7/8a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Urgent Care Community
Band 8a (Preceptorship at Band 7)
Main area Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Urgent Care Community (Preceptorship Band 7) Grade Band 8a (Preceptorship at Band 7) Contract Permanent: 0.5 WTE Home Treatment Team & 0.5 WTE Mental Health Liaison Hours Full time Job share 37.5 hours per week (This post will be split across Colchester Hospital and Community) Job ref 364-A-8383-A Site Colchester Hospital Town Colchester Salary £46,148 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2025 23:59 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. Job overview
The role of Senior Practitioner Psychologist in Community Urgent Care Pathways (Home Treatment Team and Mental Health Liaison) offers opportunities to work across clinical severity and a range of settings. This is the first post to offer a pathway view across these teams and aims to support residents and teams to have a more seamless experience of care. The post holder will provide high quality psychological care for those in crisis, as well as those who are experiencing a mental health need in the context of a physical health condition. The role requires working across mental health and physical health multidisciplinary teams, being able to hold holistic care as the goal in supporting client needs. This role requires excellent communication skills to liaise with teams both in the acute and community setting in order to support smooth transitions. Main duties of the job
To support psychological provision in the mental health liaison service and home treatment team and supervise qualified and training psychologists, and MDT professionals as appropriate To work with the lead psychologist on service development with fellow mental health liaison/home treatment leads to ensure that the service meets local needs and national objectives To offer training and consultation to MDT professionals in community teams (Liaison/HTT) and acute hospital staff as appropriate. To work as part of the Transitions services and Clinical Health Services, engaging with peers to support each other and the shared vision for the directorate To hold holistic views of clients' needs and share this with other professionals to support positive outcomes Person specification
Qualifications
HCPC registered psychologist Has worked in the NHS/or equivalent Has further training in a specific modality/course appropriate to post Skills & Knowledge
Has worked in mental health settings in the NHS/or equivalent Has worked in physical health settings in the NHS/or equivalent Has worked in MDT settings Has worked with clients in crisis or with highly emotive experiences Has experience of supervising Has experience of teaching/training Has worked in mental health liaison/HTT or similar Demonstrates understanding of trauma frameworks Has supervised MDT professionals Has used a range of therapeutic models and demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills in at least one Engagement
Demonstrates a desire to work in mental health liaison/HTT settings Demonstrates a desire to work with difference and diversity in all areas of work Please note -
staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. 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.
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Band 8a (Preceptorship at Band 7)
Main area Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Urgent Care Community (Preceptorship Band 7) Grade Band 8a (Preceptorship at Band 7) Contract Permanent: 0.5 WTE Home Treatment Team & 0.5 WTE Mental Health Liaison Hours Full time Job share 37.5 hours per week (This post will be split across Colchester Hospital and Community) Job ref 364-A-8383-A Site Colchester Hospital Town Colchester Salary £46,148 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2025 23:59 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. Job overview
The role of Senior Practitioner Psychologist in Community Urgent Care Pathways (Home Treatment Team and Mental Health Liaison) offers opportunities to work across clinical severity and a range of settings. This is the first post to offer a pathway view across these teams and aims to support residents and teams to have a more seamless experience of care. The post holder will provide high quality psychological care for those in crisis, as well as those who are experiencing a mental health need in the context of a physical health condition. The role requires working across mental health and physical health multidisciplinary teams, being able to hold holistic care as the goal in supporting client needs. This role requires excellent communication skills to liaise with teams both in the acute and community setting in order to support smooth transitions. Main duties of the job
To support psychological provision in the mental health liaison service and home treatment team and supervise qualified and training psychologists, and MDT professionals as appropriate To work with the lead psychologist on service development with fellow mental health liaison/home treatment leads to ensure that the service meets local needs and national objectives To offer training and consultation to MDT professionals in community teams (Liaison/HTT) and acute hospital staff as appropriate. To work as part of the Transitions services and Clinical Health Services, engaging with peers to support each other and the shared vision for the directorate To hold holistic views of clients' needs and share this with other professionals to support positive outcomes Person specification
Qualifications
HCPC registered psychologist Has worked in the NHS/or equivalent Has further training in a specific modality/course appropriate to post Skills & Knowledge
Has worked in mental health settings in the NHS/or equivalent Has worked in physical health settings in the NHS/or equivalent Has worked in MDT settings Has worked with clients in crisis or with highly emotive experiences Has experience of supervising Has experience of teaching/training Has worked in mental health liaison/HTT or similar Demonstrates understanding of trauma frameworks Has supervised MDT professionals Has used a range of therapeutic models and demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills in at least one Engagement
Demonstrates a desire to work in mental health liaison/HTT settings Demonstrates a desire to work with difference and diversity in all areas of work Please note -
staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. 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.
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