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. Also:
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".
Our Purpose
"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".
Our Values
* We Care
* We Learn
* We Empower
Our strategic objectives
* We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
* We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
* We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
* We will help our communities to thrive.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Senior Psychologist/Neuropsychologist to support with the running of a new Vocational Rehabilitation Service across West Essex and Hertfordshire. This service has just completed the initial project funded year and the outcomes of this valued service has been that it has been commissioned to be part of the stroke pathways in the ICB. This is a shared commissioned service between EPUT, CLCH and HCT NHS Trusts and is being hosted by EPUT.
The post holder will work as part of an MDT to support patients following a stroke overcome obstacles to accessing, maintaining or returning to employment or other useful occupations. People may also wish for support with a dignified exit from work.
The team includes a Senior Occupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapist, alongside this role. The role of the Psychologist will be to provide a high quality, comprehensive clinical neuro-psychology service, including therapeutic and neuropsychological assessment and intervention.
Main duties of the job
* To provide highly specialist psychological assessment (cognitive, neuropsychological, behavioural, functional) and psychological interventions/therapy.
* Engage in clinical sessions involving both direct clinical and indirect clinical activity, such as multidisciplinary teamwork and other related activities.
* To provide advice, consultation and supervision on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues at all levels, including those in the patient's workplace, and to other, non-professional carers.
* To supervise other members of staff who are supporting the delivery of psychological services within or linked with the Vocational Rehabilitation Service.
* To engage in non-clinical sessions, including administration, research and development, and professional development.
* To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development, and primary research within the area served by the vocational rehabilitation service.
* To sustain and continually develop pathways for psychological care for individuals referred to the Vocational Rehabilitation Service.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Professional development is important to us and we have varied CPD opportunities within the service, the wider Trust, and external opportunities. This is supported by robust supervision and appraisal structure. We want to provide staff with high quality training to meet needs and ensure that we are offering the best possible interventions to the populations we serve.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Completed Doctoral Level Training with HCPC equivalence
Desirable criteria
* Completed additional training in specialism related to the post
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Has worked as psychologist in the NHS or equivalent healthcare setting
* Have experience in delivering more than one psychological therapy
* Has skill in delivering neuropsychological assessment
* Demonstrates a willingness to work with MDT professionals
Desirable criteria
* Has skills in being able to work with people who have experienced an ABI
* Demonstrates further training in knowledge and skill in therapeutic approaches relevant to the post
* Demonstrates skills in training and/or research
Engagement
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates a desire to work with people who have experienced an ABI
Desirable criteria
* Demonstrates holistic view of role - looking at mental health, cognitive health, social wellbeing and physical health,
* Demonstrates willingness to notice and work with difference and diversity
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.
Equal Opportunities Employer
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. #J-18808-Ljbffr