Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a qualifiedClinical Associate in Psychology(CAP) to join the18-25s Specialist Psychology Service. The 18-25s Psychology Service has been developed to addresses a gap in current provision, providing a specialist psychology service to young adults. This post isbased at the Derwent Centre, Harlow,however the service covers a large geographical area of North West Essex and travel to other locations will be required.
If you would like to make a real difference to young adults’ lives by developing and providing early specialist treatment, we would like to hear from you. We welcome applications from both qualified CAPs, and those who are at the end of their CAP training.
Clinical Associates in Psychology fill an identified skills gap between assistant psychologists and qualified psychologists. They are able to practice autonomously with appropriate support, working within their scope of practice, under the supervision of a registered clinical psychologist.
The post holder will work alongside qualified Psychologists, together with the wider network of Primary Care and MDT colleagues to provide a high quality Psychology service to service users. This will require the development and provision of a psychoeducational programme, assisting young adults in the transition from CAMHS to their management within Primary Care, and monitoring and evaluation of this. The post will include some individual work. The service is responsible for ensuring early intervention through collaborative working with Primary Care colleagues, employment, education and other system partners, supporting early diagnosis and management of young adults, including those who may go on to be diagnosed with a Personality Disorder.
The successful applicant will join our professional and friendly team of psychologists and psychological therapists working in Adult Community Mental Health Services in North-West Essex . The services cover a broad geographical area with bases in: Loughton, Harlow and Uttlesford.CPD is both strongly supported and actively encouraged.
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
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Clinical:
Under supervision CAPs:
- Provide assessment, formulation and intervention recommendations for complex clinical presentations, within their scope of practice.
- Be capable of making judgements about the needs of individuals, the identification of potential risks, and the possible requirement for more specialist assessment and treatment.
- Be capable of weighing conflicting components pertaining to a complex problem or situation
- Monitor their own effectiveness with each service user and/or the presenting problem, to determine whether consultation or supervision from a colleague is required
- Ensure referral to designated supervisor is promptly made when case complexity falls out with their own range of competency. Use a range of assessment measures and procedures that are compatible with service user presenting problems.
- Manage their own caseload while undertaking their own clinical programmes of work, within their scope of practice, under supervision.
- Assess the predisposing and precipitating factors that give rise to service-user presenting problems.
- Assess and manage risk in consultation with their clinical supervisor.
- Use assessment measures including established psychometric measures, systematic observation and measurement of emotional state, cognitions and behaviour in a variety of settings, including self-motivating strategies for clients.
- Undertake assessments on a one to one basis with service users, with their carers and also in group settings.
- On the basis of information collated during assessment, provide a formulation for presenting problems that describes their aetiology, maintenance and appropriate methods of intervention.
- Provide a range of individual and group interventions that are evidence-based and are clearly conceptualised within the formulation network.
- Provide evaluation of therapeutic interventions in relation to change over time that might involve a number of dimensions such as behaviour change, cognitive and emotional change.
- Evaluate their own clinical practice whilst working with individuals or groups and participate in regular supervision with the designated Clinical Psychologist.
- Seek guidance from and consultation with their clinical supervisor as required to support safe and effective practice.
- Communicate effectively through written reports and/or verbal feedback, the formulation and psychological understanding of a service user’s presenting difficulties to referrers, service users and other involved disciplines or agencies as appropriate.
- Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and liaise with colleagues within the team as well as from the wider provider network as appropriate.
- Provide training and teaching to other healthcare professionals, carers’ groups and other agencies as appropriate.
- Act as a psychological resource to the wider multidisciplinary team.
- To contribute to service development via innovative clinical practice and participation in the multi-disciplinary environment (bringing new ideas forward).
- Ensure that their work complies with professional standards.
- Keep management well informed about the needs of the service and relevant psychological matters concerning the mental health of service users.
- Initiate and carry out research, audit and service evaluation with the agreement of the designated Clinical Psychologist / line manager.
- Maintain a good record keeping system and comply with requirements for reports and returns as part of departmental policy.
- Collate regular statistical returns regarding service delivery as required.
- Maintain and contribute to CPD in the Service and team.
Please refer to the documents attached in this advertisement for the details of job description and person specification.