8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Preceptorship at Band 7)

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, compassionate and empowering clinical or counselling psychologist to work with Older People and those who have been diagnosed with a dementia related condition on our inpatient wards in Rochford, Essex. We are looking for someone who has a passion for working with older people and ensuring high quality psychological provision for this client group. We are a team who support each other and strive to end systemic, social, and structural as well as age related inequalities in health care. We would encourage those colleagues who may be looking for a career change as we have a robust support system in place and can help colleagues to adapt and work successfully in the rewarding field of older adult psychology. We would also encourage those who may be working towards qualifying as a clinical psychologist to reach out to us as we have a successful progression policy to support advancement to an 8A role in our service. This offer significant opportunities for training and development and the post holder will be supported to gain specialist skills in working with older people in inpatient settings., To provide a clinical psychology service to the older adult inpatient wards in South Essex. To provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention on a 1:1 or group basis. To conduct neuropsychological assessment and behavioural observations to promote understanding of client presentations. To promote and facilitate shared psychological conceptualisations in the multi-disciplinary team and support ward staff to deliver psychologically-driven interventions. To provide consultancy and supervision when appropriate, identify and deliver on training needs relating to psychological knowledge and understanding, and provide opportunities for reflective practice. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research., As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also: + We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites. + We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex. EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.Our vision and values Our Vision "To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care". Our Purpose "We care for people every day. What we do together, matters". Our Values + We Care + We Learn + We Empower Our strategic objectives + We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services. + We will enable each other to be the best that we can. + We will work together with our partners to make our services better. + We will help our communities to thrive. Our services + Mental Health Services + Community Health Services + Learning Disabilities Services + Social Care Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory., The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes. Covid Vaccination Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT. If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing [email protected].

EPUT is a learning Trust and highly respect and value the contributions of psychological practitioners across our services. We offer an excellent funded CPD package over three years and financial support may be available for relocation support for those who meet the criteria. We 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