Clinical Psychologist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for a newly qualified clinical psychologist to join the CYP Community Eating Disorder Service. The team are an established multi-disciplinary service offering assessment, formulation and treatment to children and young people with moderate to severe eating disorders or disordered eating. The role offers the successful candidate a unique opportunity to access development opportunities in this specialist area of work including additional training, mentoring and supervision. The successful candidate will have a development plan into the role of Senior Clinical Psychologist within the service.

There is also an additional vacancy of full time fixed term maternity leave cover.

Main duties of the job

Offer Psychological Interventions to children, young people and carers.

Provide assessment, develop formulations and treatment interventions.

Work as part of an established multi-disciplinary team.

Develop and be part of group work intervention.

Provide audit and research opportunities.

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 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TD272-ACS

Job locations

The Brambles

Kent Road

Northampton

NN54GL

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

Education

Essential

Graduate at doctorate level in clinical or counselling psychology
Passion to develop in the area of eating disorders

Desirable

Experience in CAMHS services

Experience

Essential

Evidence of multiple placements through training

Desirable

Evidence of wishing to develop

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Graduate at doctorate level in clinical or counselling psychology
Passion to develop in the area of eating disorders

Desirable

Experience in CAMHS services

Experience

Essential

Evidence of multiple placements through training

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.