Senior Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist in Liaison

Overview

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Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk. We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.

You'll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive. The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP).

Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award. We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3,500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years. We have been shortlisted and won national awards.

We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust. We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars.

Join us and you ll do the best work of your life - and make a difference to other people s lives. What we do together, matters.

We have an exciting opportunity for an 8a Psychologist to join the expanded Mental Health Liaison team based at Broomfield Hospital to cover maternity leave. We welcome applications from psychologists who are newly qualified, as well as from those with more experience. Please contact us for an informal discussion if you have any questions about the role.

The successful applicant will form part of the Clinical Health Psychology Services across Essex. We have four other Mental Health Liaison Psychological Services in Harlow, Basildon, Southend and Colchester, where there is a network of highly motivated, experienced Clinical and Counselling Psychologist colleagues. The applicant will be working within the CORE 24 model of Mental Health Liaison, looking to support service users and staff to consider the psychological aspects of health.

This role requires an ability to create connections with services across physical and mental health providers and to be able to support holistic, system wide thinking.

This post introduces psychological assessment, intervention, consultation and support to the Mental Health Liaison team, consisting of Liaison Psychiatry and Psychiatric Nurses. This post is part of a service which has been established for several years. The role is welcomed by Broomfield Hospital and there will be opportunity for working across wards and specialty areas.

Alongside the inpatient work there are opportunities to work in the hospital through teaching and training, as part of the CORE 24 agenda, supporting teams to develop knowledge in areas such as people who present with medically unexplained symptoms and complex care needs, to support a more holistic care pathway.

The Clinical Health Psychology Services are for adults who are experiencing difficulties adjusting to serious chronic illness and other physical health conditions, such as Pain, Stroke, Breathlessness, and Long COVID.

Regular supervision will be provided by a senior Counselling Psychologist. Peer supervision is offered from other Mental Health Liaison Psychologists in Basildon, Harlow and Southend, involvement in the Mental Health Liaison SIG and through wider CHPS colleagues. EPUT is committed to the development of our staff; to ensuring job satisfaction; good quality output; and staff retention. CPD is strongly supported by the Trust with further development actively encouraged.

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…