About this role
Job summary
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.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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
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
Ability to travel
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address Woodend Health Centre
67A Deedmore Rd
Coventry
CV2 1XA
Employer's website https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)