Practitioner Psychologist/CBT Therapist

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join the Bognor EIPS team. The role focuses on psychological assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for psychosis, including CBT for psychosis and family interventions.

Opportunities exist for supervision, training and developing leadership within the team. You will collaborate with peers, receive supervision, and contribute to service-wide goals of delivering

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered with HCPC.
• CBT therapists accredited with BABCP are eligible.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments, formulation and evidence-based psychological interventions including CBT for psychosis and family interventions for psychosis.
• Engage in training opportunities and develop consultation, supervision and leadership skills within the team.
• Support the team in delivering psychologically-informed care through case formulations and team learning.

Skills

CBT for psychosis

Education

HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist

BABCP accredited CBT Therapist

Job description

As a Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist working in our Bognor EIPS, your main duty is to contribute to the provision of psychological services from the team. This will include offering psychological assessments, formulation and evidence-based psychological interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Family Interventions for Psychosis. There are opportunities for clinical skill development, including training in Family Interventions in Psychosis. Opportunity to develop your consultation, supervisory and leadership skills by assisting with team case formulations, consultations and training in order to support the team in delivering psychologically-informed care.

You will be provided with individual clinical supervision, group supervision for Family Interventions and CBTp and opportunities to link with other Practitioner Psychologists both within EIP and other services, for peer support. You will be able to develop your special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives, and will be supported in your continuing professional development.

We welcome applications from qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists, professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC); or from qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapists accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).

The Bognor EIPS team is one of six Early Intervention in Psychosis teams in Sussex. The teams have a service-wide leadership and governance group which oversees and leads on the delivery of care. Organisationally, EIPS sits within our specialist division.