Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

The post holder will work in collaboration with other members of the Eating Disorders Service as part of the team providing community treatment for people with eating disorders. The postholder will contribute to the development of a new Trust-wide outpatient service for adult patients with eating disorders and their carers.

The post holder will be required to provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention (individual and group), in accordance with the evidence base; to provide clinical supervision for team members; to provide consultation to colleagues in the Trust; to undertake research, and to participate in personal CPD and the provision of training to the eating disorders team and to the wider service.

The post holder will be professionally accountable for their work and will work within the ethical code of practice of the relevant professional body. They will be required to work within the framework of the Service’s policies and procedures, and will supervise, manage and support the work of less qualified team members and trainees.

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. Our 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 see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

Rated good by the CQC, the Trust is an organisation that is continuously improving, and we welcome interest from individuals who want to make a difference.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Cath Haynes Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02476 232940