About this role
Job summary
Working in an Inpatient Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) can be an incredibly rewarding and challenging career path.
As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist at EPUT, you will work with children and adolescents who are experiencing a wide range of mental health challenges, including emotion dysregulation, trauma, and psychosis. You provide assessment, formulation, and treatment in a collaborative setting with other mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, social workers, family therapists, art psychotherapists and nurses.
These Services offer short-term admission to young people with complex mental health needs. Both Poplar Ward and The St. Aubyn Centre are trauma, DBT and systemic informed services that work with young people and carers in collaborative ways to effect change. You will be joining a team that has a strong ethos of evidence-based practice and implements DBT, systemic and trauma-informed models across the service.
We also welcome applications from Newly Qualified Psychologists who are finishing their training and will qualify shortly.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties for this role include:
Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments of children and adolescents to determine their mental health needs. Develop and implement individualised treatment plans tailored to each client's needs and challenges. Work autonomously and collaboratively with clinicians in the multi-disciplinary team and with external professional networks. Educate families and caregivers about their child's mental health condition and provide support and guidance. Offer bespoke training packages and reflective practice spaces to inpatient colleagues.
About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential. Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks. If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling. Benefits
27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service. Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay. Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits. Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus. Work that wraps around your needs
Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed list of responsibilities.
To learn more about working within our Services at EPUT, please view our recruitment videos, where members of the team share their experiences and insights into their roles and what it is like working within our Psychological Services, here at EPUT.
Please view our video link here: Psychological Services
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the appropriate professional accreditation body. Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HPCP and UKCP/BPS by completion of CPD log demonstrating a minimum of 40 hours per year.
Knowledge Essential
Doctoral or equivalent level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Knowledge of legislation, and its implications in relation to the client group and mental health.
Desirable
Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc.). Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address The St Aubyn Centre
Colchester
CO4 5HG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)