Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Practitioner Psychologist or a Psychological Therapist to join our supportive and highly skilled team of psychologists in West Essex. The post is based in the Uttlesford Specialist Adult Community Mental Health Services based at Stansted Mountfitchet (Essex).
This post is available at Band 7 or Band 8a level dependent on experience. We welcome applications from qualified or soon-to-be qualified Psychological Therapists with experience of working with complex mental health issues to join us at Band 7. We would also consider a final year Trainee Counselling Psychologist, appointed at Band 6 until HCPC registered.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside an experienced psychologist, you will be responsible for assessing service users presenting with complex needs, formulating their difficulties to help them and MDT colleagues better understand how their difficulties are impacting on their life. You will be responsible for delivering NICE-recommended psychological interventions for chronic conditions such as emotionally unstable personality disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and depression, aiming to promote social inclusion and empower service users within their mental health recovery. You will also provide consultation and training for staff and others, and may offer placement and supervision for a trainee, assistant and undergraduate student depending on your level of experience.
We employ a trauma-informed consultation approach to support MDT colleagues to actively engage clients in safety and stabilisation work to enable them to make effective use of more formal psychological interventions/therapies.
Within Psychology Services in West Essex we have specialist skills and training in variety of areas and approaches, including CAT, CBT, CBTp, DBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy and Trauma-Informed approaches.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as an integral member of the Adult Community Psychology Service in West Essex, being primarily based within the Uttlesford locality Specialist Community Mental Health Service (MDT).
- To provide verbal and written formulations that aid clinical interventions for service users presenting with highly complex problems, their families and carers, and other professionals.
- To formulate and deliver plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of service users mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the service users problems, and to practice within the context of evidence based approaches and the overall therapeutic approach/ philosophy of the service.
- To plan, manage and prioritise own caseload.
- To conduct risk assessment and risk management of service users on your caseload and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk, including safeguarding.
- To attend MDT meetings to provide guidance or advice and to contribute to clinical discussion about service users of the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as an integral member of the Adult Community Psychology Service in West Essex, being primarily based within the Uttlesford locality Specialist Community Mental Health Service (MDT).
- To provide verbal and written formulations that aid clinical interventions for service users presenting with highly complex problems, their families and carers, and other professionals.
- To formulate and deliver plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of service users mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the service users problems, and to practice within the context of evidence based approaches and the overall therapeutic approach/ philosophy of the service.
- To plan, manage and prioritise own caseload.
- To conduct risk assessment and risk management of service users on your caseload and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk, including safeguarding.
- To attend MDT meetings to provide guidance or advice and to contribute to clinical discussion about service users of the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate or equivalent or in final year for psychologist
- Qualification with accredited body e.g. ACAT, BABCP, DBT level 4/5,or working towards it
- HCPC Registered or working towards it (psychologists only)
Desirable
- Post graduate training in specialised areas of practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with complex presentations
- Experience of assessment and formulation
- Experience of planning and delivering NICE approved interventions
Desirable
- Experience of working in NHS
- Previous experience of providing supervision
Skills
Essential
- Skilled at creating therapeutic relationships with service users
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate or equivalent or in final year for psychologist
- Qualification with accredited body e.g. ACAT, BABCP, DBT level 4/5,or working towards it
- HCPC Registered or working towards it (psychologists only)
Desirable
- Post graduate training in specialised areas of practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with complex presentations
- Experience of assessment and formulation
- Experience of planning and delivering NICE approved interventions
Desirable
- Experience of working in NHS
- Previous experience of providing supervision
Skills
Essential
- Skilled at creating therapeutic relationships with service users
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Western House
Chapel Hill
Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted
CM24 8AQ
Employer's website
https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
