Consultant Practitioner Psychologist - MHST in schools & colleges

Consultant Practitioner Psychologist - MHST in schools & colleges

The closing date is 22 February 2026

Service developments mean we have a rare opportunity for an experienced HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist to join our Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Service for schools and colleges across Coventry and Warwickshire. This is a new post which will require strong professional and clinical leadership skills to support transformation of NHS psychological services for children and young people (CYP).

We are looking for someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about prevention and early intervention in mental health. This post is advertised for candidates able to work at Consultant Practitioner Psychologist level in the NHS; we will consider appointing to a development role (8b-8c) for suitably qualified and experienced candidates.

MHST work into schools from several NHS bases across Coventry and Warwickshire; you will need a driving licence and access to a car. There will be some opportunities for remote working, but regular on site presence is expected. We are able to discuss flexible working opportunities.

We employ a range of psychological professionals across our mental health, neurodevelopmental and learning disability services. This means we have a diversity of expertise to draw upon. Psychological Professions benefit from a clear support structure with leadership and oversight from a C&YP Services Directorate Lead. You will be joining a supportive peer group of six Consultant Psychological Practitioners within our children's services.

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate strong professional leadership for Psychological Services, practice and Professions within our Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Schools and colleges offer across Coventry and Warwickshire.
• Provide highly specialist psychological advice within MHST including demonstrating expertise in evidence based psychological therapies and interventions to include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
• Support, guide and represent the broad views of psychological services staff within MHST providing a level of visibility to teams/staff that enables these goals to be met.
• Work closely with the Head of Service, MHST Service Manager and other leads to interpret and deliver national clinical guidance and key targets in relation to the performance of MHST in schools and colleges.
• Ensure that psychological services staff are invited to contribute to business planning, service developments and any programmes of change within MHST.
• Responsibility for monitoring and improving the quality of psychological services and practice offered within MHST including routine use of paired outcomes measures and service user feedback.
• As a major requirement of the job, provide oversight of research, audit, service evaluation and quality improvement activities within MHST.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical health, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry and Warwickshire.

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 NHS annual leave entitlements
• Flexible working opportunities
• 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.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification which outline the requirements for this role.

Person Specification Education & Experience

• Post graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or other relevant Doctoral level Practitioner Psychologist training pathway) as accredited by the BPS.
• Post doctoral training and ongoing CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to the post
• Formal training and experience in supervision of Psychological Practitioners
• Leadership training and experience relevant to the delivery of NHS psychological services

Registration

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust