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Job summary

Do you have experience working with young people with Eating disorders? Are you looking to enhance your skills and work within a supportive and experienced team?

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist, with the possibility of a preceptorship from band 7 to 8a (please contact us to discuss further). You will be part of our Marlborough Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The service is designed to provide young people and familieswith expert help and you will have a particular focus around providing psychology input into our Specialist Eating Disorder Service (TEDS).

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Main duties of the job

You will be joining the TEDS team within Marlborough CAMHS, a service which is committed to adapting to meet diverse and challenging demands and to maintaining high quality specialist assessment and intervention whilst being mindful of throughput, innovation and efficiencies.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant pathway.

This is an exciting post and would suit someone who has experience in working with people with an Eating Disorder. There will be many opportunities for further training in relevant evidenced based interventions as well as regular supervision from skilled and experienced clinicians.

Marlborough TEDS is one of the five TEDS teams across BSW and these together with the Wiltshire Community Adult Eating Disorder Service WCEDS, form the All Age Eating Disorder Service- BSW. There are strong links between all six teams with whole service away days, group working and innovative approaches to transitions ensuring high quality of care for children and young people and adults experiencing an eating disorder in BSW.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers Competitive pension scheme Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist psychology service to clients with complex mental health problems including severe, enduring and multiple disorders, and challenging behaviour. To offer consultation and supervision, and support the work of other service staff and psychology clinical team members providing psychologically based care and treatment, according to expertise. To provide training placements for Doctoral Trainee psychologists, a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, and contribute to research and training within the areas served by the teams and service. To be involved in service developments, as appropriate. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Registered with HPC

Experience

Essential

Working across a wide range of mental health issues Working with clinical severity Working with eating disorders

Desirable

Supervision of other clinical psychologists

kniowledge

Essential

Wide range of mental health issues with associated complexity Wide range of therapeutic modalities and approaches Specialist knowledge of different presentations associated with eating disorders

Skills

Essential

Complex assessment Excellent formulation skills Ability to engage young people Ability to work with a wider network in highly emotive situations

Desirable

Good IT skills

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