Job summary
The Norfolk community eating disorder service is a specialised team caring for adults with an eating disorder. We are currently expanding our pathways and have received significant investment into our service making it an exciting time to join NCEDS.
We are looking for a psychological therapist to help lead the provision of NICE recommended treatments specifically CBT / MANTRA / SSCM / CAT alongside other therapies relevant to the treatment of eating disorders.
The successful candidate will work as part of a highly specialised multi-disciplined team. Previous eating disorder experience is desirable but not essential as training can be provided.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service offering specialist assessment, formulation and psychological therapy to patients with eating disorders across the county of Norfolk.
The post holder will be expected to work as an independent psychological therapist carrying a caseload of clients. The post-holder will be involved in the clinical management of patients and ensure close liaison with eating disorder inpatient units, acute hospitals and 3rd sector partners.
The post-holder will be able to provide advice, training, and support to staff in other agencies in the care and management of individuals with eating disorders
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To deliver NICE recommended psychological therapies informed by individual need and which utilise the appropriate range of cognitive behavioural theoretical and therapeutic models.
- To continually monitor and evaluate the psychological interventions provided, employing service specific outcome measures as required, reformulating and adjusting hypotheses and interventions as new information becomes available and liaising effectively with other professionals involved.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within NCEDS.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, psychological formulation, treatment and discharge of clients and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines.
- To communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, to patients / clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients /clients under their care
- To provide specialist professional contributions to relevant multi-agency clinical meetings.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management when working directly with clients and to provide advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management, relating to the client and to others.
- To produce reports on patients/ clients, in a timely manner, that conveys the key findings of psychological assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To ensure that these reports are put in all appropriate medical notes both in the base and network
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients within the service and, where appropriate, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.
- Working closely with acute colleagues adhering to MEED guidance and working closely with our third sector partners, Eating Matters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To deliver NICE recommended psychological therapies informed by individual need and which utilise the appropriate range of cognitive behavioural theoretical and therapeutic models.
- To continually monitor and evaluate the psychological interventions provided, employing service specific outcome measures as required, reformulating and adjusting hypotheses and interventions as new information becomes available and liaising effectively with other professionals involved.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within NCEDS.
- To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, psychological formulation, treatment and discharge of clients and manage and maintain a caseload in line with service guidelines.
- To communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, to patients / clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients /clients under their care
- To provide specialist professional contributions to relevant multi-agency clinical meetings.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management when working directly with clients and to provide advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management, relating to the client and to others.
- To produce reports on patients/ clients, in a timely manner, that conveys the key findings of psychological assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers. To ensure that these reports are put in all appropriate medical notes both in the base and network
- To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients within the service and, where appropriate, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.
- Working closely with acute colleagues adhering to MEED guidance and working closely with our third sector partners, Eating Matters.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualifications (e.g. Doctorate In Clinical / Counselling Psychology)
- Experience of, and training in evidence-based psychological interventions (e.g. CBT / MANTRA, SSCM, Family based Therapies)
- HPC registered Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist or Other Recognised Mental Health Professional Qualification. (i.e. Registered Mental Nurse; Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) and Post registration clinical qualifications and accreditation in a recognised psychological therapy relevant to the treatment of eating disorders e.g. BABCP, BACP, ACAT or UKCP
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification development
- Post qualification training/development in a psychological therapy (e.g. CBT / MANTRA, SSCM, Family Therapy).
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working with clients with eating disorders.
- Proven experience of good multi-agency working relationships
- Experience of working with a psychological model
- Evidence of supervision training and experience.
- Experience of managing own workload to meet objectives.
Desirable
- Experience of training others.
- Experience of service development.
- Experience of working with the families of people with eating disorders
- Experience of working within the CPA framework / Care co-ordination of complex cases.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of working with clients with eating disorders.
- Knowledge of NICE Guidance in the treatment of eating disorders
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding and acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
- Ability to travel between different locations
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective use of Supervision.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of service users across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community and primary care setting
- Ability to promote service user involvement
- Experience of conducting effective risk management assessments.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good interteam/interagency working relationships
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and be proactive.
- Demonstrate ability to be approachable, flexible and reliable.
- Committed to personal and team development
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualifications (e.g. Doctorate In Clinical / Counselling Psychology)
- Experience of, and training in evidence-based psychological interventions (e.g. CBT / MANTRA, SSCM, Family based Therapies)
- HPC registered Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist or Other Recognised Mental Health Professional Qualification. (i.e. Registered Mental Nurse; Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) and Post registration clinical qualifications and accreditation in a recognised psychological therapy relevant to the treatment of eating disorders e.g. BABCP, BACP, ACAT or UKCP
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification development
- Post qualification training/development in a psychological therapy (e.g. CBT / MANTRA, SSCM, Family Therapy).
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working with clients with eating disorders.
- Proven experience of good multi-agency working relationships
- Experience of working with a psychological model
- Evidence of supervision training and experience.
- Experience of managing own workload to meet objectives.
Desirable
- Experience of training others.
- Experience of service development.
- Experience of working with the families of people with eating disorders
- Experience of working within the CPA framework / Care co-ordination of complex cases.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of working with clients with eating disorders.
- Knowledge of NICE Guidance in the treatment of eating disorders
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding and acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
- Ability to travel between different locations
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective use of Supervision.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of service users across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community and primary care setting
- Ability to promote service user involvement
- Experience of conducting effective risk management assessments.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good interteam/interagency working relationships
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and be proactive.
- Demonstrate ability to be approachable, flexible and reliable.
- Committed to personal and team development
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
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
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).
