Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Inpatient Psychology
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 07 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £62,215.00 i £72,293.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £62215.00 - £72293.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Chelmsford, CM1 7LF |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9364-25-0730 |
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We, the Adult Inpatient Psychological Services team aim to understand the impact of trauma and adverse experiences on an individuals crisis presentation within the hospital setting. We work together with our MDT colleagues and wider Care unit colleagues to ensure our Service Users experience purposeful inpatient admissions and timely discharges. EPUTs Adult Inpatient Psychological Services team cover 6 inpatient sites across Essex. Each site has a Principle Lead overseeing the area/areas. Our team is comprised of Principle/Senior Practitioners, Arts Psychotherapists, trainees, assistant psychologists and CAPS. We acknowledge the excellent day-to-day work of our staff team and also pride ourselves on new creative practice as evidenced by recent innovations; such as our nationally recognised staff training packages. We welcome discussions about flexible and part-time working. When appropriate, remote ways of working will be utilised in this role. The post holder will work alongside our four 8bs in our existing leadership team to ensure that the Adult Inpatient Psychological Services team is current, evidence-based and in line with best practice and Trust standards. Flexible and adaptive clinicians will prosper in this role as well those individuals who enjoy innovative practice. The successful candidate will oversee the psychological services staff who are based at The Linden Centre, Chelmsford. The post holder will also provide day to day psychological therapy into some of the Linden Centre wards including the PICU. They will offer clinical leadership, evaluation and service monitoring. They will work autonomously within professional guidelines to provide a high quality Inpatient Psychological Service to Service Users, assisting or leading in service development and project management as agreed. As well as applicants from the UK, we encourage overseas candidates to apply for this role. We welcome diversity within our organisation. We can offer guidance for candidates coming from overseas about settling into working in the UK and we have a programme to provide a buddy for you, i.e. a member of the Psychological Services Directorate who has also emigrated to join us at EPUT and can guide you through as you settle into your new home. The Psychological Services Directorate enjoys good links with and supervises clinical psychology trainees from The University of East Anglia, University of Essex and University College training schemes. Clinical research, teaching and specialised interests are encouraged as well as formal courses. Members of the directorate have enjoyed secondments and learning opportunities across the Trust. Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is essential as well as eligibility for registration with a professional body (BPS). Please contact Dr Sophie Bellringer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, sophie.bellringer@nhs.net (07583136523) for further discussion.