IPCC Clinical Lead in Basildon

We are seeking a dynamic, compassionate, and highly experienced Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to provide senior clinical leadership within our Psychological Therapies Severe Mental Illness (SMI) service.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will offer visible clinical leadership, high quality clinical supervision, and in-house training to support the development of our workforce.
• They will also maintain a small but specialist clinical caseload, contributing expert assessment, formulation, and evidence-based psychological interventions for people with complex SMI presentations.

About us:

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

Job responsibilities:

• Working predominantly within the Psychological Therapies SMI service and providing additional strategic and clinical input across the wider SMI pathway.
• The post holder will supervise and develop qualified therapists, trainees, and assistant psychologists who play a vital role in delivering psychologically informed care.
• This role offers significant scope to apply innovation and service improvement, helping to shape existing provision, enhance care pathways, and embed high quality, trauma informed, and recovery focused practice.

You will join a supportive, skilled, and forward-thinking MDT, with access to regular CPD, specialist supervision, and opportunities for professional growth.

This is a hybrid role which would involve working in the Basildon and Brentwood area, but we would also consider fully remote applications.

Why Vita Health Group?

Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc, we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK’s largest corporate companies to support 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. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.

This is also recognised by current employees; our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:

• Supportive team and management
• Positive work environment
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Trust and respect
• Autonomy and flexibility

We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.

In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work-life balance and a comprehensive benefits package.

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. 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.

We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees.

We are a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be considered for interview.

Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme ensures that all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.

Our Gender Matters Scheme ensures that all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.

We are committed to meeting the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).

Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.

An embedded speaking up culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

Treating transgender individuals with dignity and recognising the potential complications that may arise when taking references.

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

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.