Psychological Therapist | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 November 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV1 4FS |
| Company: | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7534256/444-7534256-MH |
Summary
Join us as a Band 7 Psychological Professional working within our OCD pathway within community mental health services in Coventry and Warwickshire. We welcome and encourage applications from CBT therapists, registered psychological therapists, registered counsellors, clinical and counselling psychologists.
15 hours per week
About You
We are seeking a Therapist who is:
• BABCP accredited (or working towards accreditation)
• Confident in CBT delivery with a strong interest in OCD and group interventions
• Skilled in risk assessment, safeguarding, and working with complex presentations
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues and the wider MDT
• Motivated to develop and refine expertise in a specialist, group-based pathway
This role is well suited to therapists seeking a position in which they can specialise in OCD and enhance their group facilitation skills within a supportive and well-established service.
What We Offer
• Specialist training and reflective practice opportunities
• Close collaboration with an experienced clinician in the field
• Experience in advanced CBT interventions and group facilitation
• A supportive MDT committed to high-quality care
Group Facilitation (Mondays):
• Maintenance sessions with previous group participants
• Main OCD treatment group session
• Co-facilitating groups alongside Dr Sequeira with opportunities for reflective learning and clinical development
• Client Assessments
Pre-Group Responsibilities (Other Weekday):
• Clinical screening and pre-group assessments
• Short-term preparatory work with selected clients (2–3 sessions where needed)
• Risk and safeguarding assessments as required
• Suitability and motivation assessments
• Liaison with referrers and the MDT
Post-Group Responsibilities (Other Weekday):
• Clinical note writing and updating records
• Outcome monitoring and assisting with psychometric analysis
• Contribution to post-group reviews with each client
• Follow-up work with participants
Administrative and Supportive Tasks (Other Weekday):
• Preparing and adapting group materials as needed
• Ensuring smooth online delivery (e.g., Zoom links)
• Ongoing communication with the MDT regarding participant progress
Working Pattern
• Monday (fixed): Full day, including facilitation, preparation, and follow-up
• Second day (flexible): For assessments, reviews, documentation, MDT liaison, and planning
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 groups
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.
The core function of this role is the delivery of the OCD pathway. This will involve assessment, delivery of group and 1:1 aspects of the pathway, following up where there may be risk issues and making onward links and referrals for the patients where necessary. There may be some supervisory responsibilities for trainee and junior staff.
Please see attached job description for full details of this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Oct 2025