Practitioner Psychologist/CBT Therapist

Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist / CBT Therapist 0.8 wte: Bognor EIPS

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIPS) in the Western locality (Bognor and Chichester), based at the Bedale Centre in Bognor Regis, a short walk from the beach. In Chichester our service does work within Chapel Street Clinic in centre of Chichester.

The Bognor EIPS are a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team providing support and treatment to people aged 14 – 65 who are presenting with either a First Episode of Psychosis or an At Risk Mental State. We are looking for an enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist, with strong clinical skills, to offer evidence-based psychological interventions to service users and their families. Psychological approaches are highly valued by the team, and you will have the opportunity to support and enhance psychologically-informed practice within the team. You will be closely supported by the Senior Psychologist in the team, and will be joining a positive and welcoming community of staff from the psychological professions working across EIPS in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

As a Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist working in our Bognor EIPS, your main duty is to contribute to the provision of psychological services from the team. This will include offering psychological assessments, formulation and evidence-based psychological interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and Family Interventions for Psychosis. There are opportunities for clinical skill development, including training in Family Interventions in Psychosis. Opportunity to develop your consultation, supervisory and leadership skills by assisting with team case formulations, consultations and training in order to support the team in delivering psychologically-informed care.

You will be provided with individual clinical supervision, group supervision for Family Interventions and CBTp and opportunities to link with other Practitioner Psychologists both within EIP and other services, for peer support. You will be able to develop your special interests and expertise in line with service and team objectives, and will be supported in your continuing professional development.

We welcome applications from qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists, professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC); or from qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapists accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).

The Bognor EIPS team is one of six Early Intervention in Psychosis teams in Sussex. The teams have a service-wide leadership and governance group which oversees and leads on the delivery of care. Organisationally, EIPS sits within our specialist division.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kirsten Mackie Job title: Team Leader Email address: Sign in to view email Telephone number: 0300 304 0374

Dr Ella Fuller (Principal Psychologist, West Sussex EIPS team): [email protected] or 07391 868458.