Clinical Psychologist - Adolescent Inpatient Services

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 58,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Excellent pension

Staff discounts

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join the Adolescent Inpatient Services. You will work with children and young people facing a range of mental health challenges, delivering assessments, formulation, and evidence-based intervention in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

The post welcomes newly qualified psychologists nearing qualification. You will provide education to families, develop individualised treatment plans, and contribute

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments of children and adolescents.
• Develop and implement individualised treatment plans tailored to each client’s needs and challenges.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively with clinicians in the multi-disciplinary team and with external professional networks.
• Educate families and caregivers about their child’s mental health condition and provide support and guidance.
• Offer bespoke training packages and reflective practice spaces to inpatient colleagues.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Treatment planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Family education

Education

Newly qualified psychologists welcome

Job description

Clinical Psychologist - Adolescent Inpatient Services

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Working in an Inpatient Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) can be an incredibly rewarding and challenging career path.

As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist at EPUT, you will work with children and adolescents who are experiencing a wide range of mental health challenges, including emotion dysregulation, trauma, and psychosis. You provide assessment, formulation, and treatment in a collaborative setting with other mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, social workers, family therapists, art psychotherapists and nurses.

These Services offer short-term admission to young people with complex mental health needs. Both Poplar Ward and The St. Aubyn Centre are trauma, DBT and systemic informed services that work with young people and carers in collaborative ways to effect change. You will be joining a team that has a strong ethos of evidence-based practice and implements DBT, systemic and trauma-informed models across the service.

We also welcome applications from Newly Qualified Psychologists who are finishing their training and will qualify shortly.

Main Duties for this role include:

• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments of children and adolescents to determine their mental health needs.
• Develop and implement individualised treatment plans tailored to each client’s needs and challenges.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively with clinicians in the multi-disciplinary team and with external professional networks.
• Educate families and caregivers about their child's mental health condition and provide support and guidance.
• Offer bespoke training packages and reflective practice spaces to inpatient colleagues.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026