Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a)

Job summary

Are you a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about working with families and young people affected by Eating Disorders? We are a dynamic and proactive service that delivers a range of evidence-based interventions to support children and young people across Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.

This is a Band 8a post however a development opportunity for Band 7 - 8a can be considered.

We work hard to improve awareness in our communities and reduce barriers to accessing services. We strive to intervene early and work preventatively, maximising opportunity for recovery. We provide a range of interventions appropriate to each young person's needs and work principally in the community, but also in-reach into Paediatric and Psychiatric in-patient settings. We are looking to develop our service and explore opportunities, specifically around improving our group work provision, reducing inpatient admissions and developing pathways for ARFID.

If you'd like to come and meet us in person before applying, or if a virtual meeting or phone conversation would work better for you, please email tom.brockwell@nhs.net to arrange this.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and will provide consultation to families, schools and other professionals and agencies.

There will also be a requirement to undertake Eating Disorder assessments and to consider differential diagnoses. You will have relevant demonstrable experience of working as a clinical psychologist or trainee clinical psychologist and of specialist psychological assessment and interventions of clients across the full range of care settings, along with experience of working in multi-agency teams and with a wide variety of client groups which reflect the full range of clinical severity.

Formulation is key in the service that we provide and it is essential that you can demonstrate the ability to formulate a young person's strengths and needs. A Doctoral level knowledge of research and design and methodology is essential as is the ability to work effectively in a team setting.

We are strongly committed to personal and professional development; the role is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and transferable skills in a supportive team environment.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook