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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
30 hours per week
Job ref
411-COM-25-7181953
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Mental Health Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist - Eating Disorders Service

NHS AfC: Band 7

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

Senior Mental Health Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist - Eating Disorder Team

This post holder will work across two sites one at Alder Hey Children's hospital and the other being Alder park, Crosby which is the Eating Disorder Day Service Centre.

Mental Health Services at Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes:

Refer a friend – Alder HeySuccessful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post.  Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application.  This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.

Accommodation: Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month).  The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses. 

Relocation package: Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with [email protected] for further information. 

 

 

Main duties of the job

We are particularly looking for candidates trained in Clinical Psychology.

This is an exciting opportunity for individuals with an interest and experience in working with young people with an eating disorder and/or ARFIDS. The successful applicant will provide a substantial contribution to the clinical work of the team and will hold full case management responsibility for their workload. Regular clinical supervision will be provided.

The main base for this post will be at Alder Hey, but appointments from community bases across Liverpool and Sefton will be required. Experience working with children and young people with an eating disorder will be beneficial. In addition to undertaking assessments and providing intervention and support to children, young people and their families, the post holder will also undertake physical monitoring under the guidance of our Consultant Paediatricians.

The post holders must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together.

If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients we would like to hear from you. 

Working for our organisation

About the team: The Eating Disorder Team (EDYs) provide support and treatment for children and young people in Liverpool and Sefton with an eating disorder and/or ARFIDS, as well as their parents/carers and professionals involved in their care. 

This is a multidisciplinary team including Consultant Psychiatrist and Consultant Paediatricians, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, CBT and SFP trained staff, Nursing, Support Worker, Assistant Practitioner and Assistant Psychology.  The team is based on site at Alder Hey, but offer appointments throughout the community footprint. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments.

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria
  • Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or it’s equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of Psychopathology, Clinical Psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology with evidence of specific experience of CAMHS.
  • Current registration with the health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist
Desirable criteria
  • Training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
  • A Formal training in the supervision of others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paula Smith
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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