Job summary
We are pleased to offer this post for a qualified Clinical Psychologist or Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. The post is based at Harvey House, Lancaster; which is the base for the Bay Eating Disorder Team, but the post holder will also be expected to work in the Kendal and Barrow localities. The team is part of the All Age Eating Disorder Service which covers Lancashire and South Cumbria. You will be joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals, including psychological therapists, systemic family therapist, specialist mental health nurses, specialist dietitian and medical professionals.
This would be an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop skills and knowledge in the area of eating disorders. An interest in acquiring skills in NICE guidelines recommended treatments for eating disorders would be important. A good grounding in CBT is expected and training can be provided for more specialist interventions.
The role will involve delivery of high quality assessments, formulation and specialist interventions to people from all age groups who have an eating disorder. Alongside other duties, the role will also involve providing psychologically informed guidance to other practitioners, provision of consultation, training, supervision and service development.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist psychology/CBT service for people struggling with eating disorders across the age range and in and across a variety of settings in the community.
To offer advice, consultation and supervision on this client group's psychological care to psychology colleagues, non-psychology colleagues and other non-professional carers.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
To work with the Team Leaders and Senior Clinical Psychologists/Lead Clinicians to support managing waiting times, prevalence and recovery.
To provide an element of clinical leadership at team level, taking a role in service development, including engaging and working with other agencies.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this vacancy please review the detailed job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this vacancy please review the detailed job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology post-graduate doctoral level training (or equivalent) in clinical or counselling psychology, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Professional registration as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC.
- CBT - formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate Diploma and full accreditation with BABCP with professional qualification in health or social care, e.g. RMN or Social Worker OR KSA equivalence
Skills
Essential
- Psychology - Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/counselling psychology including highly developed specialist knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, particularly the literature pertaining to two or more distinct psychological therapies for use with children, young people, adults and their families/carers.
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level of ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to children and young people, adults, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with complex mental health difficulties. Experience of representing psychology/CBT within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Experience and knowledge of providing clinical supervision, utilising appropriate supervision models and safeguarding
- Experience of promoting wellbeing and social inclusion delivering specialist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology post-graduate doctoral level training (or equivalent) in clinical or counselling psychology, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Professional registration as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC.
- CBT - formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate Diploma and full accreditation with BABCP with professional qualification in health or social care, e.g. RMN or Social Worker OR KSA equivalence
Skills
Essential
- Psychology - Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/counselling psychology including highly developed specialist knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, particularly the literature pertaining to two or more distinct psychological therapies for use with children, young people, adults and their families/carers.
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level of ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to children and young people, adults, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with complex mental health difficulties. Experience of representing psychology/CBT within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Experience and knowledge of providing clinical supervision, utilising appropriate supervision models and safeguarding
- Experience of promoting wellbeing and social inclusion delivering specialist.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
