# Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- **Location:** Caludon Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Assistant psychologist
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T08:29:35.458Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Assistant_Psychologist/Assistant_Psychologist-v8338407
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8338407?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to work within our Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) Service, alongside the Integrated Non-custodial Service (INCS). If you are seeking a new challenge, and have a keen interest in the criminal justice service, we encourage you to apply to be part of an exciting and important service.

Please submit your application early as this advert is likely to close early when sufficient applications are reached.

### Main duties of the job

The Primary MHTR service provides psychological intervention to people coming into contact with the criminal justice system who are granted a mental health treatment requirement as part of a community order. The Assistant Psychologist (MHTR Practitioner) role is central to assessing suitability and offering brief interventions to this client group, under the supervision of a Principal Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical Lead).

The team, with support of criminal justice partners and colleagues, aims to divert people away from the criminal justice system and short custodial sentences, and reduce reoffending via improving access to psychological interventions by addressing underlying unmet needs.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for details.

Please note that this post requires a Psychology degree meeting the requirements for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Car driver to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Ability to manage own clinical practice, caseload and time, with supervision
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, relating to complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS

### Experience

**Essential**

- Relevant experience in psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression. Experience of working with people within mental health services
- Evidence of working in a service where agreed targets are in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good Honours undergraduate degree (with GBC) in Psychology

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