Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Adult Community

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Braintree; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for a part-time role in Braintree. The candidate will work within multi-disciplinary teams, delivering psychological services and managing referrals. This position offers opportunities for leadership development and experience in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience with personality disorders and complex presentations required.
• Competent in delivering psychological interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological services across Mid-Essex.
• Manage referrals and contribute to treatment planning.

Skills

Psychological Assessments

Consultation

Clinical Formulations

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Adult Community

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Job Overview

We are excited to be offering an opportunity for a clinical/counselling psychologist to join us as a

Job Overview

We are excited to be offering an opportunity for a clinical/counselling psychologist to join us as a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for 12 months maternity cover (April 2025 to April 2026). This is a part time post (0.64 WTE - 24 hours per week) at band 8B suitable for someone who wishes to step-up in role and gain experience at a more senior level. The post-holder will be working alongside the head of services in delivering psychological services across Mid-Essex. S/he will also be the principal psychologist for the community team based in Braintree and Maldon and will support and work alongside team managers to establish an integrated way of working within MDTs. The role will also entail liaising with newly formed PCNs and PT-SMHT services in the community to deliver a seamless and integrated psychological service across “primary” and “secondary” care. There will be many opportunities for leadership development and for gaining experience in management and supervision.

Main duties of the job

In Mid Essex psychological services are fully integrated within multi-disciplinary teams covering a broad geographical area, with bases in Chelmsford, Braintree and Maldon. We work alongside a variety of experienced professionals from different backgrounds. Adult community psychological services offer a variety of interventions to community teams, including DBT, CAT, CBT-p, systemic family therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, art psychotherapy and indirect clinical work. This is an exciting opportunity to work within supportive MDTs and highly experienced clinical/counselling psychologists and psychotherapists. We are looking for someone competent and experienced in delivering psychological assessments and interventions within the context of the NHS. Experience of offering consultations and developing clinical formulations that meet the needs of clients with personality disorders, psychoses, and other complex presentations is essential. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience with clients who experience severe emotional disturbance, often with a history of trauma and multiple morbidities. The role will also include managerial responsibilities, supervision, responsibilities for the management and allocation of referrals and recruitment. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to multi-disciplinary treatment planning, research, audit and service evaluation.

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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

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 [e-mail] 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 [e-mail] .

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