Job summary
The post holder will be required to work jointly across sites to assess and manage service users who present with an eating disorder, primarily working with young people age 18 and below. The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and have support of other team members in the management of these cases. The post holders role will include working in outpatient clinics across the community and to work with specialist in-patient units where young people are admitted from the geographical are. The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as external meetings with stakeholders in relation to improved patient care.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work jointly across sites to assess and manage service users who present with an eating disorder, primarily working with young people age 18 and below. The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and have support of other team members in the management of these cases. The post holders role will include working in outpatient clinics across the community and to work with specialist in-patient units where young people are admitted from the geographical are. The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as external meetings with stakeholders in relation to improved patient care. The post holder will be an integral member of the established eating disorders community team. They will utilise the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills when assessing service users and collaboratively work with both the service user, their family and the team for a timely, appropriate plan to meet the needs of the patient. This may occur in a highly emotive, sensitive, and contentious atmosphere.

About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Job responsibilities
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced clinical psychologist/ family therapist to join NELFT well establised core CEDS team. The role is fixed term for 10mths to provide maternity leave cover. This role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care to children and young people with an eating disorder. The post holder will work closely with MDT colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.

This important role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care by providing expert psychological interventions within the core CYP community eating disorder service. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver day-to-day specilaist psychological interventions to CYP with an eating disorder.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
• This fixed term, maternity cover, post is a great opportunity to work with children, young people and their families as part of the well-established and innovative lifespan eating Disorder Service in North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a skilled pschologist / family therapist to join our highly skilled, dedicated and friendly team to work primarily with children and young people and their family and carers.

We are seeking an individual who has an interest in working in eating disorders and is passionate about delivering good quality, patient-led, care to young people and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care bythe best people.

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points- based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI
We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:
Name: Rory Harnett
Job title: Service and Strategic Lead
Contact Number: 0300 555 1216
Email: Rory.harnett1@nhs.net

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Appropriate qualification according to profession of BSc in Psychology
• MSc in Systemic Family Therapy or Doctorate in Clinical Counselling Psychology
• Clinical Experience working with service users with eating disorders disorder
• Accreditation by UKCP, HCPC or other appropriate accrediting body.

Desirable

• N/A

Experience
Essential

• clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment within the context of multidisciplinary care plan
• Experience of assessing and treating service users across the full range of care settings

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

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.

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