Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate to work in one of the largest Eating Disorder services in the country which was featured in the Louis Theroux documentary "Talking to Anorexia" including working within our newly built, award-winning inpatient ward.
We are looking for a friendly and motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our Psychological Therapies team who are responsible for providing evidence-based assessment and treatment to patients across all parts of the service, including provision on the inpatient ward.
Job share options will be considered.
Main duties of the job
As a successful candidate, you will be working within both the Inpatient and Outpatient Services which are a multidisciplinary team of Psychiatry, Psychology, Community Liaison Nursing, Dieticians, Occupational Therapy, an Art Therapist, a Family Therapist and Peer Support Workers.
As part of the inpatient team, you will provide psychological input to clients on the inpatient ward, including assessment, intervention, and treatment individually and in groups. You will also support the MDT and ward activities and provide psychological input to ward related meetings including CPD and reflective spaces. The role will also include supervising ward Assistant Psychologists and developing nursing staff support and training.
In the outpatient service you will also be offering individual and group cognitive behavioural therapy to patients presenting with a range of eating disorders. You will receive weekly supervision from a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or BABCP accredited Psychologist, attend fortnightly CPD sessions arranged for the Psychological Therapies Team as well as a monthly Clinical Improvement Group where the whole service meets on a monthly basis and a monthly reflective practice group.
About us
The Eating Disorders Service at St Ann's Hospital in Haringey provides comprehensive care for patients 18 years old and above with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder providing services to a catchment area that includes North Central London, North East London and parts of Essex.
The service includes Outpatient Services, Community Liaison Services, a Day Programme and a 20-bedded inpatient ward in a newly built state of the art mental health building. The Outpatient Service and Day Programme are also housed in a newly renovated, purpose designed unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology (or BPS accredited equivalent), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS. To be registered with the HCPC, in the process of registering for HCPC, or applying for HCPC registration on completion of training course.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of presenting problems and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of the application of psychological therapies in different cultural contexts.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with eating disorders.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- The ability to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology (or BPS accredited equivalent), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS. To be registered with the HCPC, in the process of registering for HCPC, or applying for HCPC registration on completion of training course.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of presenting problems and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of the application of psychological therapies in different cultural contexts.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with eating disorders.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- The ability to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
