Job summary
We are looking for a friendly and motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our Psychological Therapies team who are responsible for providing evidence-based assessment and treatment to patients in one of the largest eating disorder services in the country.

As a successful candidate, you will be working in both the Inpatient Service and the Outpatient Service. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team including Psychiatry, Psychology, Community Liaison Nursing, Dieticians, Occupational Therapy, and Peer Support Workers.

You will be providing evidence-based eating disorder assessment and treatment to patients with an eating disorder diagnosis individually, and will also be involved in the provision of group therapies. This post will also include supervisory responsibilities if/when required.

Main duties of the job
Please see attached for further information relating to the job description and person specification.

About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached for further information relating to the job description and person specification.

Qualifications/Registrations
Essential

• HCPC Registration
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies, including CBT

Desirable

• Post qualification training relevant to eating disorders

Skills/Abilities
Essential

• Assessment and formulation skills to inform treatment plans
• An ability to design best fit treatment plans, with a capacity to hold in mind and value a range of treatment models
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Desirable

• Involvement in Service Related Projects/Quality Improvement

Experience/Knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in an effective way advanced knowledge of risk assessment and management.
• Experience of working with people with eating disorders
• Experience of delivering interventions in a group format

Desirable

• Research experience
• Experience of teaching, training and/or providing supervision for others

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.