Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-6219521
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Mary's House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 Per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Eating Disorders
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinical or counselling psychologist to join a busy community CAMHS Eating Disorders team, which includes an intensive treatment service. The primary role will be assessment and therapy work using Family Therapy for Eating Disorders and CBT for Eating Disorders principles. We are a multidisciplinary team, and we work closely with partner agencies. You would join a growing psychology team, which is made up of qualified clinical and counselling psychologists, and trainee and assistant psychologists. Other key tasks for the post are supervision of junior staff, and contributing to service evaluation and development.
We welcome applicants with experience of work in CAMHS eating disorders services, service development and clinical supervision.
We are a large and friendly team, and we are based in accessible and pleasant Hampstead in North London. There is plenty of opportunity for CPD and training, and to be involved in research. Visits and enquiries are welcome.
Main duties of the job
Providing Family Therapy for Eating Disorders and CBT for Eating Disorders to children and young people with eating disorders as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Providing psychological therapy focused on common psychological maintaining factors for eating disorders, such as anxiety, mood problems, perfectionism, poor self-esteem, and emotion regulation difficulties.
Providing consultation and supervision to the team.
Contributing to service development and evaluation as appropriate
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Please see attached person specification for a full list, which includes:
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential:
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration
- Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status
Desirable:
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential:
- Two years qualified experience as a clinical or counselling psychologist.
- Evidence of post-qualification supervised clinical experience in therapeutic intervention and management of children and young people with eating disorders, using cognitive-behavioural and family based assessment and intervention techniques.
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments.
- Experience of working with children and young people with common mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression
- Experience of working with children and young people with developmental conditions such as autism and ADHD
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of service development
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence.
- HCPC registration
- Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status
Desirable criteria
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years post qualification experience as a clinical or counselling psychologist
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Evidence of post-qualification supervised clinical experience in therapeutic intervention and management of children and young people with eating disorders, using family based and cognitive-behavioural assessment and intervention techniques.
- Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments
- Experience of working with children and young people with common mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children and young people with developmental conditions such as autism and ADHD
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kate Pryce
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 7830 2931
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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