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Location

Runwell, Essex | United Kingdom

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Job description

We are recruiting SIX Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs) across 4 adult inpatient sites in Essex (Basildon, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow)

We are very excited to welcome applicants for this award-winning new type of psychology role! Clinical Associates in Psychology will have completed a degree in Psychology and will fill an identified skills gap between assistant psychologists and qualified Psychological Practitioners.Successful applicants will offer evidence based psychological interventions on our adult inpatient wards.

These posts are fixed term post for 18 months, which allow the completion of the CAP Master qualification. The expected start date of this training isJune 2024.If successful in their training, CAPs can apply for a Band 6 CAP role upon qualification.

The CAP role is a new psychology career path in its own right. Therefore the selection process will aim to recruit those suitable for and committed to completing the training for this role.

This advert may close early due to receiving a high number of applicants.

The CAP Apprenticeship is an eighteen month full-time training divided between work-based experience (up to 4 days per week) and academic teaching and study, which leads to a Masters level qualification.

The main duties of this job involve both direct and indirect work, including 1-1 work with service users and group interventions. The apprentice will develop excellent assessment, formulation and intervention skills as well as an ability to work short-term with Service Users who present in distress in hospital. Successful applicants will provide high quality, evidence based psychological interventions, often working with people who have long-standing or complex difficulties in our inpatient settings.

CAPs are trained to work with a particular service user group and in this case with adults with mental health problems. These posts will be based on adult psychiatric inpatient wards across Essex, working alongside qualified Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Psychotherapists and Assistant Psychologists as part of a psychological services contribution to the multidisciplinary team.

We are keen to hear from applicants with a Psychology degree who have a commitment to working in the local area and who are passionate about working in acute inpatient care.

Psychological Services operate as a distinct Care Unit, and have been established as one of six Clinical Care Units across the Trust. We have services well-integrated into MDTs throughout all the Care Units, as well as having distinct services within our Care Unit, such as the Eating Disorders Service, Parent Infant MH, Maternal Mental Health and Neurodiversity services.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

We, the Adult Inpatient Psychological Services team aim to understand the impact of trauma and adverse experiences on an individual’s 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.

Working in an inpatient setting allows you to be part of a patient’s individual recovery journey, working with them directly but also indirectly for example by supporting our staff teams, shaping the service we all work in and developing this further. We are committed to tailor making interventions and care to individuals’ needs and very much value the clinical and professional development of our psychological services team members.

EPUT’s 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 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 Out of Hour’s access to psychological groups scheme and our nationally recognised staff training packages.

We ensure our staff have access to CPD, reflective practice and peer support.In addition,our CAPs are also supported by a newly created Clinical Psychologist role who is dedicated to the support and development of CAPs in our team.

If you would like to be a part of shaping and contributing to innovation in inpatient care, are a champion of quality initiatives and have an interest in delivering interventions for people with who are in crisis then we are keen to interview you.

For more information please see attached Job Description and Person specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 22 Feb 2024

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