As a Psychological Therapies Service, the safety and wellbeing of our patients sits at the heart of our clinical practice. Patients that live with complex mental health needs have in the past at times experienced challenges to accessing appropriate, evidence-based psychological therapy if their needs have been considered too severe for primary care IAPT services yet fall short of the criteria for entering traditional secondary care services. Access to appropriate and necessary specialist psychological therapies is vital to this patient population and that is where we come in.

Here at Vita, our Step 4 Psychological Therapies Service provides high quality, evidence-based treatment for patients with complex presentations. We are looking for an experienced clinician to bring their skills, experience, and passion for patient care to a role within a new and innovative service in the Basildon and Brentwood locality.

Making People Better

As the bridge between Primary and Secondary care, we see the impact of the work we do with our patients every single day. In your role as a Psychological Therapist you will manage a caseload of patients at different stages of the service, from assessment through to treatment and discharge. You would be required to manage risk where necessary and apply NICE-approved approaches to individual and group therapies. You will develop strong relationships with external health and care services, working in partnership to maintain the dignity and support of your patients.

Through your clinical expertise and passion for patient care, you will contribute valuable insights and recommendations to continuously improve and develop the service. You will be supported by a multidisciplinary team of dedicated clinicians and participate in regular clinical supervision and case management, with a modality-specific supervisor who will work with you to identify opportunities for ongoing training and development. 

Getting to know You

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced psychological therapist, who is:

• A qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or CBT Therapist
• Professionally Registered (e.g., NMC, HCPC, BABCP)
• Experienced and trained in working with Personality Disorder and Trauma presentations.
• Trained and accredited in any of the following modalities:

            Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)

            Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

            Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis (CBT-P)

            Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

            Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)

           Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT)

            Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

We are delighted to offer funded CAT training to the right candidate that is without accredited training in the additional modalities, who hold an appropriate primary qualification and professional registration. Conditions apply.

Please do be aware that this role requires travel within and across the Basildon and Brentwood area.

If you share our commitment to delivering exceptional mental healthcare at Step 4 and can demonstrate the clinical expertise required for this role, then we want to hear from you.

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience.  We work in partnership with the NHS, support the UK’s largest corporate companies to help assist their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view in full on our website.  To progress your skills and enable career development we provide Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.  To support this we have a dedicated team of EDI specialists and run a range of active in-house diversity networks.

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Disability Confident Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS2), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded “speaking up” culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will arrange.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

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