Job summary
Priory Hospital Roehampton is seeking to appoint a Registered Psychologist with experience in eating disorders to join its multidisciplinary team. This is a part-time position of 22.5 hours per week, offering a pro-rata salary of £34,200, based on a full-time salary of £57,000.
The role will involve working 3 days per week from 9:00am to 5:00pm, with flexibility available regarding the specific days worked.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.
- You will be reporting to and receive supervision from the Principal Psychologist and/or the full-time Clinical Psychologist on the CAMHS Eating Inpatient Disorder Unit
- Undertake specialist clinical duties contributing to the assessment and treatment of patients.
- Provide Psychological Therapies for young people with an eating disorder, developing specialist psychological formulations and assessments of patients with complex presentations, formulating plans for treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventions for individuals and groups.
- Provide specialist psychological assessments of patients based on appropriate analysis, interpretation, and integration of complex qualitative and quantitative data.
- Administer and interpret assessments of cognitive and emotional functioning as required and to assist the multi-disciplinary team in diagnosis, problem formulation and the planning/development of an appropriate treatment plan.
- You will plan, implement, and evaluate individual and group treatments, informed by formulations of patients problems based on appropriate theoretical and therapeutic models and best practice guidelines.
About us
Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Priory Hospital Roehampton is seeking to appoint a Registered Psychologist with experience in eating disorders to join its multidisciplinary team. This is a part-time position of 22.5 hours per week, offering a pro-rata salary of £34,200, based on a full-time salary of £57,000.
The role will involve working 3 days per week from 9:00am to 5:00pm, with flexibility available regarding the specific days worked.
We have an exciting opportunity for a psychologist to join our therapy team on our CAMHS Inpatient Eating Disorder Unit. You will have the opportunity to work with a skilled therapy team that includes family therapy, occupational therapy and dietitians as well as a number of complementary therapies. We provide great training opportunities, learning opportunities, and CPD events.
We offer evidence-based treatment programmes, delivered by our dedicated team who are committed to providing expert treatment for your challenges, supporting you to get back on track.
Located in London, Priory Hospital Roehampton has excellent links to motorways, trains, tubes, and buses.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Priory Hospital Roehampton is seeking to appoint a Registered Psychologist with experience in eating disorders to join its multidisciplinary team. This is a part-time position of 22.5 hours per week, offering a pro-rata salary of £34,200, based on a full-time salary of £57,000.
The role will involve working 3 days per week from 9:00am to 5:00pm, with flexibility available regarding the specific days worked.
We have an exciting opportunity for a psychologist to join our therapy team on our CAMHS Inpatient Eating Disorder Unit. You will have the opportunity to work with a skilled therapy team that includes family therapy, occupational therapy and dietitians as well as a number of complementary therapies. We provide great training opportunities, learning opportunities, and CPD events.
We offer evidence-based treatment programmes, delivered by our dedicated team who are committed to providing expert treatment for your challenges, supporting you to get back on track.
Located in London, Priory Hospital Roehampton has excellent links to motorways, trains, tubes, and buses.
Person Specification
Requirements
Essential
- Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
- The essential requirements for this role include being registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a practitioner psychologist, with a preference for candidates who are Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Applicants should also have experience of, or a strong interest in, working with young people who have eating disorders. Desirable qualifications include having clinical supervision training and training in two or more distinct psychological therapies. Candidates would ideally demonstrate skills in both individual and group work, as well as in programme planning. Additional desirable competencies include the ability to use complex methods of psychological assessment to inform psychological formulation and intervention, along with well-developed communication skills to convey complex, highly technical, or clinically sensitive information effectively, both verbally and in writing.
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- For more information about the role, you can email andreadavis@priorygroup.com
Person Specification
Requirements
Essential
- Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
- The essential requirements for this role include being registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a practitioner psychologist, with a preference for candidates who are Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Applicants should also have experience of, or a strong interest in, working with young people who have eating disorders. Desirable qualifications include having clinical supervision training and training in two or more distinct psychological therapies. Candidates would ideally demonstrate skills in both individual and group work, as well as in programme planning. Additional desirable competencies include the ability to use complex methods of psychological assessment to inform psychological formulation and intervention, along with well-developed communication skills to convey complex, highly technical, or clinically sensitive information effectively, both verbally and in writing.
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- For more information about the role, you can email andreadavis@priorygroup.com
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).
