Clinical Support Assistant | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Job description

Clinical Support Assistant | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Posting date: 14 April 2026

Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Hours: Full time

Closing date: 14 May 2026

Location: Rugby, CV21 2AW

Company: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Job type: Permanent

Job reference: 7936341/444-7936341-MH

SummaryWe have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Band 4 Clinical Support Assistant to join the Community Mental Health Team in North Warwickshire & Rugby, working with a mixture of patients with psychotic and non-psychotic presentations. The role involves delivering mental health psycho‐education in various formats, implementing cognitive behavioural approaches, and providing supportive interventions to clients.

Responsibilities

Deliver mental health psycho‐education to individuals and groups in base, home, and online settings.

Implement cognitive behavioural approaches and other evidence‐based interventions independently after intensive training.

Manage a defined caseload of clients under indirect supervision and provide treatment to service users.

Assist service users who call during times of distress and help them use coping skills.

Participate in triage for routine referrals to the Community Mental Health Team.

Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and manage waiting lists for interventions.

Demonstrate organisational skills, time management, and independent working capability.

Qualifications & Experience

Good knowledge and experience working with mental health service users, including emotion regulation difficulties, depression and anxiety.

Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and independently, recognising thresholds of competency.

Full UK driving licence and vehicle access for community appointments.

Experience in cognitive behavioural therapy or related evidence‐based interventions preferred.

Strong communication, warmth, compassion, empathy and relational skills.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with tenure.

Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring.

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 NHS discount schemes.

Well‐being support, including an in‐house counselling service and external helpline.

Staff networks and support groups.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Rugby

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

15-05-2026

Profession type

Health / Medical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English