Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Counsellor

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Campbeltown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Psychologist / Psychotherapist / Counsellor.

Are you a fully accredited clinician interested in joining our vibrant team working within critical care, oncology and palliative care? We have one full time vacancy, at Southend hospital. We would be supportive of applicants requesting job shares and flexible working.

We are looking for appropriately qualified, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individuals, who are resilient and flexible and able to meet the challenge of this work. We require candidates who are able to work on their own initiative, as well as in a team with a displayed interest in the link between physical and psychological health.

Main duties of the job

The Psychological Therapies Service is a hospital based psychological service, offering treatment for both inpatients and outpatients from a wide range of medical specialities. We are an experienced multidisciplinary team which includes psychotherapists, counsellors, clinical and counselling psychologists, mental health liaison staff and administrators. We prioritise supporting our staff and their development by providing both individual and group supervision as well as regular team discussions.

You will link closely with the critical care and oncology and palliative care medical teams. The role involves working with inpatients and outpatients as well as providing a psychological perspective within the wider system. An interest in trauma, and experience of evidence based models would be helpful.

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the detailed job description for more information. Feel free to call and speak to a member of the management team to discuss the role further.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

1. Relevant accredited qualification in psychology, Psychotherapy or Counselling
2. Post graduate level core psychological training

Desirable criteria

1. Training in additional models, e.g., EMDR, ACT

Experience

Essential criteria

1. Relevant psychological clinical experience with patients
2. Experience offering psychological care in an NHS setting
3. Experience of working psychologically with patients with physical health conditions

Desirable criteria

1. Work with critical care, oncology or palliative care patients

Experience

Essential criteria

1. Experience of supporting staff or offering reflective practice
2. Experience of delivering training around psychological issues

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of providing clinical supervision

Skills

Essential criteria

1. Well written and comprehensive application form
2. Ability to describe clinical work linking theory and practice

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.