Job summary
Do you have a passion for supporting residents suffering with eating disorders? Do you want to be a part of a small but growing psychology lead team? Do you have an interest in trauma informed care? Do you want to jointly lead on using social media and web platforms to reach people with eating disorders in East London? Do you have an interest in Compassion Focused Therapy? Then this post is for you!
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.
By working with Experts-by-Experience, our colleagues in primary care (Taking Therapies/IAPT), specialist services (St. Ann's), local Neighbourhood Teams, and our GP colleagues, we have transformed our offer for Eating Disorders in East London. We have started a new community team and have employed experts-by-experience, Clinical Associates in Psychology, CBT therapists, Psychologists, Dietitians, and are now looking to grow the team even further.
Main duties of the job
In ELFT we have developed an innovative and dynamic way of supporting residents who are struggling with and eating disorder or patterns of disordered eating, which spans across our IAPT services, Neighbourhood (Primary Care Networks) teams, a new Community ED team, and a national specialist eating disorder service (St. Ann's), along with voluntary sector organisations.
This post will exist in our local eating disorder 'hub', the community eating disorder team. In this role, the characteristics of the core population receiving direct services are: those who meet diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder, whose relationship with food, eating and body image is problematic for them or those who care about them. Psychological based provision is offered to the local/identified population at the individual, group, couple and family level through to teams, systems and community level. The post-holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues the person is facing, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them (psychological assessment and formulation). The post-holder will explore social, psychological, therapies and other potential options, which may improve health outcomes and help them achieve agreed goals.
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.
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
- Qualifications: Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
- Or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or BPS statement of Equivalence and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
- Or Accredited training as a CBT Therapist, and Core mental health profession, or a demonstrable working knowledge of NHS values, clinical structures in secondary mental health care, referral pathways, how services are funded and the roles of NHS professionals
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of delivering evidence-based psychological therapy.
- Previous experience of managing own caseload in a community team.
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary settings and representing a psychological perspective in teams and services.
- Experience of using routine outcome measures as part of clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS.
- Experience of the application of psychological interventions in different cultural contexts
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Clinical: Ability to work effectively in a Multi-disciplinary Team
- Therapeutic skills in engaging and working with residents with complex needs
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to network with a range of service users and multi-agency professionals
- Presentation skills - experience of, or, willingness to be involved in presenting at teaching events
Desirable
- Interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate forming effective collaborative networks within the trust and with external agencies in the interests of client care
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Qualifications: Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
- Or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or BPS statement of Equivalence and able to demonstrate eligibility for BPS CPsychol (Chartered Psychologist)
- Or Accredited training as a CBT Therapist, and Core mental health profession, or a demonstrable working knowledge of NHS values, clinical structures in secondary mental health care, referral pathways, how services are funded and the roles of NHS professionals
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of delivering evidence-based psychological therapy.
- Previous experience of managing own caseload in a community team.
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary settings and representing a psychological perspective in teams and services.
- Experience of using routine outcome measures as part of clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS.
- Experience of the application of psychological interventions in different cultural contexts
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Clinical: Ability to work effectively in a Multi-disciplinary Team
- Therapeutic skills in engaging and working with residents with complex needs
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to network with a range of service users and multi-agency professionals
- Presentation skills - experience of, or, willingness to be involved in presenting at teaching events
Desirable
- Interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate forming effective collaborative networks within the trust and with external agencies in the interests of client care
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Eating Disorder Team, 1st Floor Burdett House,
Mile End Hospital, London E1 4DG
London
E1 4DG
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
