Primary Care Liaison Therapist

Job summary

Therapy for You (IAPT) in South East Essex are looking to recruit an enthusiastic highly motivated clinician to the position of primary care liaison therapist. You will be part of a large team comprising high intensity therapists, psychological wellbeing practitioners, counsellors and support workers, working within the plans for transformation and integration of services across primary care.

Main duties of the job

As a clinical representative of the Therapy for You (IAPT), you will have excellent communication and relationship building skills to liaise with a variety of stakeholders including health and social care colleagues to promote the service, link with GPs, surgery staff, patients and establish pathways between services.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.