Clinical Psychologist

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting new role with an opportunity to work across Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and Residential Rehabilitation services.

The EIP team provides a community based service for people from 14-65 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The residential rehabilitation part of the role involves providing direct and indirect intervention for a small group of adults, working with a recovery focus.

The psychological therapists in the teams work autonomously within professional guidelines to provide a high quality specialist psychology service to service users, their families, and other professionals/services involved in the life and care of service users. To ensure that effective, tailored, evidence based psychological assessments and interventions are delivered to service users and their families. To deliver interventions underpinned by evidence based practice, NICE guidance, and DH guidance.

To be responsible for robust assessment and formulation of a service user's psychological needs. To offer highly skilled care-planning in response to the formulation and communicate this accordingly to those involved in the care of the service user.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide specialist psychological assessments of service users, utilising information from primary and secondary health care contacts as well as direct contact with the service user
  • Where indicated to utilise complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care. The post-holder will also be responsible for the safe use of any equipment used during assessments (e.g. test batteries).
  • To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range settings.

For further main duties please view the job description

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. 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

Date posted

29 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£47,126 to £53,219 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-3768-C

Job locations

EIP in Colchester and Tendring and Ipswich Road Residential Rehabilitation service in Colchester

Colchester

CO4 0HF


Job description

Job responsibilities

For additional information please view the job description and person specification for this advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For additional information please view the job description and person specification for this advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications/ Knowledge

Essential

  • Professional qualification in the form of a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
  • HCPC Registered.
  • Experience of working in adult mental health and with complex and serious mental health problems.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in adult mental health inpatient services.
  • Post accreditation training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g. CBT, CBTp or other.

Skills/Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of two years.
  • Experience of teaching or training.

Desirable

  • Experience of supervision of others.
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications/ Knowledge

Essential

  • Professional qualification in the form of a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
  • HCPC Registered.
  • Experience of working in adult mental health and with complex and serious mental health problems.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in adult mental health inpatient services.
  • Post accreditation training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice e.g. CBT, CBTp or other.

Skills/Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of two years.
  • Experience of teaching or training.

Desirable

  • Experience of supervision of others.

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).

Additional information

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

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

EIP in Colchester and Tendring and Ipswich Road Residential Rehabilitation service in Colchester

Colchester

CO4 0HF


Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

EIP in Colchester and Tendring and Ipswich Road Residential Rehabilitation service in Colchester

Colchester

CO4 0HF


Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Clinical Psychologist in EIP

Dr Kate Furnish

Katherine.furnish@nhs.net

07966277800

Date posted

29 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£47,126 to £53,219 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-3768-C

Job locations

EIP in Colchester and Tendring and Ipswich Road Residential Rehabilitation service in Colchester

Colchester

CO4 0HF


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