Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Urgent Care Pathway

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester (VT)

On-site

USD 114,000 - 140,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday
NHS discounts
Season ticket loans
Pension up to 14.5%

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to lead urgent care pathways across Home Treatment Team and Mental Health Liaison. The role provides high quality psychological care for crisis and physical health comorbidity, with cross-disciplinary collaboration across acute and community settings.

The post holder will supervise qualified and trainee psychologists, contribute to service development with HTT/Liaison leads, offer MDT training, and

Responsibilities

  • To support psychological provision in the mental health liaison service and home treatment team and supervise qualified and training psychologists, and MDT professionals as appropriate
  • To work with the lead psychologist on service development with fellow mental health liaison/home treatment leads to ensure that the service meets local needs and national objectives
  • To offer training and consultation to MDT professionals in community teams (Liaison/HTT) and acute hospital staff as appropriate.
  • To work as part of the Transitions services and Clinical Health Services, engaging with peers to support each other and the shared vision for the directorate
  • Excellent communication skills and rapport building
  • Holding holistic views of clients need and sharing this with other professionals to support positive outcomes

Job description

Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Urgent Care Pathway

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

The role of Senior Practitioner Psychologist in Community Urgent Care Pathways (Home Treatment Team and Mental Health Liaison) offers opportunities to work across clinical severity and a range of settings. This the first post to offer a pathway view across these teams and aims to support residents and teams have a more seamless experience of care.

The post holder will provide high quality psychological care for those in crisis, as well as those who are experiencing a mental health need in the context of a physical health condition.

The role requires working across mental health and physical health multidisciplinary teams, being able to hold holistic care as the goal in supporting client needs. This role requires excellent communication skills to liaise with teams both in the acute and community setting in order to support smooth transitions.

  • To support psychological provision in the mental health liaison service and home treatment team and supervise qualified and training psychologists, and MDT professionals as appropriate
  • To work with the lead psychologist on service development with fellow mental health liaison/home treatment leads to ensure that the service meets local needs and national objectives
  • To offer training and consultation to MDT professionals in community teams (Liaison/HTT) and acute hospital staff as appropriate.
  • To work as part of the Transitions services and Clinical Health Services, engaging with peers to support each other and the shared vision for the directorate
  • Excellent communication skills and rapport building
  • Holding holistic views of clients need and sharing this with other professionals to support positive outcomes

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.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed list of responsibilities.

This advert closes on Sunday 22 Nov 2026

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