Eating disorders - Counselling/Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist.
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- LONDON
- Salary
- £47,154 to £52,936 a year per annum incl HCA
- Closing date
- 15 Aug 2022
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An exciting opportunity within the early interventions pathway for eating disorders.
We are looking for a Psychologist/CBT therapist to join our developing psychology lead MDT to support residents and families who are impacted by patterns of disordered eating.
As part of the transformation of Eating Disorder provision across East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) we are developing a FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders) informed community hub. In this exciting post you will work within the small but growing ELFT FREED Hub and you will have an opportunity to shape and develop the implementation of early intervention support.
The post holder will primarily be involved in providing psychological interventions for people whose relationship with food, eating and body image is problematic for them or those who care about them, and/or people who have a diagnosis of an Eating Disorder. You will provide specialist psychological services (NICE informed) to adults across all sectors of care, providing psychological assessment, group work and psychoeducation workshops, and individual therapeutic interventions.
As there will be opportunities for further training and CPD, the role will be highly suitable for an experienced clinician as well as for a newly qualified clinician who has an interest in eating disorders.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder would be expected to work closely with experts-by-experience, local communities, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services. The post holder will primarily be involved in providing psychological interventions for people whose relationship with food, eating and body image is problematic for them or those who care about them, and/or people who have a diagnosis of an Eating Disorder.
Other key tasks will involve partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, e.g. GPs, primary and secondary care mental health services, colleges and universities, and the 3rd sector. The post-holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges many people face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being and vice versa. A key aim of the service is to help people build resilience and feel more connected to their community, and to instill a sense of belonging.
We sincerely welcome applications from people who have previous experience of using Mental Health services, and/or individuals who are/have been a carer for someone. We are also very interested in receiving application from people who have strong local connections to the 3 boroughs in which we work
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
363-TH11283-A
We are looking for a Psychologist/CBT therapist to join our developing psychology lead MDT to support residents and families who are impacted by patterns of disordered eating.
As part of the transformation of Eating Disorder provision across East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) we are developing a FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders) informed community hub. In this exciting post you will work within the small but growing ELFT FREED Hub and you will have an opportunity to shape and develop the implementation of early intervention support.
The post holder will primarily be involved in providing psychological interventions for people whose relationship with food, eating and body image is problematic for them or those who care about them, and/or people who have a diagnosis of an Eating Disorder. You will provide specialist psychological services (NICE informed) to adults across all sectors of care, providing psychological assessment, group work and psychoeducation workshops, and individual therapeutic interventions.
As there will be opportunities for further training and CPD, the role will be highly suitable for an experienced clinician as well as for a newly qualified clinician who has an interest in eating disorders.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder would be expected to work closely with experts-by-experience, local communities, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services. The post holder will primarily be involved in providing psychological interventions for people whose relationship with food, eating and body image is problematic for them or those who care about them, and/or people who have a diagnosis of an Eating Disorder.
Other key tasks will involve partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, e.g. GPs, primary and secondary care mental health services, colleges and universities, and the 3rd sector. The post-holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges many people face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being and vice versa. A key aim of the service is to help people build resilience and feel more connected to their community, and to instill a sense of belonging.
We sincerely welcome applications from people who have previous experience of using Mental Health services, and/or individuals who are/have been a carer for someone. We are also very interested in receiving application from people who have strong local connections to the 3 boroughs in which we work
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential
- Doctorate in Counselling or Clinical Psychology
- Accredited training as a CBT Therapist,
- Full registration
- 1. HCPC (Psychologists and Arts Therapists)
- 2. BABCP
- 3. UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) ? Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the specialty as required by professional body and/or further training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to eating disorders.
- Previous experience of delivering evidence-based psychological therapy.
- Previous experience of managing own caseload.
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary settings and representing a psychological perspective in teams and services.
- Clinical experience with individuals with eating disorder.
- Previous experience of facilitating therapeutic groups
- Experience of providing teaching, training and/or
- Understanding issues involved in working with a multicultural population and working with interpreters.
- Ability to work effectively in a Multi-disciplinary Team and ability to network with a range of service users and multi-agency professionals
- Therapeutic skills in engaging and working with residents with complex needs
- Ability to reflect on practice and be committed to the use of supervision
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Able to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, including supervision, to support and improve clinical practice.
- Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload in the face of periods of competing demands.
- Able to use skills and knowledge to design and implement service evaluations.
- Aware of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health.
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
363-TH11283-A
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