Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - ACP Service
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Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - ACP Service
Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our supportive team of psychologists working in the Harlow Specialist Adult Community Mental Health Service with the base in Harlow, Essex. This post is available at Band 7 or Band 8a, dependent on eligibility and experience. If appointed at Band 7 this will be a developmental post and the post-holder will be invited to work through an appraisal-linked development process towards Band 8a level, with the opportunity to be moved up to band 8a when they meet the person specification and experience requirements to fulfil the Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist role.
We are looking for someone with an interest in multidisciplinary working, and a commitment to supporting those with complex mental health needs, who may have experienced significant adversity.
The role is based within Harlow although there may be occasions when you are asked to travel to other areas within Essex.
Main duties of the job
- Working alongside experienced psychologists and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will be responsible for assessment and formulation of service users presenting with complex needs, supporting them to understand and manage their difficulties.
- You will be responsible for delivering NICE recommended psychological interventions for chronic and severe mental health presentations such as complex trauma and personality disorders, psychosis and bipolar disorder, severe anxiety and depression, aiming to promote social inclusion and empower service users in their mental health recovery.
- You will provide support and training to staff on working in psychologically informed ways.
- You will offer supervision to more junior colleagues e.g. trainees, and consultation to the wider team.
- You will champion trauma-informed care and a needs-led approach to working with our service users, and you will work with colleagues to support psychologically informed working.
Within Psychological Services in West Essex we have specialist skills and training in a variety of approaches including CAT, CBT, CBTp, DBT, EMDR and CFT. Training and development is both strongly supported and actively encouraged. We also have active links with our local Clinical Psychology training programmes, and there are opportunities for involvement in teaching, supervision and research. We actively encourage engagement in evaluation and service improvement initiatives.
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To learn more about working within our Services at EPUT, please view our recruitment videos, where members of the team share their experiences and insights into their roles and what it is like working within our Psychological Services, here at EPUT.
Please view our video link here: [Psychological Services](Psychological Services)
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- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
- We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
- Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
- Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of 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.
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.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
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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.
Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
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.
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