Job summary
We are delighted to invite applications for a maternity leave cover post across two EIP teams in South Essex. This is for 12 months from November 2024 - November 2025.
The EIP teams, are friendly multi-disciplinary teams working in the community of South Essex (including Southend, Basildon & Thurrock) providing evidence based services in innovative ways to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The teams are separate but closely connected. There are a number of psychological services staff in the teams who enjoy: the clinical work; the team work; the autonomy; and also the career development opportunities.
We have links across 5 EIP teams in Essex and with new ARMS services recently developed across the county. We also meet regularly with our psychological services colleagues working in these teams, across the Trust, to maintain links, develop services and share learning and innovation.
As a specialist mental health service, EIP is based on NICE-recommended interventions which include comprehensive assessment and psychological interventions for psychosis or co-existing mental health problems ( depression, anxiety, emerging personality disorder, substance misuse). These activities are often supported with family interventions, carer support, recovery/care coordination, social prescribing, education/employment support, physical health checks and (within EIP) medical input. The Psychologists are an integral part of the EIP multi-disciplinary teams.
Main duties of the job
Provide psychological assessments of service users, utilising information from health, social care, education and employment contacts, as well as direct contact with the service user and their carers.
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 ( test batteries).
To formulate and implement plans for psychological treatment and/ or management of the service user's mental health problems based on appropriate conceptual frameworks and employing methods of efficacy.
To be responsible for delivering evidenced-based psychological interventions.
To be responsible for planning, setting up and delivering evidence-based group psychological interventions.
To work in partnership with services users, carers, ARMS and EIP teams, wider health and social care services, community assets and statutory and voluntary sector services.
To promote family/carer understanding and support for service users' recovery and assist them in regaining and maintaining their place in the community.
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;
1. Season Ticket Loans
2. NHS discounts for staff
3. Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
4. Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
5. The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
6. Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
7. 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
For further information or an informal chat please contact one of the Principal Clinical Psychologists: Dr Sarah Pennington (); or Dr Alison Fell Consultant Clinical Psychologist & ACD (A).
Please also refer to the Job Description or Person Specification for a detailed list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Knowledge
Essential
8. Professional qualification in the form of a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
9. HCPC Registered
10. Experience of working in adult mental health and with complex and serious mental health problems.
11. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
12. Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practical within the clinical fields of psychology.
13. High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
Desirable
14. Experience of working in psychosis services.
15. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists/psychological therapists
Skills/Experience
Essential
16. Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a minimum of two years (or if less an application would be welcomed from a band 7 looking for the opportunity to complete their preceptorship before moving up to an 8a.)
17. Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
18. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of frequently highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
19. Use of CBT with complex cases