Senior Clinical Psychologist - Feeding and Eating Disorders ServiceGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustThis is an exciting opportunity to join the Feeding and Eating Disorders Team as a Senior Clinical Psychologist. You will work with children and their families across the full age range, drawing upon skills, knowledge, and expertise in psychological practice including paediatrics, neurodevelopmental conditions, and mental health conditions.
You will be part of a diverse MDT, with opportunities to work with psychotherapy, family therapy, clinical nurse specialists, dieticians, psychiatrists, paediatricians, SLT, and OT. You will supervise other psychologists and be involved in group, CBT, systemic and narrative work, as well as audit and service evaluation projects.
Main Duties of the JobThe team sits within the Mental Health Psychology Stream within Psychological and Mental Health Services (PAMHS). There are approximately 90 members of psychology staff who participate in special interest groups (SIGs) and other service-wide initiatives.
Job ResponsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person SpecificationCombined ValuesPost-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics, eating disorders, and lifespan developmental psychology.Post-doctoral training and recorded CPD experience and/or further qualifications in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist.Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.Experience/KnowledgeExperience of working as a qualified psychologist.Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.Experience of working with people with feeding and/or eating disorders.Experience of supervising qualified clinical psychologists.Experience working with people with intellectual disabilities.Experience of working with people with ASD.Skills/AbilitiesSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals.Skills in providing consultation and support to other professional and non-professional groups.Ability to prepare concise, evidence-based, coherent reports summarising large volumes of information from multiple sources.Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working.Ability to identify research needs of service and conduct research.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
£61,927 to £68,676 a year, per annum inclusive pro rata.
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