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Higher Level Assistant Psychologist
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust View all jobs
Posted 18 day(s) ago
Reference: 444-8289958-MH
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly transformed eating disorders service. The post holder will join a multi-disciplinary team working to provide good quality and compassionate care to people with eating disorders and their carers.
The role will support various pathways within the service under the supervision of qualified Psychologists and Psychological Therapists.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support with assessments and the delivery of group and individual interventions. They will have a key role in monitoring and auditing treatment outcomes and assisting with the development of new psychological treatment pathways within the service.
They will work as a valued member of the MDT, working alongside colleagues from a wide range of disciplines. The post holder will have access to supervision from a qualified Psychologist and line management from a senior colleague. They will be offered training and CPD opportunities within the mental health trust.
About us
Candidate Information Pack Dec 24
Psychological Professions Brochure
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.
Details
Date posted
18 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
444-8289958-MH
Job locations
Tile Hill Health Centre
Jardine Crescent
Coventry
CV4 9PQ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 2:2 Honours undergraduate degree in Psychology
- Evidence of adhering to a relevant code of ethics
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate including web-based and database-management skills
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients and learn to offer psycho-education/psychotherapy to suitable clients in a manner consistent with the service
- Ability to manage own clinical practice, caseload and time, with supervision
- Ability to participate and undertake audit evaluation and research (Completed clinical audits within a service).
- Ability to function in a largely autonomous fashion, subject to suitable supervision
- Appropriate understanding of confidentiality in a mental health context
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people within mental health needs
- Ability to meet agreed / specified service targets working in a manner consistent with the service needs
- Experience of working and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team or within a team environment
- Evidence of working in a service where agreed targets are in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Other
Essential
- Car driver with independent means of transport for work purposes and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 2:2 Honours undergraduate degree in Psychology
- Evidence of adhering to a relevant code of ethics
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate including web-based and database-management skills
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients and learn to offer psycho-education/psychotherapy to suitable clients in a manner consistent with the service
- Ability to manage own clinical practice, caseload and time, with supervision
- Ability to participate and undertake audit evaluation and research (Completed clinical audits within a service).
- Ability to function in a largely autonomous fashion, subject to suitable supervision
- Appropriate understanding of confidentiality in a mental health context
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people within mental health needs
- Ability to meet agreed / specified service targets working in a manner consistent with the service needs
- Experience of working and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team or within a team environment
- Evidence of working in a service where agreed targets are in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Other
Essential
- Car driver with independent means of transport for work purposes and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address
Tile Hill Health Centre
Jardine Crescent
Coventry
CV4 9PQ
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address
Tile Hill Health Centre
Jardine Crescent
Coventry
CV4 9PQ
United Kingdom