National and Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (N& S CAMHS) are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and skilled band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologists / Family Therapists /Clinical Nurse Specialists to join the Outpatient team at the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (MCCAED). The post holder will work as part of a dynamic MDT team providing assessment, formulation and treatment to young people with eating disorders, and their families.

This post will provide you with the opportunity to work in an internationally recognised service that developed current NICE recommended eating disorder focused family therapy.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide clinical services including assessment, treatment, monitoring of outcomes and the provision of clinical supervision, consultation and training. The post holder will also contribute to service evaluation, research and policy development. There are many opportunities available within the service in relation to continued professional development.

We particularly welcome applications from Black and Ethnic Minority candidates as they are currently under-represented within the team at this level.

Key responsibilities:

Assessment and treatment of young people with eating disorders.

• Contribution to audit and research.
• Provision of clinical supervision, consultation or training to other professionals as appropriate.

About us

About our location: The Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders is based at the Michael Rutter Centre for Children and Young People, Maudsley Hospital, which is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). Our Trust headquarters is also located at Denmark Hill.

Flexible working:

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance. (The hours may include working early mornings, late evenings or some Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Client Care

To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients within MCCAED. This will include specialist interventions for young people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders.

To provide culturally appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.

To act as care coordinator taking responsibility for initiating, planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings.

Contributing to team or service clinical functioning

To contribute to the effective working of MCCAED and to a psychotherapeutic framework for the service.

To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.

Policy and service development

To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.

To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.

Management and supervision

To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of trainees / assistants if required, under supervision from a more senior clinician.

To supervise trainees within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Training Courses Supervision Training.

Teaching and Training

To provide occasional specialist training in psychotherapeutic approaches to care to other professions as appropriate.

To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.

Research and development

To undertake regular complex service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs.

Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development

To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior clinician according to professional regulations and Trust guidelines.

General

To work flexibly which may include offering some regular commitment to late clinics or Saturday working, within the overall Job Plan.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or MSc PG Diploma or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or equivalent nursing or family therapy qualification. (A/I) OR First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RNLD
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent professional registration with AFT, UKCP, NMC. (A/I)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs. (A/I)
• Experience of psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of clients with a range of mental health needs of a complex nature. (A/I)

Understanding and Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of a wide range of psychopathology and the evidence base for relevant treatment. (A/I)
• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I)

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Michael Rutter Centre

DeCrespigny Park

London

SE5 8AZ

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