Job overview

If you like to work with people who are living with long-term health conditions or have been recently diagnosed with a new diagnosis, then Coventry Community Health Psychological Service is an exciting place to work. We are a friendly team who work very closely with our nursing, therapy and medical colleagues to provide a psychological approach to the patient and their carers’. Over the past couple of years, community services have been working hard to implement a new neighbourhood approach to ensure accessible, equitable and effective services and psychological approaches to care are an important element of this.

You will join Psychological Services at UHCW which delivers psychological care within UHCW, outpatients and Coventry community health provision. We are a welcoming team the successful applicant will work collaboratively with psychological colleagues across GEH and UHCW.

We would welcome applications from Psychologists who are newly qualified and would take on this role as a preceptorship to an 8a.

For a discussion about the post please contact Dr Nikala Kumari or Dr Helen Mortimer on 0300 200 0011.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

• To work as a Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist within the Community Clinical Health Psychology Team. To provide a psychological approach as part of an interdisciplinary team, which include Allied Health Professionals, Nursing and Medics, providing services to adults referred into the Coventry Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT’s) and Urgent Care Services.
• To be responsible for managing a caseload and working with the wider multidisciplinary team to support the care needs of patients referred into INT’s
• To provide specialist evidenced-based psychological assessment and treatment of complex cases, requiring detailed analysis, formulation and interventions so as to maximise quality of life.
• To provide specialist advice and consultation to a range of multi-agency professionals and non-professional carers, and utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.
• To work autonomously within the professional guidelines and overall framework of the Trust and team’s policies and procedures.
• To follow defined care pathways and other relevant pathways as required.
• To assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.