Practitioner Psychologist

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We are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Practitioner Psychologist to join the Gloucestershire Recovery in Psychosis (GRIP) team, as part of a small and supportive team of psychological therapists working in the wider team.

We are looking for this post to start in the Autumn 2025 and we would welcome applications from those currently in training.

GRIP is a county-wide Early Intervention in Psychosis team, that provides care to people experiencing their First Episode of Psychosis or those at risk of developing psychosis.  The team works intensively over a period of up to three years with clients, their families and the wider community to provide the best possible outcomes for people experiencing psychosis, and to mitigate the long-term effects of serious mental illness. 

This role is for 30 hours per week – we are open to discussion with the successful candidate on how these hours can be worked across the week.

We are a dynamic, expanding multi-disciplinary team with a strong focus on taking a flexible, compassionate and person-centred approach to working with people at a difficult stage in their lives, and promoting hope for the patient and their family. 

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The successful applicant will have post graduate training to doctoral level, and be able to demonstrate appropriate skills and experience in the area of assessment and treatment in order to provide evidence-based interventions to people experiencing their first episode of psychosis and their families.  They will also be able to demonstrate appropriate levels of research and audit skills, an interest in contributing to service development and the ability to provide supervision and consultation to other members of the team. 

The ideal candidate will show a keen interest in working in line with the principles of Early Intervention to deliver specialist care that reflects the principles of recovery and social inclusion.  It is essential that the candidate is willing to undertake further training as necessary in Family Interventions in Psychosis and CBTp. There are good opportunities to link with psychological practitioners in different areas across the trust, and to contribute to local continuing professional development.

Interviews will be held on March 20^th 2025.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. 

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust.  For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%).   It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; 
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work; 
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative     

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.