# Clinical / Counselling / Practitioner Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-counselling-practitioner-psychologist/0811e9d1-6158-466b-bbce-f34e25b345c9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-counselling-practitioner-psychologist/0811e9d1-6158-466b-bbce-f34e25b345c9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Caludon Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T13:20:43.315Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Rugby/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Applied_Psychologist_ClinicalCounselling_Band_a/Applied_Psychologist_ClinicalCounselling_Band_a-v8260010 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8260010?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Clinical/Counselling/Practitioner Psychologist - Band 8a or Band 7-8a Development post - Permanent, 2 x 0.6 WTE We are seeking to recruit two highly motivated, skilled and compassionate Clinical, Counselling or Practitioner Psychologists to join our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) (non-psychosis pathway) based in North Warwickshire (Rugby and Nuneaton). You will be joining a friendly and vibrant multidisciplinary team that offers great prospects for developing a good range of skills in both direct and indirect clinical work. We provide a service to individuals presenting with complex and enduring mental health difficulties such as trauma, mood disorders, and co-morbid physical and other mental health difficulties. The psychological therapies team in the CMHT has a vibrant skill mix including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT therapists, Assistant Psychologists and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners who offer a range of interventions including CBT, CBT-PD, EMDR, CAT, DBT-informed work, and CFT. The successful applicants will hold their own caseload. They will receive clinical supervision by an 8B Clinical Psychologist and will have their own supervisory responsibilities for others in the team. The successful applicant will be supported to develop their skills in all areas. This would include a move from band 7 to band 8A under a structured development process for those applying for a development post. ### Main duties of the job With the support and supervision of a Principal Clinical Psychologist you will provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence based psychological interventions (individual and group) to service users accessing the non-psychosis pathway of the Community Mental Health Team presenting with complex and enduring mental health difficulties. The role also includes joint work with colleagues in the form of team formulation, staff training, support and consultation around psychological issues and reflective practice. The department has close links with the local D Clin Course and there is ample opportunity to be involved in the supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists. We also have links with local MSc courses and other NHS England funded courses and welcome placement opportunities regularly. You will also be encouraged to be involved in audit, service development, evaluation and research activities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are looking for clinicians who value and enjoy multi-disciplinary working and have a high level of understanding of the distinct contribution and added value that psychological approaches can make to service provision. 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. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Assessed post-qualification experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist., sufficient to have completed Band 7 preceptorship requirements - Experience of working with people and their carer’s in SCMH, or with people with complex mental health needs in different settings. - 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 services to individual needs. - Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for work. - Experience of teaching, training, and supervising of doctoral level trainees. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post Graduate Doctoral level training in applied Psychology ( or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK) as approved by the HCPC. - Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Experience of in-patient ward work - Experience of team working - Experience in providing consultancy to colleagues - Evidence of continuing professional development - Knowledge of research and audit methodology suitable to the job. ## Documents - [jd b7 (pdf, 536.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573605) - [flexible working policy (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1155) - [application guidance notes (pdf, 157.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1157) - [terms and conditions nhs jobs (pdf, 19.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1158) - [equality and diversity leaflets (pdf, 838.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1159) - [job description and person specification 8a sw cmht (pdf, 632.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573604) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.