Principal Clinical Psychologist FTC
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,455.00 to £74,896.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 October 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2TE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9444-25-0544 |
Summary
There has been a wider recognition of the central role of psychological thinking to the development of safe, effective, recovery orientated inpatient mental health services. Psychology is highly regarded and is seen as a valuable catalyst, which has resulted in increased investment into the psychological service allowing for psychologists to be embedded at all levels of service development. The vision for Acute Mental Health services is of increasing innovation and research, creating recovery oriented and sustainable pathways, with clearly defined interventions which promote optimal functioning for service users. There are some exciting transformation plans in which you would get involved and many workstreams that would benefit from the expertise of the successful candidate; this is a real opportunity to shape services and pathways. There are innovations within inpatient services which are being developed such as Reflective Practice groups for staff, EMDR provision, Trauma Informed wards and Recovery Focused approaches in which you can get involved. There are many opportunities to develop services so that they incorporate psychological ideas. If youre interested in joining a supportive, friendly and passionate team, please give us a call!