Psychologist / Psychological Therapist / Family Therapist
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Family Psychotherapist/Psychological Therapist Band 8a - £47,126 - £53,219 per annum (or preceptorship starting at a Band 7) Full Time - 37.5 hours per week - Split posts with the Aspergers Service are available for consideration Base - Sankey House, Pitsea
The Essex Adult Eating Disorders Service is currently expanding to enable delivery of FREED (First episode Rapid Early intervention for Eating Disorders, see https://freedfromed.co.uk/), alongside their existing service. This post has been created to both support the FREED project and to work as part of the existing service as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The postholder will provide a specialist psychological service to adults with eating disorders across all sectors of care (community service, day service and inpatient services), providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy.
Main duties of the job
- Work across locality and interagency boundaries to meet the needs of a highly complex client group.
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
- Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
- Offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist/psychotherapist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
- Use appropriate evidence based psychological therapies such as MANTRA and CBT-E or FBT
For further main duties please refer to the job description.
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.
Date posted
13 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£48,526 to £54,619 a year per annum + 5% High Cost Allowance
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
364-A-3278-Y
Job locations
Sankey House, Pitsea
Essex
SS16 5NL
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sankey House, Pitsea
Essex
SS16 5NL
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