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 OR Senior Clinical Psychologist/CBTp therapist 8a (30 hours per week))
Job ref: 364-A-8535
Employer: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
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
Principal or Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - EIP
Band 8b or Band 8a
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.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
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 Empower
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 role involves offering highly specialist clinical skills for clients experiencing a first episode of psychosis, alongside 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, 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 are also essential.
Working for our organisation
EPUT is 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
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.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff must undertake this commitment.
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS, we continue to encourage and support vaccination uptake. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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