Job summary

We are looking for a band 7 Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist looking to work with young people with eating disorders (including ARFID) and co-morbidities in a community out-patient setting.

You will be joining an established and friendly community child and adolescent eating disorders service split between our satellite Aldershot clinic and our Epsom base. We are a high performing, dynamic and supportive team and therefore very able to meet and surpass our local and national clinical targets, whilst still ensuring we put the young people and families at the heart of what we do. The Service is CARE Excellence Accredited and comprises of a Service Manager, Psychiatrists, Specialist GPs and Paediatrician, Nurses, Dietitians, a large team of Psychological therapists including Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Family Therapists, CBT Therapists, trainees and assistants, with excellent administrative support. Excellent and robust supervision is in place (managerial and clinical) and reflective team practice.

We welcome applications from those newly qualified and those in their final year of training, applications for flexible or reduced hours will be considered.

The service currently operates Monday - Friday (flexibly between 8am-6pm)

If you require any further information or would like to visit, please call Caroline Culverwell, Interim Service Manager or Dr Helen Le Vesconte Professional Lead for CEDS on

Main duties of the job

You will provide initial assessments of people, and deliver the initial treatment pathway as well as providing specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions in line with evidence based treatment protocols at individual and group level. You will be contribute to multi-disciplinary reviews and be involved in the development and implementation of care plans. There will be opportunities for teaching, supervision and consultation within the team, as well as additional training. You will participate in service-related activity including research, service evaluation and audit activities in addition to the supervision of other grades of staff as required and have the opportunity to lead on projects in line with service needs and to fully develop your skills.

A strong interest in working with Eating Disorders is essential and experience of working with young people with eating disorders is desirable (though not essential). You should have knowledge, interest and skills in the clinical delivery of CBT and/or Family Interventions and be happy to travel at times.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey and Hampshire are beautiful counties lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist Job Description for full details of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent Current practicing certificate HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist/BABCP accreditation

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles Working knowledge across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioral and individual therapeutic Specialist understanding of the impact of language, culture, gender, ethnicity & disability in shaping attitudes, abilities & difficulties Specialist understanding of the importance of professional boundaries and how to manage & maintain them Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists