Practitioner Psychologist or accredited CBT Therapist in EIPS

4 weeks ago


Hailsham, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you looking to develop your skills working psychologically with psychosis? This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team for a secondment or fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. We offer a range of support and interventions, working holistically with people and their families to promote an effective recovery. Hailsham EIP has been rated as 'top performing' in the most recent National Clinical Audit of Psychosis, and psychological interventions are a key part of the offer, with an emphasis on CBT and Family Work.

Working in Early Intervention Services: The service offers support and treatment to people aged 14 - 65 who have experienced either a first episode of psychosis or present with an At-Risk Mental State.The Hailsham EIP team is one of 6 Early Intervention in Psychosis teams provided by the Trust. The teams have a single service-wide governance group which oversees and leads on the delivery of care. There are opportunities for genuine MDT working and collaboration with other staff groups in the team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Qualified Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist with an interest in working with psychosis.

Career Progression: The post holder will be supported by the Principal Counselling Psychologist in the team, and will be joining a welcoming group of Psychological Professionals who work across different services in the local area. You will be provided with individual clinical supervision, group supervision for family interventions and opportunities to link with other Practitioner Psychologists both within EIP and other services for peer support and professional development. You will have opportunities to develop your special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives, and will be supported in your continuing professional development and in building skills relevant to your career development. The team has successfully hosted trainee clinical and counselling psychologists on placement and the successful applicant will contribute to supervision of trainees working within the team.

About us

Living and working in East Sussex: Our staff know how amazing it is to live and work in East Sussex and we'd love you to experience that too by coming to work with us.

East Sussex has some of the most beautiful and varied countryside in southern England and includes the South Downs National Park and High Weald, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It also has a dramatic coastline and thousands of acres of unspoilt forest. It also borders with Kent and has great access to London.

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Working in East Sussex gives you easy access to two major airports, ferries and the Eurostar providing simple travel options for holidays and visiting loved ones. Sussex is on the commuter belt for London for day trips, courses and connections to the rest of the country. Sussex benefits from excellent rail links served by South Eastern Trains, South West Trains and Southern Railway.

If you need to relocate, we know this can be a massive decision for you and your family. You can rest assured that we will do our best to support you every step of the way.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are seeking a Practitioner Psychologist or accredited CBT Therapist to work part-time for a FTC / Secondment to cover maternity leave through to 30/4/25 , who will be able to offer psychological assessments and NICE recommended psychological interventions to service users and their families across the lifespan.

We can offer the post holder the chance to develop their skills working in a dynamic and creative Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP ) service across the West of East Sussex, based in Hailsham . Psychological approaches are highly valued in the team, and the successful candidate will assist in team case formulations, reflective practice and support the team in delivering psychologically informed care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HPC. Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment) with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification. Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC

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