Senior Clinical Psychologist or Family Therapist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Due to internal promotion within the team, we are excited to be advertising for an enthusiastic 8a Clinical Psychologist/Family Therapist to join our growing CYP Community Eating Disorder Service.

We are an established team working with children and young people up to 18 who are experiencing significant eating difficulties, along with their families. As well as those presenting with anorexia and bulimia, we also have an established ARFID assessment and intervention pathway and a developing pathway for those whose eating difficulties are associated with emotion dysregulation, trauma and attachment insecurities.

You will be joining an established group of Clinical Psychologists and Family Therapists within the team as well as other professional colleagues including a Consultant Psychiatrist, Physical Health Nurses, Dieticians, Nurse Therapists and Occupational Therapists.

A welcome award of £5000 is offered for this post, payable within the first 18 months of employment

Main duties of the job

You will hold a caseload and provide formulation-driven and evidence-based interventions, offered face-to-face and online and with individuals, families and groups depending on your expertise. You will contribute to MDT case discussions, provide input into care plans and offer supervision to colleagues both within your profession and across the MDT.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

16 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£47,126 to £53,219 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TD196-ACS-A

Job locations

The Brambles

Kent Road

Northampton

NN5 4GL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified CLinical psychologist/Family Therapist
Evidence of at least 2 years clinical experience

Desirable

Evidence of CAMHS or CEDS experience

Professional development

Essential

Evidence of continued professional development
Evidence of a passion for working with children, young people and families

Desirable

Evidence of wishing to develop

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified CLinical psychologist/Family Therapist
Evidence of at least 2 years clinical experience

Desirable

Evidence of CAMHS or CEDS experience

Professional development

Essential

Evidence of continued professional development
Evidence of a passion for working with children, young people and families

Desirable

Evidence of wishing to develop

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.