Job summary
Ellern Mede Ridgeway (Mill Hill, London) is looking for a part time (3-4 days/week) HCPC registered clinical or counselling psychologist skilled at working with children and young people with eating disorders and/or complex mental health and co-morbid presentations e.g. ASC, complex trauma, emerging personality disorders, functional neurological disorder, disordered eating, depression, OCD and self-harm. Salaries between £ 55 - 57 K (pro rata) will be negotiated depending on experience.
The part time post will be appointed to according to experience and as such applications will be welcomed from both psychologists who are established in their career, as well as more recently qualified psychologists who would like to develop expertise within this specialist field of complex care.
The posts will suit enthusiastic and motivated psychologists, ideally with previous experience of working within an inpatient or forensic settings and/or have worked in multi-disciplinary teams with patients with eating disorders or complex co-morbid presentations who required interventions based on models such as trauma-focussed CBT, CBT-ED, DBT, PBS and adjustments for neuro-diverse patients. You will be part of a supportive and expanding psychological therapies team across the Ellern Mede group, and there will good opportunities for supervision and professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post is integral in supporting and developing psychological perspectives across the MDT as well as in providing assessment, formulations and therapy to patients and their families. Specialist psychological interventions (in individual, family and group settings) and therapeutic relationships play an important role in supporting vulnerable children and young people to overcome their mental health difficulties and prepare for life outside of hospital. The post will be supervised by a consultant or senior clinical psychologist and you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team, other psychologists, assistant psychologists, and therapeutic support workers and autism champions (i.e. with psychology undergraduate degrees) on the unit and as part of the psychological services team who work closely across the Ellern Mede hospital sites.
Ellern Mede has a reputation as a ‘unit of last resort’ treating some of the most complex patients in the UK. As such, we are committed to offering evidence-based treatments, but also want to create opportunities to expand the evidence-base and knowledge in the field. Consequently, there will be excellent opportunities for research, training, teaching, service improvement and service evaluation projects. We have a fortnightly Academic Forum across the group which you will be able to join for CPD and presentations from internal and external speakers. The role will include opportunities for research and clinical/counselling psychology trainee placements.
You need to be empathetic, boundaried, clinically skilful and a team-player given the challenges of working on an inpatient unit. Inpatient working is primarily on site and has continued face-to-face rather than remotely.
For further information and to arrange an informal visit please contact David Viljoen (Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Lead for Specialist Psychological Services) at david.viljoen@ellernmede.org or 07360127460.
About us
Ellern Mede is an internationally renowned specialist service for people with eating disorders and we are expanding our services to include patients with complex mental health care needs. We offer short term recovery-focused treatment as well as high dependency intensive treatment for complex, challenging cases.
In recognition of your hard work and dedication, we offer the following benefits:
Free lunch at work
Paid Comprehensive Induction
Workplace Pension Scheme
Blue Light Discount Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Career Progression Opportunities
Pro Rata Annual Leave
Online Academic Meetings
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ellern Mede Ridgeway (Mill Hill, London) is looking for a part time (3-4 days/week) HCPC registered clinical or counselling psychologist skilled at working with children and young people with eating disorders and/or complex mental health and co-morbid presentations e.g. ASC, complex trauma, emerging personality disorders, functional neurological disorder, disordered eating, depression, OCD and self-harm. Salaries between £ 55 - 57 K (pro rata) will be negotiated depending on experience.
Want to work in a service where you can offer excellent psychological care in a highly competent, multi-disciplinary team, with space for innovation and room to develop your areas of clinical interest in complex mental health disorders including eating disorders? If yes, then Ellern Mede is the organisation for you.
The part time post will be appointed to according to experience and as such applications will be welcomed from both psychologists who are established in their career, as well as more recently qualified psychologists who would like to develop expertise within this specialist field of complex care.
The posts will suit enthusiastic and motivated psychologists, ideally with previous experience of working within an inpatient or forensic settings and/or have worked in multi-disciplinary teams with patients with eating disorders or complex co-morbid presentations who required interventions based on models such as trauma-focussed CBT, CBT-ED, DBT, PBS and adjustments for neuro-diverse patients. You will be part of a supportive and expanding psychological therapies team across the Ellern Mede group, and there will good opportunities for supervision and professional development.
We are looking for driven and compassionate candidates to help positively shape the lives of the adults we work with. Beyond the reward of knowing you're transforming lives; you'll be part of a forward-thinking team that's dedicated to constantly improving our services. At Ellern Mede, We Never Give Up on a Patient.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ellern Mede Ridgeway (Mill Hill, London) is looking for a part time (3-4 days/week) HCPC registered clinical or counselling psychologist skilled at working with children and young people with eating disorders and/or complex mental health and co-morbid presentations e.g. ASC, complex trauma, emerging personality disorders, functional neurological disorder, disordered eating, depression, OCD and self-harm. Salaries between £ 55 - 57 K (pro rata) will be negotiated depending on experience.
Want to work in a service where you can offer excellent psychological care in a highly competent, multi-disciplinary team, with space for innovation and room to develop your areas of clinical interest in complex mental health disorders including eating disorders? If yes, then Ellern Mede is the organisation for you.
The part time post will be appointed to according to experience and as such applications will be welcomed from both psychologists who are established in their career, as well as more recently qualified psychologists who would like to develop expertise within this specialist field of complex care.
The posts will suit enthusiastic and motivated psychologists, ideally with previous experience of working within an inpatient or forensic settings and/or have worked in multi-disciplinary teams with patients with eating disorders or complex co-morbid presentations who required interventions based on models such as trauma-focussed CBT, CBT-ED, DBT, PBS and adjustments for neuro-diverse patients. You will be part of a supportive and expanding psychological therapies team across the Ellern Mede group, and there will good opportunities for supervision and professional development.
We are looking for driven and compassionate candidates to help positively shape the lives of the adults we work with. Beyond the reward of knowing you're transforming lives; you'll be part of a forward-thinking team that's dedicated to constantly improving our services. At Ellern Mede, We Never Give Up on a Patient.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology including specific models of psychopathology and psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Desirable
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist within CAMHS or Adult Mental Health.
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Experience of developing and running groups.
- Experience of supervision of staff.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adult and young people across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience of working patients (and their families) with eating disorders and/or associated co-morbidities (e.g. ASD, complex trauma, EUPD, depression, OCD, self-harm).
- Experience of the application of clinical or counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of providing consultation / training on eating disorders.
- Experience of supervision of trainee or assistant psychologists or other psychologists.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology including specific models of psychopathology and psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Desirable
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist within CAMHS or Adult Mental Health.
- Experience of teaching and training.
- Experience of developing and running groups.
- Experience of supervision of staff.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adult and young people across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience of working patients (and their families) with eating disorders and/or associated co-morbidities (e.g. ASD, complex trauma, EUPD, depression, OCD, self-harm).
- Experience of the application of clinical or counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of providing consultation / training on eating disorders.
- Experience of supervision of trainee or assistant psychologists or other psychologists.
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).
