Lead Clinical Psychologist (Eating Disorders)
Band 8b
Main area Clinical Psychologist Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 327-25-200
Site Gloucester/Cheltenham Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/03/2025 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care.
Our application process aims to understand each candidate's knowledge, skills and experience. It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively.
Job overview
Are you an experienced & creative Clinical Psychologist, passionate about service innovation & development? We are seeking an enthusiastic & compassionate Clinical Psychologist interested in Eating Disorders to join a new multidisciplinary team providing support for children/young people (CYP) and adults living with severe and/or complex Eating Disorders in Gloucestershire.
This is an exciting opportunity for the post holder to drive innovation throughout the Eating Disorders Service.
You will demonstrate strong leadership skills, have extensive experience of multiagency working & a proven track record of delivering high quality psychological interventions.
Main duties of the job
· To be responsible for promoting the psychological health and well-being of clients in the Eating Disorders team within the Trust.
· To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients of the team.
· To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team.
· To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise delegated responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.
· To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or other relevant Applied Psychology as accredited by the B.P.S and conferring eligibility for HPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
* Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist
* Evidence of formal post graduate learning within a CAMHS setting.
* Relevant child focused therapeutic training.
Length and/or Nature of Experience
* Demonstrate broad range of post qualification experience working at an expert level in an autonomous capacity, with extensive experience of providing clinically expert, high quality, safe and effective assessment, formulation and interventions for children and young people.
* Receipt of at least 50 hours clinical supervision while working at a highly specialist level in a directly relevant area.
* Demonstrate extensive experience and clinical expertise in delivering evidence based/best practice clinical interventions within CAMHS or paediatrics.
Professional /Managerial/ Specialist Knowledge
* Expert knowledge of lifespan developmental child and adolescent psychology (including psychometrics) including current evidence-based practice.
* Demonstrate clinical expertise and expert clinical formulation and reasoning regarding a range of evidenced-based professional interventions.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
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