Psychological Therapist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, experienced and enthusiastic CBT Therapist / Psychological Therapist / Clinical / Counselling Psychologist.

You will need have had accredited training as well as current registration with an appropriate body such as HCPC, BABCP. We encourage core professions such as Nursing/OT with the requisite therapy training and accreditation to apply. You will be working alongside other qualified Psychologists and therapists to deliver formulation based individual and group interventions for young people in the North East Essex Area.

This post is 1 wte Band 7 in a newly created 18-25s psychological therapy service. This is an exciting time to be able to develop and build an innovative new service and to work alongside experts by experience in co-design and development. The service aims to enable access to evidence based therapies for young people who have mental health difficulties whose needs would not require them to enter a secondary care mental health team, but whose difficulties are too complex for our IAPT services.

There is a high standard of in house specialist supervision available to support new and existing skills in models such as CBT/EMDR/CFT/DBT.

EPUT offers flexible working options and job share/part time working can also be considered.

If you are unsure if your experience and qualifications are appropriate for this role please do make contact and discuss this with us.

Main duties of the job

Duties include provision of one to one and group evidence based psychological therapies, supervision of colleagues and students/trainees, consultation to other organisations, and alliance working across with community partners.

You will join a Psychology Directorate that has had significant investment and is led by a Clinical Director of Psychological Services providing robust governance and support of EPUT psychologists. EPUT Psychological Services provide extensive community Adult Mental Health, In-Patient, and EIP, Secure & Forensic, Clinical Health, Asperger's and Learning Disabilities services across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, so you will join an enthusiastic and diverse team of Clinical, Counselling and Forensic Psychologists, CBT therapists, and Psychotherapists and Family Systemic Psychotherapists.

The Services enjoys good links with University of Essex.

We welcome you to join us in shaping these services, as we believe that by investing in the development of our staff member's careers, we are able to strengthen our services so as to provide the best quality care for our service users.

About us

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.