Clinical Psychologist Community Adult Eating Disorders Service
2 weeks ago
Job summary
The Nottinghamshire Eating Disorder Service (NEDS) is an adult community team supporting people with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and comorbid mental, physical and social difficulties. The multi-disciplinary team has grown substantially in 2022 and we are now looking to appoint a second clinical psychologist in order to improve our clinical offering to those accessing our service. The post is being offered as Band 7 or Band 8a dependent on experience, with supervision being tailored to match the post holder's skills and competencies.
Main duties of the job
Applicants will ideally be skilled in therapeutic approaches tailored for people with eating disorders (CBT-E, MANTRA, SSCM) or will be skilled clinicians motivated to train and develop in these therapies. Our team has a strong focus on compassionate working with service users and reflective and supportive teamworking. Whilst staff in the team hold individual caseloads, the working environment is open and collaborative, with weekly team meetings, cross-professional supervision and reflective practice.
The post holder will offer specialist assessment and psychological therapy, drawing on therapeutic skills in working with people experiencing additional challenges such as trauma, anxiety, depression and difficulties related to autism spectrum disorder. They will provide liaison, consultation and support to other agencies. The post holder will be aware of the physical health aspects of eating disorders and familiar with relevant guidance in order to work alongside medical colleagues and staff in inpatient settings as appropriate.
The post holder will have opportunities to be involved in broader aspects of work, including service development activities at a regional level, supervising placement students, and service evaluation and research activities. The team is very active in training and continuing professional development and we welcome applicants with a positive orientation towards professional growth and challenge.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of the Specialist Eating Disorders (ED) service, to provide a clinical psychology service to individuals & care systems including direct and indirect clinical work, supervision and training of others, clinically relevant research/audit and specific clinical lead roles that support the ED Leadership Team in developing the service.
The post holder will be a member of the Specialist ED multi-disciplinary service, which serves the Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County area. There will be a leadership role in making formulations within the team, developing and maintaining appropriate structures for discussing cases in a psychologically-minded way. Liaison with a broad range of other disciplines and agencies, including health, education, social services, voluntary agencies and care systems will be a key aspect of this post.
The post holder will also provide support through supervision and consultation to staff within the team and across other services. The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures .
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential
Post graduate doctorate in clinical psychology or equivalent as accredited by the BPS. Eligibility for chartered status with BPS. Current registration with HCPC
Training
Essential
Additional training in relation to supervision of unqualified and qualified staff
Desirable
Additional psychological therapies training specific to Eating Disorders Additional psychological therapies training both formal and informal as part of CPD
Experience
Essential
Experience of providing specialist clinical psychology services to patients experiencing significant Eating Disorder Experience in the assessment of adults with eating disorders Experience in applying psychological therapy in the treatment of eating disorders Experience of MDT / Multiagency working Experience of consultation to service staff regarding individuals who present with eating disorders
Desirable
Experience of working in or alongside highly specialist inpatient provision people with highly complex mental health needs Experience of providing clinical supervision
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of the theory and practices of specialist psychological therapies as practised within the field of clinical psychology and relevant to adults who present with highly complex mental health difficulties Knowledge of approaches or models of working appropriate to individuals with eating disorders and their families Knowledge of guidelines / policy informing best practice within mental services for Eating disorders Knowledge of research and models of good practice that inform direct and indirect working within Mental Health
Skills
Essential
Skills in delivering specialist assessment and interventions in relation to Eating disorders Specialist skills in establishing and developing therapeutic relationships with clients with complex clinical presentations To communicate in skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment options of clients. Research and Audit skill to evidence the efficacy of specialist interventions, and to evaluate patient experience including the development of appropriate outcomes measure for the service. Appropriate IT skills
Desirable
Research & or Audit activity undertaken within a Specialist service setting. Supervision of audit & research activity within a specialist service setting.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation-
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