Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - EIP & ARMS

at  Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

We are delighted to invite applications for a maternity leave cover post across two EIP teams in South Essex. This is for 12 months from November 2024 – November 2025.
The EIP teams, are friendly multi-disciplinary teams working in the community of South Essex (including Southend, Basildon & Thurrock) providing evidence based services in innovative ways to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The teams are separate but closely connected. There are a number of psychological services staff in the teams who enjoy: the clinical work; the team work; the autonomy; and also the career development opportunities.
We have links across 5 EIP teams in Essex and with new ARMS services recently developed across the county. We also meet regularly with our psychological services colleagues working in these teams, across the Trust, to maintain links, develop services and share learning and innovation.

As a specialist mental health service, EIP is based on NICE-recommended interventions which include comprehensive assessment and psychological interventions for psychosis or co-existing mental health problems (e.g. depression, anxiety, emerging personality disorder, substance misuse). These activities are often supported with family interventions, carer support, recovery/care coordination, social prescribing, education/employment support, physical health checks and (within EIP) medical input. The Psychologists are an integral part of the EIP multi-disciplinary teams.

• Provide psychological assessments of service users, utilising information from health, social care, education and employment contacts, as well as direct contact with the service user and their carers.
• Where indicated to utilise complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. The post-holder will also be responsible for the safe use of any equipment used during assessments (e.g. test batteries).
• To formulate and implement plans for psychological treatment and/ or management of the service user’s mental health problems based on appropriate conceptual frameworks and employing methods of efficacy.
• To be responsible for delivering evidenced-based psychological interventions.
• To be responsible for planning, setting up and delivering evidence-based group psychological interventions.
• To work in partnership with services users, carers, ARMS and EIP teams, wider health and social care services, community assets and statutory and voluntary sector services.
• To promote family/carer understanding and support for service users’ recovery and assist them in regaining and maintaining their place in the community.

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.
For further information or an informal chat please contact one of the Principal Clinical Psychologists: Dr Sarah Pennington ( sarah.pennington3@nhs.net ); or Dr Alison Fell Consultant Clinical Psychologist & ACD ( Alison.fell2@nhs.net ).
Please also refer to the Job Description or Person Specification for a detailed list of responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details