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Assistant Psychologist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 6NQ Posted 1 October 2026 Apply by 13 October 2026
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Salary for this role£32,073 – £39,043 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2225, Clinical psychologists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

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Role description

Job summary

COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP TRUST

ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST - DEMENTIA SERVICES.

An exciting opportunity to join a well established Older adult service in South Warwickshire.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will involve working with people with dementia and their families in a community setting. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team that includes Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatrists and Social Workers, with the support and supervision of the Principal Clinical Psychologist. This will involve undertaking neuropsychological assessments, memory assessments, delivering post diagnostic interventions (including groups) and other psychological interventions (including working with people with dementia who are presenting with behavioural and psychological problems). You will be involved in service evaluation and managing service databases.

You will hold at least a 2:1 BPS-recognized psychology degree and possibly have additional relevant qualifications. You will also have experience and knowledge of working with clients with Dementia. A background in Neuropsychology would be an advantage.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

01 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-8331338-MH

Job locations

Stratford healthcare building

Stratford Upon Avon

CV37 6NQ

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

As this role involves travel to training venues and meetings at other service bases, it is essential that you have access to a car and can travel around the county as required (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

You are required to hold a Psychology Degree giving GBR status with the British Psychological Society, Grade 2:1 or above.

Please note: It is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Psychology Degree

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

  • Demonstrates an understanding of mental health and the impact it can have on individual's lifeloyment systems
  • Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, relating to complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
  • Some knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation
  • Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
  • Some knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working with people who encounter mental health difficulties

OTHER

Essential

  • Car driver / owner

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Stratford healthcare building

Stratford Upon Avon

CV37 6NQ

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/

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