Head of Psychology Services

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The closing date is 10 February 2026

We are looking for an outstanding psychological professional to lead the Acute and Community Psychological Services Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. This senior position provides strategic, professional and operational leadership across all psychological services within the Trust, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for people with physical health conditions in both acute and community settings. The role combines clinical responsibilities with broader leadership and strategic service-development functions.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Interviews for this post are due to take place 23 February 2026.

As Head of Psychological Services, you will oversee professional governance for practitioner psychologists and psychological therapists, including supervision frameworks, service standards, research governance and workforce development. You will collaborate with senior leaders, system partners and national networks to shape and enhance psychological provision in line with Trust priorities and wider integrated care strategies. The post holder will provide expert advice on the psychological dimensions of healthcare, lead service development and innovation, oversee delivery of the Psychological Services business plan, and manage budgets, performance and quality outcomes.

You will play a vital role in advancing research, education and training, including strong collaboration with regional Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training programmes. This is a key leadership role requiring vision, strategic acumen, excellent interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to the Trust's values of Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect. You will champion excellence in psychological practice, support staff wellbeing, and foster a culture of inclusive, patient-centred and high-quality psychological care.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire ()

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

To work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and managerial colleagues to achieve effective evidence-based psychological service provision, ensuring that services provided are high quality, cost-effective, culturally appropriate and based on best clinical and professional practice and meet Trust and service objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user/carer needs and expectations.

• To Lead on the strategic direction and supporting the effective delivery of psychological care for…