Would you like to work at the cutting edge of specialist provision for children & young people? Do you have an interest in the interface between physical, mental health & neurodevelopment disorder? We would love you to join our innovative Suffolk CFYP ARFID Team!

We are establishing a new Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder pathway to meet the needs of children & young people in Suffolk. ARFID has been identified by the ICB as a priority area of service development and funds obtained to develop this exciting clinical offer.

The post-holder will join a specialist multi-disciplinary team that includes psychology, paediatric, psychiatry, dietetic, & OT provision. Operating in an emergent field, the ARFID service will adopt an evidence-informed approach, providing consultation, assessment, formulation, and planning/support for interventions for CYP meeting diagnostic criteria. It is our aim that the new MDT will enable the wider system to best support children and young people with ARFID, & their families, as they navigate severe food-related anxiety.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of this new pathway as a Highly Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist.

We are looking for someone motivated, enthusiastic, and interested in service development. You will ideally have experience working with young people and their families, but skills in eating disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, or other physical health settings are also relevant.

Main duties of the job

In collaboration with the Principal Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Lead, the post-holder will develop and deliver high quality, evidence- and best practice-informed psychological therapy provision within the new ARFID pathway. This will include specialist assessment and intervention planning, drawing upon a formulation-driven and multi-modal approach.

Opportunities for involvement in service development and shaping the team's specialist clinical offer abound. You will deputise for the Clinical Lead and be supported other senior clinicians, working collaboratively with stakeholders from a range of NHS, social care and VCSE settings.

Clinical / operational supervision and reflective practice will be provided. There are excellent opportunities for professional development within the team through supervision, training, team CPD, and wider CFYP / Trust events.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Some home-based working may also be available, in addition to patient-facing delivery. This role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will join a team offering specialist clinical provision to children & young people with complex feeding disorders, including appetite impairment, selective eating, and fear of feeding. ARFID is associated with impaired physical health and psychological wellbeing for example, children and young people with this condition may be nutritionally compromised, fail to grow or gain weight as expected, or experience significant psycho-social difficulties.

As a Highly Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, we will expect you:

To provide a specialist psychological therapy service to individuals, carers, families, and professionals, and to provide an active contribution to the development of the ARFID pathway.

In conjunction with the wider multi-disciplinary team, to provide comprehensive assessment, formulation, and intervention planning for CYP with ARFID.

To provide specialist advice, liaison and training to professional stakeholders across the local CFYP landscape (e.g., paediatric, dietetic, eating disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, and CAMH/YAMH services).

To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.

To deputise for the Clinical Lead / Principal Clinical Psychologist, providing leadership to the specialist MDT and wider ARFID pathway.

To clinically supervise Assistant and/or Trainee Clinical Psychologists working within the specialist ARFID MDT.

To undertake specialist training and CPD as required by your professional body and the needs of the pathway.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
• Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Haymills

Station Road East

Stowmarket

IP4 1RF

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