About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health, and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex, and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers 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. Job Overview
This job is available at Band 8A, but preceptorship will be considered. 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 that supports each other and strives to end systemic, social, and structural as well as age-related inequalities in healthcare. This offers 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. Main Duties of the Job
To provide a clinical psychology service to the older adult inpatient wards in South Essex, including: Providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention on a 1:1 or group basis. Conducting neuropsychological assessment and behavioural observations to promote understanding of client presentations. Promoting and facilitating shared psychological conceptualisations in the multi-disciplinary team and supporting ward staff to deliver psychologically-driven interventions. Providing consultancy and supervision when appropriate, identifying and delivering on training needs relating to psychological knowledge and understanding, and providing opportunities for reflective practice. Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research. Working for Our Organisation
EPUT is a learning Trust and highly respects and values the contributions of psychological practitioners across our services. We are looking for motivated staff who share 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. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For further details on main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification documents with this advert. Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential Criteria Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling psychology Desirable Criteria Post-doctoral training therapeutic interventions Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research or staff training Knowledge and experience of working with people with cognitive impairments Knowledge
Essential Criteria Doctorate level knowledge of research Desirable Criteria Knowledge of specialised psychological therapies Knowledge of theory and practice of at least two therapy models Knowledge of factors associated with older people's needs Knowledge of relevant legislation and frameworks Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria Skills and experience of psychological assessment and treatment modalities Experience of working with a wide range of client groups Experience of working with clients with complex needs Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, formulation, and intervention Excellent communication skills Skills in providing consultation Ability to design and undertake service-related research and audits Desirable Criteria Skills in administering and reporting on neuropsychological assessments Experience of teaching, training, and supervising others Experience of working in different cultural contexts Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria Shares EPUT's values Ability to work collaboratively with others Accountable for own professional actions Ability to work autonomously A passion and genuine interest in working with older people Please note:
Staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three years of employment history. Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS, we continue to encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defense against Covid-19.
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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. Job Overview
This job is available at Band 8A, but preceptorship will be considered. 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 that supports each other and strives to end systemic, social, and structural as well as age-related inequalities in healthcare. This offers 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. Main Duties of the Job
To provide a clinical psychology service to the older adult inpatient wards in South Essex, including: Providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention on a 1:1 or group basis. Conducting neuropsychological assessment and behavioural observations to promote understanding of client presentations. Promoting and facilitating shared psychological conceptualisations in the multi-disciplinary team and supporting ward staff to deliver psychologically-driven interventions. Providing consultancy and supervision when appropriate, identifying and delivering on training needs relating to psychological knowledge and understanding, and providing opportunities for reflective practice. Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research. Working for Our Organisation
EPUT is a learning Trust and highly respects and values the contributions of psychological practitioners across our services. We are looking for motivated staff who share 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. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For further details on main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification documents with this advert. Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential Criteria Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling psychology Desirable Criteria Post-doctoral training therapeutic interventions Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research or staff training Knowledge and experience of working with people with cognitive impairments Knowledge
Essential Criteria Doctorate level knowledge of research Desirable Criteria Knowledge of specialised psychological therapies Knowledge of theory and practice of at least two therapy models Knowledge of factors associated with older people's needs Knowledge of relevant legislation and frameworks Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria Skills and experience of psychological assessment and treatment modalities Experience of working with a wide range of client groups Experience of working with clients with complex needs Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, formulation, and intervention Excellent communication skills Skills in providing consultation Ability to design and undertake service-related research and audits Desirable Criteria Skills in administering and reporting on neuropsychological assessments Experience of teaching, training, and supervising others Experience of working in different cultural contexts Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria Shares EPUT's values Ability to work collaboratively with others Accountable for own professional actions Ability to work autonomously A passion and genuine interest in working with older people Please note:
Staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three years of employment history. Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS, we continue to encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defense against Covid-19.
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