Eating Disorder Therapist / Psychologist
Band 7
Main area: Eating Disorders Practitioner / Practitioner Psychologist / Psychological Therapist
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 367-PLAN-8434-B
Site: Roseanne House, Welwyn Garden City Parkway AL8 6HG
Town: Welwyn Garden City
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata + 5% of basic salary (min £1,192 max £2,011)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/10/2024 23:59
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part in our online values questionnaire.
Are you an experienced Mental Health Practitioner with experience in Eating Disorders?
Would you like to work for an outstanding Trust?
We have a unique band 7 role within our friendly Eating Disorders Service for a FREED specialist (First episode and Rapid Early intervention for Eating Disorders).
We are looking for practitioners with a qualification in psychotherapy, psychology, nursing or social work who are able to deliver evidence-based therapy for eating disorders.
About FREED
The FREED initiative is an early intervention designed for young people with a first episode primary eating disorder of up to three years duration. FREED provides rapid access to treatment and tailors treatment to the specific needs of young people.
The Hertfordshire Adult Eating Disorders Service is currently consolidating its expansion to enable delivery of FREED alongside their existing service.
The post holder has primary responsibility for ensuring its smooth and effective implementation, involving considerable liaison with Primary Care Services, education, and promotion of the treatment pathway.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will:
* Manage all referrals accessing the service via the FREED pathway, including initial triage and subsequent allocation.
* Lead a regular ‘FREED Huddle’ in the team, bringing together all clinicians involved in the FREED service delivery.
* Assess patients referred to the service & co-produce appropriate treatment plans.
* Use appropriate evidence-based treatment such as MANTRA, CBT-E, SSCM, etc.
* Manage and oversee management and care of service users with highly complex needs.
* Produce accurate and timely documentation.
* Conduct and supervise assessment and observation to ensure appropriate and timely feedback to the team.
* Conduct, supervise, and oversee risk assessments of individual highly complex cases.
In return, we can offer you:
* Leadership and management training opportunities.
* 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement.
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays.
* One of the UK's best pension schemes.
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing services.
* Special leave for family and personal reasons.
* NHS Car Lease Scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
Working for Our Organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We aim to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional qualification in one of the following:
* Practitioner Psychologist
* Psychological Therapist (e.g. CBT, Psychodynamic, etc.)
* Nursing Registered Mental Nurse (RMN)
* Mental Health OT
* Social Work
* Postgraduate training in CBT, IPT, Systemic Therapy, Psychodynamic therapy or Cognitive Analytic Therapy
Experience and Attainments
* Knowledge about and experience with working with eating disorders including psychological and behavioural factors.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups presenting problems which reflect the full range of clinical severity.
* Experience and knowledge of working within the safeguarding framework and serious mental health problems.
* Experience and knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community.
* Experience of therapeutic practice in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
* Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues, strategic frameworks and current guidelines regarding the range of presenting problems in CEDS.
* Sufficient knowledge of other therapeutic modalities.
* Knowledge of adult development and serious mental health problems.
Skills and Aptitudes
* Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and treatment.
* A highly specialist level of clinical skills.
* Ability to work with racially and culturally diverse communities.
* Ability to cope with verbal abuse and to recognise and diffuse potential physical abuse from service users.
Communication and People Skills
* Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
* Ability to work flexibly across service boundaries.
* Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals.
Organisational Skills
* Ability to maintain high standards of record keeping.
* Ability to work autonomously.
Other
* Satisfactory DBS clearance.
* Hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car for business purposes.
About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all areas of the community.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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