An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to work within our MHTR Team, embedded within the current existing Liaison and Diversion service. If you are seeking a new challenge, and have a keen interest in the criminal justice service, we encourage you to apply and be part of a innovative team.

Main duties of the job

The mental health treatment requirement team will provide psychological assessments and interventions to people coming into contact with the criminal justice system.

The team with support of criminal justice partners and colleagues aims to divert people away from the criminal justice system as well as short custodial sentences and reduce reoffending via improving access to psychological interventions by addressing underlying unmet needs.

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.

These include:

• 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

This description is not exhaustive however, the successful candidate will

• Be responsible for supporting the Principal Psychologist and clinical lead/s in the development and evaluation of the new MHTR service delivery models
• Undertake psychological assessments and interventions of service users, whilst working autonomously but also
• undertake formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological intervention of a service user's needs
• Communicate and liaise with other disciplines involved in the service user's care alongside criminal justice colleagues and partners
• Attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to service users to enhance awareness of their psychological needs.
• Support and contribute to the audit process's within the service delivery model.

Applicants should refer to full job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good Honours undergraduate degree in Psychology
• Experience of working with adults or older adults with MH difficulties
• Postgraduate / additional qualification in psychology-related discipline or subject

Knowledge

Essential

• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, relating to complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Appropriate understanding of confidentiality in a mental health context
• 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

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression.
• Experience of working with people within mental health services
• Experience of working and liaising with other professional groups
• Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team or within a team environment

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to work on own initiative

Other

Essential

• Car driver to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Swanswell Point -Main service base

Stony Stanton Road

Coventry

CV1 4FS

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