Senior psychotherapist / Psychological Therapist / MBT Therapist

We are currently seeking a full time 8a Senior Psychotherapist (psychological therapist) to join the Specialist Psychotherapies Service within PACT (Personality and Complex Trauma Pathway)., The postholder will provide assessment, to include psychodynamic formulation and psychodynamic psychotherapy for a caseload of individuals meeting the criteria for personality disorders and complex trauma, including dissociative disorders. They will also provide supervision to colleagues, including trainees. The postholder will also contribute to the provision of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) within PACT. Currently, we envisage that the successful candidates clinical time will be split 75% Psychotherapy and 25% MBT. We are a well-established service with a long history of providing therapeutic services across the different geographical localities within Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

This post is open to professionals with a core mental health profession such as psychology (clinical or counselling) art psychotherapy, mental health nursing or a related field with further training and experience in psychodynamic psychotherapy and/or MBT. Due to retirements, and the current skills mix in the team, we are particularly looking for someone with training as a psychodynamic psychotherapist or a psychotherapist who can demonstrate extensive knowledge, understanding and experience of working in a psychodynamic way. This is in line with our service aim of continuing and further developing the provision of psychodynamic psychotherapy. The suitable candidate will also have an understanding, interest in or additional training in MBT, or is willing to engage in further training to satisfy the wider needs of the service.

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.