Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in an 8a role as a Family Therapist/Psychological Therapist (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist/Systemic Psychotherapists) within our Adult Community Eating Disorder Service multidisciplinary team, delivering a high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and wellbeing of adults and young people and their families.
Community Eating Disorders Service offers specialist outpatient care to those with moderate to severe eating disorder across Hertfordshire. The post-holder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for groups and individuals with moderate to severe eating disorders, as well as offering specialist advice and consultation to clients, their families, carers, and mental health professionals in relevant care settings. The post holder will supervise, consult and support trainee psychologists/psychotherapists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. The post-holder will work closely with psychological therapy colleagues and colleagues within the wider MDT
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist psychological assessment and formulation of clients with moderate to severe eating disorders.
- To provide a range of brief, medium and long-term specialist psychological interventions/psychotherapy using at least two of the evidence-based therapy models for the treatment of eating disorders (i.e. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT-E, MANTRA, SSCM, Family and Systemic Psychotherapy; Psychodynamic Psychotherapy).
- To supervise, consult and support trainee psychologists/ psychologists/psychotherapists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
- To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other mental health professionals and carers.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
- To utilize research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by CEDS.
- To be a member of the team's Leadership and Management.
- Contributing psychological expertise to assist service development and policy change within the area served by the post.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are based 10 minute walk from Welwyn Garden train station which has fast links into London.
Benefits we offer:
1. A coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity2. Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers3. Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike - saving on tax and insurance included4. Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing. Discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Lloyd.6. Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500! (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us, terms and conditions apply).
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are based 10 minute walk from Welwyn Garden train station which has fast links into London.
Benefits we offer:
1. A coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity2. Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers3. Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike - saving on tax and insurance included4. Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing. Discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Lloyd.6. Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500! (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us, terms and conditions apply).
Person Specification
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a variety of care settings
- Ability and experience of representing psychological therapies within the context of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration
- Ability and skills to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability and skills to identify, promote and provide appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Abilities to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Abilities to take the appropriate action to address any issues or risks including Safeguarding
- Awareness of current NHS initiatives and Developments in eating disorders
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Experience of service quality monitoring and service development e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, service development projects, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling /Health Psychology. Current registration with HCPC. OR
- Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy and current BACP/UKCP registration. OR
- Post-graduate training in Systemic Psychotherapy provided with current UKCP/BACP registration as a Systemic / Family Psychotherapist
- Experience of supervising qualified and non-qualified clinical staff
- Evidence of further training in Eating Disorder Treatment, e.g post-qualification training in assessment and intervention models in one or more of the following: CBT-E, MANTRA, SSCM, FPT
Person Specification
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a variety of care settings
- Ability and experience of representing psychological therapies within the context of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration
- Ability and skills to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability and skills to identify, promote and provide appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- Abilities to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Abilities to take the appropriate action to address any issues or risks including Safeguarding
- Awareness of current NHS initiatives and Developments in eating disorders
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Experience of service quality monitoring and service development e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, service development projects, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling /Health Psychology. Current registration with HCPC. OR
- Post-graduate training in Psychotherapy and current BACP/UKCP registration. OR
- Post-graduate training in Systemic Psychotherapy provided with current UKCP/BACP registration as a Systemic / Family Psychotherapist
- Experience of supervising qualified and non-qualified clinical staff
- Evidence of further training in Eating Disorder Treatment, e.g post-qualification training in assessment and intervention models in one or more of the following: CBT-E, MANTRA, SSCM, FPT
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
CEDS Adult Eating Disorder Service
2nd floor Rosanne House, Parkway,
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
