Job Overview Are you an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist keen to join our staff wellbeing service ‘Here For You’. We are developing a newly commissioned service at the Princess Alexandra Hospitals Trust (PAHT). As the 0.5 wte clinical lead for this part of our service you will be responsible for developing and delivering the service to the acute hospital. The service aims to provide a trauma-informed, flexible and holistic approach to supporting individual staff and teams and to support the wider organisation via consultation. Our aim is to enable and support our NHS colleagues to sustain fulfilling, productive and purposeful working lives. Here for You have been supporting staff in PAHT since the onset of covid our previous NHS England national funding of Wellbeing Hubs model. Whilst national funding has now ceased, the Here for You service was highly valued which has led to a commitment of new local investment from PAHT thus enabling the development of a dedicated psychological support offer for staff at the hospital(s). We already have strong working relationships with key stakeholders in the hospital trust and thus the successful applicant will therefore be joining at a pivotal stage for leading, shaping and building on this delivery with support from our full time 8a Psychological Therapist (in post already). Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for leading the provision at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust. Working collaboratively with the senior leadership team, and with internal and external stakeholders, the role will involve setting the direction of the service, engaging the relevant systems and delivering a responsive and thoughtful service. The post holder will supervise other members of staff within the service. You will have an opportunity to conduct clinical work using a range of modalities (Individual, group, consultative) alongside this leadership role. Working collaboratively, you will be part of the wider Here for You service, consisting of Consultant, Principal and Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologists/Psychological Therapists, Social Workers, Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, and a dedicated Service Administrator. Being part of this wider team allows the opportunity for differentiation of work and CPD. For example, the team actively shares learning, resources, and reflective spaces across the different work streams. We have various CPD, supervision and learning spaces, as well as space dedicated to equality and diversity thinking within the team. We working closely together as a clinical leadership team to support each other and to support thinking and service development. Working for our organisation 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. 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 contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references. As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust. Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed. Equal Opportunities Employer Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.advertsnhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you. 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 would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 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. Covid Vaccination Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT. If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hrnhs.net .