Job Description

Band 7 Clinical or Forensic Psychologist - Forensic CMHT

Location:

Coventry | Contract: 20-month Fixed Term or Secondment | Hours: Full-time (WTE) | Registration: HCPC



We are seeking a Clinical or Forensic Psychologist with a strong foundation in community mental health and experience working with individuals with forensic histories, offending behaviours, or contact with the criminal justice system.



Following significant new investment, the Forensic Community Mental Health Team is expanding and rebranding, offering an opportunity to help shape offender-informed care across Coventry and Warwickshire. This role suits newly qualified psychologists consolidating forensic skills, or experienced practitioners wishing to broaden their practice within a multidisciplinary CMHT.



The post will involve establishing a clinic within a local remand prison; improving transition pathways from secure services to the community; embedding forensic expertise within CMHTs; providing consultation, formulation, and specialist advice; delivering targeted community-based psychological interventions; supporting co-production and collaborative service development; contributing to forensic training for CWPT staff; and supporting research and service evaluation to inform future service development.



What You'll Be Doing



Provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention to adults with complex mental health presentations, including those with forensic histories, personality difficulties, trauma histories, psychosis, or high-risk behaviours.

Contribute psychological expertise to multi-agency risk assessment and risk management planning, including working collaboratively with probation, approved premises, social care, and all other external and internal partners.

Offer consultation, supervision, and psychological formulation to MDT colleagues, influencing care planning, crisis planning, and risk-related decision-making.

Deliver both individual and group-based psychological interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines and service protocols.

Support service development, audit, research and clinical governance activities.

Provide supervision to assistant psychologists and contribute to training for other professionals, where appropriate.

Work autonomously within HCPC standards, professional guidelines, and Trust policies.



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.



About You



We're looking for someone who brings warmth, curiosity, and strong clinical thinking, someone who wants to grow within a supportive team while helping us build something new. We are looking for a psychologist who can support the team and wider community mental health services to formulate and support offenders with serious and enduring mental health needs.



Why Join CWPT?



Supportive, enthusiastic team Weekly supervision and excellent CPD Dedicated time for reflective practice Opportunity to shape a pioneering forensic project

Essential Requirements



Doctorate in Clinical or Forensic Psychology HCPC registration Experience with severe and enduring mental health difficulties Experience working with forensic or risk presentations

Desirable



Experience with psychosis, personality disorder and trauma Experience using structured risk assessment tools

Please see attached job description for full details of this role.