Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist and PD Lead

The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan seeks a skilled Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to join a dynamic Adult Community Psychology Team in South West Essex. This fixed-term role involves comprehensive psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions aimed at clients with personality disorders, along with supervision of trainees and consultations within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent training facilities and opportunities

Buying and selling annual leave scheme

Flexibility in working hours

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting comprehensive psychological assessments.
• Skilled in delivering psychological interventions for personality disorders.
• Ability to supervise Trainee Psychologists and Clinical Associate Psychologists.

Responsibilities

• Lead on psychological assessments and interventions for clients with personality disorders.
• Provide supervision and consultation to multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop strategies for psychological service delivery.

Skills

Psychological Assessment

Risk Assessment

Evidence-Based Interventions

Supervision

Consultation

Education

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Job description

Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist and PD Lead

Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist and PD Lead

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, skilled and enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to join our well-established, dynamic and welcoming Adult Community Psychology Team in South West Essex on a 12 month fixed term contract. They will lead on offering comprehensive psychological assessment and risk assessments, together with evidence-based interventions targeted at managing the needs of clients presenting with difficulties associated with personality disorder.

Grade/Salary: Band 8a

Location: South West Essex (Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock)

Hours: 26.25 per week (7.5 hours in ACP and 18.75 hours in PD lead post)

The Adult Community Psychological Service provides a Tier 2 service to the South Essex locality. The post holder will be expected to provide specialist psychological input to the local community mental health teams comprising the First Response Team (FRT) and Recovery and Wellbeing Team (RWT). The FRT delivers care and interventions to clients newly referred to secondary care mental health services for a period of 6 months. The RWT delivers care plans aligned to recovery focused outcomes to clients with longer term needs. As a member of the multidisciplinary team you will also be required to provide consultation, supervision and teaching to other professionals. The post holder will integrate working with Talking therapies, in-patient, specialist team, and the MDT colleagues .

The role involves developing psychology interventions and an associated strategy for service delivery for working with clients who present risks to themselves and/or others and who have histories of trauma and abuse. They will also be involved in supervising Trainee Psychologists as well as Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPS), which the Psychological Services Directorate has taken an active role in facilitating the recruitment and training of. The role also involves offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams and Trusts policies and procedures.

The service provides an environment for psychological therapies staff to develop their skills through high quality supervision and a supported CPD programme where appropriate, where it is aligned to service needs and appraisal objectives.

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.

The Psychological Services Directorate is committed to investing in you as an individual and in your career development. EPUT highly respects and values psychological thinking and we welcome you to join our team.

Please see the detailed job description and service specification attached to this advert.

For an informal discussion or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Adebayo Idowu, Principal Practitioner Psychologist on 07890895891 or by email on

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