Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time 0.7, 8b Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist within adult eating disorder services.
This is a new post created as part of the East of England Provider Collaborative. The Trust is working with CPFT and the Provider Collaborative on the establishment of a new Adult Eating Disorder Admission Avoidance Service called A-EDIT.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a newly established team within adult eating disorders. Psychology is highly valued by the team and is seen as a core component of service provision.
The Provider Collaborative Alternative to Admission (A2A) pathway is being recommissioned withCPFT and HPFT leading on the implementation of the new model referred to as the Adult Eating Disorder Intensive Team (A-EDIT). This will supersede the current regional pilot projects in the A2A pathway (which were the Intensive Community Support (ICT) and Virtual Intensive Support (VIT) models).
The post holder will lead the clinical work of the newly formed A-EDIT jointly with a psychiatrist.
This role will require the postholder to travel within the East of England Region on a daily basis to support service users and staff.
Main duties of the job
A-EDIT will have
- One joint team delivering both virtual and face-to-face interventions, flexed to meet the preference and formulation of the patient and the capacity of the hubs.
- All staff will be contracted to CPFT or HPFT but will be located across the region and will be expected to travel.
- The intention is to use clinical space across the region on an ad hoc basis, and there will be bases in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
Responsibilities of the Role:
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To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists, psychological therapists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment or to ensure with the Professional Lead that they have appropriate professional supervision and support.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
About us - Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust
Heard. Respected. Included. Together, we help people with mental ill-health, learning disabilities and autism to live life to the fullest. We work throughout Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk...https://www.hertsnhsgreattogether.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
In return, we can offer you:
leadership and management training opportunities
5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (up to a maximum of £2,122 per annum)
27-33 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
One of the UK's best pension schemes
Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
Job description
Job responsibilities
In return, we can offer you:
leadership and management training opportunities
5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (up to a maximum of £2,122 per annum)
27-33 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
One of the UK's best pension schemes
Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in counselling/clinical/Health psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Significant post-registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs within the field of Eating Disorders.
- Full registration with Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in eating disorders or a related speciality including NICE recommended treatments such as CBT-ED, MANTRA, FPT, etc.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults of working age with a wide range of presentations of varying severity, particularly eating disorders, trauma, physical health difficulties.
- Experience of working with moderate to severe eating disorders, including: medically unexplained symptoms, physical health problems and personality difficulties.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision, including supervision of clinical/counselling psychology trainee(s) and other psychologists/psychological therapists
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary therapy service
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Able to plan own workload; and coordinate with other relevant staff in the delivery of clinical service and to meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern which requires regular revision of plans.
- Able to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi-disciplinary environment and also as a lone worker in circumstances where there may be exposure to verbal and sometimes physical aggression.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to people with mental health difficulties particularly eating disorders.
- Experience of working within a multi cultural framework.
- Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of wordprocessing, e-mail, and internet software.
- Skilled in appropriate and up to date disengagement techniques
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work and communicate highly sensitive, contentious information to clients, their families, caress and other professional colleagues effectively in a highly emotive or hostile atmosphere, and to overcome ? barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to challenging information
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post-graduate doctorate in counselling/clinical/Health psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Significant post-registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs within the field of Eating Disorders.
- Full registration with Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in eating disorders or a related speciality including NICE recommended treatments such as CBT-ED, MANTRA, FPT, etc.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults of working age with a wide range of presentations of varying severity, particularly eating disorders, trauma, physical health difficulties.
- Experience of working with moderate to severe eating disorders, including: medically unexplained symptoms, physical health problems and personality difficulties.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision, including supervision of clinical/counselling psychology trainee(s) and other psychologists/psychological therapists
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary therapy service
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Able to plan own workload; and coordinate with other relevant staff in the delivery of clinical service and to meet short deadlines and an unpredictable work pattern which requires regular revision of plans.
- Able to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi-disciplinary environment and also as a lone worker in circumstances where there may be exposure to verbal and sometimes physical aggression.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to people with mental health difficulties particularly eating disorders.
- Experience of working within a multi cultural framework.
- Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of wordprocessing, e-mail, and internet software.
- Skilled in appropriate and up to date disengagement techniques
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to work and communicate highly sensitive, contentious information to clients, their families, caress and other professional colleagues effectively in a highly emotive or hostile atmosphere, and to overcome ? barriers to acceptance/psychological resistance to challenging information
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Welwyn Garden City or Cambridge and across the East of England Region
Rosanne House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City or Cambridge and across the East of England Region
Welwyn Garden City/Cambridge
AL8 6HG
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
