Job summary
- Main area
- Assistant Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-8324665-MH
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marys Lodge
- Town
- leamington
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
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PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
Assistant Psychologist - South Warwickshire Community Mental Health Team
37.5 hours
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to join our South Warwickshire Community Mental Health Team. The service provides biopsychosocial interventions for individuals with a wide range of mental health presentations. The post will primarily have a focus on working with people with a diagnosis of psychosis as part of the psychosis pathway within the CMHT. However there may also be opportunities to work with people with other mental health presentations.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join a multi-disciplinary team and work across both of the teams bases located in Leamington Spa and Stratford Upon Avon.
The post holder will support the qualified psychologists with psychological assessments and provide low intensity psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
Psychological Professionals staff from the South Warwickshire Service have close links with other psychological professionals in the Trust through peer supervision, service development meetings, specialist interest groups and CPD events.
The service regularly offers core and specialist trainee placements as it has strong links with the Coventry and Warwickshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Course.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the main responsibilities of the post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Psychology Degree giving GBC status with the British Psychological Society, Grade 2:1 or above.
knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills
- Competent in a range of IT skills appropriate to the post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience relevant to the post e.g. in Mental health
other
Essential criteria
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Vicky Nicklin
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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