Job summary
Would you like to be part of a small psychology inpatient team supporting people struggling with Eating Disorders? You will be working alongside a great wider MDT who are all passionate, caring and work collaboratively.
We are looking for a psychologist or psychological therapist who can offer compassionate and trauma informed interventions for our patients and their families as well as supporting the team through training and supervision.
This full time role requires someone comfortable with inpatient work which can be fast paced and challenging yet also incredibly rewarding. As a psychology team we need to be both flexible, creative, containing and nurturing and to enable this there are plenty of opportunities for development, training and lots of support.
We welcome applications from final year Trainees who will be qualified this year and as such would not start in post until they meet the band 7 criteria through completing their qualification.
Please note face to face interview date is Tuesday 17th March.
The Haldon is a 10 bedded tier 4 Specialist Inpatient Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU) in Exeter which supports patients from across the South West. The Haldon is part of the wider eating disorder pathway including the Eating Disorder Outreach Team (EDOT) and Community Eating Disorder Services across the south west.
Job Description is subject to review from banding review panel.
Main duties of the job
The role is about taking a lead on the therapeutic programme and ensuring we are a formulation based service. This requires ensuring there is a balance between meaningful groups by the MDT and individual input as well as supporting team formulations. We offer individual formulation based interventions which require integrating models for the patients' needs. A significant amount of the individual work is trauma based, sometimes focused on stabilisation and sometimes about processing the trauma and many of our patients have neurodiversity needs. We work with the person's wider system and offer family sessions as well as psychoeducation for families. This role will involve supervision of Assistant Psychologists and Trainees were appropriate as well as supervising and training for the wider MDT and service development.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people within the Haldon Eating Disorder Service including those within the Eating Disorder Outreach Team (EDOT) as and when appropriate.
This will be achieved in this post through undertaking the following areas of responsibility:
- Providing a psychological perspective to the treatment of people within the Haldon Eating Disorder Service including those within EDOT where appropriate.
2. Providing local clinical leadership, consultation and supervision for trainees, assistant psychologists, volunteers and other clinical staff employed by or attached to the Haldon service or EDOT, under the general direction and supervision of the Professional Lead.
3. Providing specialist psychological assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions to people served by the Haldon Eating Disorder Service including EDOT where appropriate. Utilizing evidence-based models of treatment and integrated models of intervention including trauma based work e.g. EMDR.
4. Close working with the multidisciplinary team in the inpatient and EDOT, including dissemination of person-centered formulations, consultation, support, supervision and training.
5. Carrying a specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy to patients, family members, carers and professionals.
6. The post holder will be supported by senior eating disorder colleagues. The post holder will be expected to make good use of the expertise of others within the service to further develop their clinical skills with this client group.
7. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the Haldon Eating Disorder Service and EDOT.
8. The post holder will receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body. Observe, and abide by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practise including the British Psychological Society. The post holder will be fully registered with the Health Professions Council as a condition of employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people within the Haldon Eating Disorder Service including those within the Eating Disorder Outreach Team (EDOT) as and when appropriate.
This will be achieved in this post through undertaking the following areas of responsibility:
- Providing a psychological perspective to the treatment of people within the Haldon Eating Disorder Service including those within EDOT where appropriate.
2. Providing local clinical leadership, consultation and supervision for trainees, assistant psychologists, volunteers and other clinical staff employed by or attached to the Haldon service or EDOT, under the general direction and supervision of the Professional Lead.
3. Providing specialist psychological assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions to people served by the Haldon Eating Disorder Service including EDOT where appropriate. Utilizing evidence-based models of treatment and integrated models of intervention including trauma based work e.g. EMDR.
4. Close working with the multidisciplinary team in the inpatient and EDOT, including dissemination of person-centered formulations, consultation, support, supervision and training.
5. Carrying a specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy to patients, family members, carers and professionals.
6. The post holder will be supported by senior eating disorder colleagues. The post holder will be expected to make good use of the expertise of others within the service to further develop their clinical skills with this client group.
7. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the Haldon Eating Disorder Service and EDOT.
8. The post holder will receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body. Observe, and abide by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practise including the British Psychological Society. The post holder will be fully registered with the Health Professions Council as a condition of employment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist/Therapist
- Registration with HCPC/UKCP/Other Specialist regulatory body
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential
- 1. Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills with other professionals and patients including with people with neurodiversity and other communication needs.
- 2. Good communication skills when presenting / facilitating to varying groups of people
- 3.Ability to integrate complex psychological clinical data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective and apply knowledge to risk assessments.
- 4. Proven organisational, planning and time management skills as applied to a clinical setting.
- 5. Calm, methodical approach, even in a stressful and emotive situation.
- 6. Ability to work independently and use initiative within a service consisting of a network of teams.
- 7. Ability to work as a member of a clinical team, tolerating differences of opinion, yet working together on shared care plans for patients.
- 8. Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad knowledge and familiarity of specialist services gained through clinical experience; and of the services in the NHS where psychology and psychological therapies is commonly applied.
Experience
Essential
- 1.Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including in-patient settings.
- 2.Experience of co-creating integrated formulations both with a person, their family/carers and the team supporting them
- 3.Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
Desirable
- 1.Experience of working under clinical supervision within in Eating Disorders services.
- 2.Experience of teaching, training and supervision in psychological clinical settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist Status in the British Psychological Society/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist/Therapist
- Registration with HCPC/UKCP/Other Specialist regulatory body
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential
- 1. Excellent verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills with other professionals and patients including with people with neurodiversity and other communication needs.
- 2. Good communication skills when presenting / facilitating to varying groups of people
- 3.Ability to integrate complex psychological clinical data; make highly skilled evaluations and decisions; and take a long term perspective and apply knowledge to risk assessments.
- 4. Proven organisational, planning and time management skills as applied to a clinical setting.
- 5. Calm, methodical approach, even in a stressful and emotive situation.
- 6. Ability to work independently and use initiative within a service consisting of a network of teams.
- 7. Ability to work as a member of a clinical team, tolerating differences of opinion, yet working together on shared care plans for patients.
- 8. Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and maintain own morale and motivation in challenging service delivery contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad knowledge and familiarity of specialist services gained through clinical experience; and of the services in the NHS where psychology and psychological therapies is commonly applied.
Experience
Essential
- 1.Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including in-patient settings.
- 2.Experience of co-creating integrated formulations both with a person, their family/carers and the team supporting them
- 3.Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
Desirable
- 1.Experience of working under clinical supervision within in Eating Disorders services.
- 2.Experience of teaching, training and supervision in psychological clinical settings.
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).
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