Patient Care Provide highly specialist psychological assessments, based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources (including psychological tests, measures/rating scales, direct and indirect observation and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and involved others). To formulate and implement plans for formal psychological treatment and/or management of an eating disorder in adults based upon a broad theoretical knowledge; evidence of efficacy; and within NICE guidelines for treatment of eating disorders, to analyse, interpret and compare complex information in order to design specialist programmes of treatment for individuals, groups and families tailored to individual need. To provide expertise and specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other multidisciplinary professionals contributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning. To be responsible for implementing a broad range of evidence-based specialist psychological treatments which require the formulation and modification of plans and strategies as practice and experience demands. This will require the adjustment and refinement of complex formulations which draw on different explanatory models, and the maintenance of a number of provisional hypotheses. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual service user. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to communicate with other professions on psychological and eating disorder related aspects of risk assessment and management. Clinical To ensure that multidisciplinary colleagues have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding the care of service users. To be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressing and emotional information in relation to health issues where there are often barriers to acceptance. To be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work and communicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. service users, families and carers, other professionals, formal panels and statutory and voluntary organisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically. To participate in service journal club and CPD activities. To contribute to the Eating Disorders MDT teaching when it is offered to other professionals within the county and as part of the East of England Provider Collaborative Work closely with the Principal Psychologist and Clinical Lead to implement the Trusts Quality Improvement methodology to continually improve the team and service offer and quality, and the partnership work with other multiagency colleagues and stakeholders. Ensure that the BPS Guidelines for professional practice are followed appropriately. Administration To share in the team responsibility for screening appropriateness of incoming referrals to the Community Eating Disorders Service. To maintain clear written records of all work carried out in multidisciplinary files following ELFT records management and record keeping guidelines. To maintain high standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording and report writing and responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of conduct and practice of the BPS and Trust policies and procedures. Provide accurate and timely clinical information as required and input into Trust electronic record systems. Use information technology in line with Trust and NHS information governance requirements, and maintain up to date knowledge of systems and governance requirements. Collate and report on information across service area using information systems to a high standard. Prepare teaching materials and presentations to a professional level. To be responsible for own reports, using IT skills. To be responsible for maintaining CPD records and to create databases as required. Management To clinically supervise the work of less senior members of the team including qualified and unqualified psychologists as required, ensuring realistic and effective job plans are in place. To work closely with the Principal Psychologist and Clinical Lead to provide post-qualification training (CPD) and clinical professional supervision to qualified psychologists attached to the team. To provide clinical supervision to trainees on placement. To provide line management support and supervision to all direct reports. To participate as appropriate in staff recruitment both in the short-listing process and as a member of interview panels for assistants, trainees and qualified psychologists / psychological practitioners and other staff within the service. Human Resources To participate in the planning and development of a high quality, responsive and accessible Community Eating Disorder Service in Bedfordshire and Luton including advising both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. To work in a coordinated and co-operative way with other psychologists employed within local services and the wider psychology services in the Trust. This will involve participation in the effective development and organisation of the Trusts Psychology Services by attendance at meetings as required To regularly liaise with the Principal Psychologist, Clinical Lead and Operational Manager regarding the functioning of the Psychologists in relation to meeting the services needs, targets and standards and addressing service changes. Agree work/caseload levels with line manager and professional lead, and manage own workload to meet expected activity levels. To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior Clinical Psychologist in the team in accordance with good practice and in line with professional practice guidelines and HCPC registration requirements and participate in appraisal and development planning, identifying and agreeing training needs. Performance and Quality To keep abreast of developments in psychology for clients who experience eating disorders and complex mental health needs. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client groups and mental health To use highly specialist theoretical knowledge base and clinical skills to deliver specialist consultation, training and (where agreed) clinical supervision to other multidisciplinary professionals for their provision of psychologically-based interventions for service users. To work closely with the Principal Psychologist to provide specialist placements for trainee psychologists and other psychological therapists in training, ensuring they are provided with necessarily clinical and research/evaluation skills and experience to develop competent practice, and contributing to the assessment and evaluation of those competencies. To develop working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations and provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the service user group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate. Comply with governance systems in place for the provision and monitoring of clinical and professional supervision of less senior qualified and unqualified psychological practitioners across the directorate. To work closely with the Principal Psychologist and Clinical Lead to develop and deliver, jointly with other psychologists where necessary, teaching events for clinical psychology Doctoral training programmes. Ensure the development, maintenance and development of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes. To be mindful of the needs of individuals and families from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and social backgrounds and to develop with colleagues innovative ways of communicating and working across language and cultural barriers. To be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and developing working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations. To support service development and quality improvement initiatives within the service and directorate, in line with directorate priorities and in response to identified local need. To attend regular service meetings to develop and maintain high standards of professional knowledge and practice in services. To attend multidisciplinary team meetings related to service governance and development as required. To contribute to service development projects taking a lead in some agreed areas with delegated responsibility (service reviews, QI, People Participation, research etc). To support systems for evaluation, monitoring and development of the directorates psychological services to ensure services are delivered in line with Trust policies, national guidance and evidence based practice. To support and contribute to service related and/or academic research within the team.