Principal or Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - EIP
Band 8b or Band 8a
Main area: Clinical Psychology, Early Intervention Psychosis
Grade: Band 8b or Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover for 12 months starting February/March 2025)
Hours: Part time - 26.25 hours per week (Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Band 8b (26.25 hours per week) OR Senior Clinical Psychologist/CBTp therapist 8a (30 hours per week).)
Job ref: 364-A-8535
Site: The Gables, Braintree and C&E Centre, Chelmsford
Town: Braintree and Chelmsford
Salary: £53,755 - £72,293 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity within our Early Intervention in Psychosis Psychological Services in the mid part of Essex to offer a maternity leave cover role as a Senior or Principal Clinical Psychologist depending on experience and applications. This is to offer highly specialist clinical skills for clients experiencing a first episode of psychosis, alongside offering supervision, training, and leadership within the team.
We make flexible working work: part time and job-share applications are very much welcome.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need to be skilled and experienced in working in the NHS, and alongside multidisciplinary teams with all of the opportunities and challenges which that entails ideally with specific experience of supervising psychological services teams in EIP services. Strong psychological treatment skills and evidence of short and long term work with complex difficulties are essential. Systemic understanding of team and organisational dynamics or an interest in developing this will be welcomed. Excellent assessment and therapy skills, knowledge of psychometric tools and confidence in making informed professional recommendations on risks and the treatment of service users are essential. Team working ability and skills in training, consultation and supervision and a calm disposition will also be essential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We welcome applications from senior Clinical Psychologists with training in CBTp and experience of working with people under the care of ARMS or Early intervention in Psychosis teams. Eligibility for BPS Chartered Status or equivalent and registration with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is essential.
Person specification
Skills/Experience
* Experience in supervising psychologists and psychotherapists at a lower banding.
* Experience working in community mental health teams.
* Experience of working in EIP settings.
Qualifications
* Professional qualification in the form of a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
* Eligible for registration as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC.
* Evidence of significant CPD in relation to Adult Mental Health specialty.
* Formal training in supervision of other psychologists/psychological therapists.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contact information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hr@nhs.net.
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