# Clinical Psychologist

> 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
- **Town:** Coventry
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 Per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T09:21:23.164Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Applied_Psychologist_ClinicalCounselling_Band/Applied_Psychologist_ClinicalCounselling_Band-v8118523
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8118523?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

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.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Clinical experience of working with a range of clients presenting with a range of clinical severity.
- Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
- Experience of working with community Learning Disability teams and or in-patient settings.

### 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**

- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist psychological assessment methods and therapeutic approaches in relation to the client group and skills in applying this knowledge.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group.
- Knowledge of research and audit methodology suitable to the role.

## Documents

- [jd-ps (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10414461)
- [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)
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