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
- Yolanda Juanola
- Job title
- Consultant clinical psychologist/Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Kerri Price - Team Lead. [email protected]
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