Senior Psychotherapist - Adult Community

Working alongside other experienced psychologists and psychotherapists, the successful applicant will be responsible for assessing and formulating service users presenting with complex needs, and planning, delivering and evaluating interventions. You will also provide consultation and training for staff and others, and placements and supervision for trainees and assistants. We are integrated into the local MDTs and close working with colleagues from a range of disciplines is an essential aspect of this role.

This post holder will be based in Colchester however, flexibility is needed, as the team covers both Colchester and Tendring localities.

The successful applicant will join our professional team of psychologists and psychotherapists working in Adult Community Mental Health Services in the North East Essex area of EPUT. The service currently comprises of Psychotherapists, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists, trainees and assistants. We also have close links with colleagues locally working in the Urgent Care, Personality Disorder and Complex Needs, Specialist Dementia, Perinatal, Eating Disorders, Transitions, and Inpatient settings.

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Work that wraps around your needs

Education/Qualification

Desirable: - Further qualification in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. MBT, EMDR, schema therapy, sensori-motor psychotherapy

Knowledge

Desirable: - Knowledge of policy and standards related to training in the psychological professions.

Skills and Experience

Essential: - Experience of working with highly complex service user need in a community setting, including working with and managing risk.

Desirable: - Experience of running psychotherapy supervision groups and/or supervising those in training.