Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Job summary

The post holder will work in collaboration with other members of the Eating Disorders Service as part of the team providing community treatment for people with eating disorders. The postholder will contribute to the development of a new Trust-wide outpatient service for adult patients with eating disorders and their carers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention (individual and group), in accordance with the evidence base; to provide clinical supervision for team members; to provide consultation to colleagues in the Trust; to undertake research, and to participate in personal CPD and the provision of training to the eating disorders team and to the wider service.

The post holder will be professionally accountable for their work and will work within the ethical code of practice of the relevant professional body. They will be required to work within the framework of the Service's policies and procedures, and will supervise, manage and support the work of less qualified team members and trainees.

About us

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults, and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull. Our services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

Rated good by the CQC, the Trust is an organisation that is continuously improving, and we welcome interest from individuals who want to make a difference.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post primarily involves psychological assessment, including assessment and monitoring of risk, formulating, planning and implementing both individual and group psychological interventions; consultancy to and supervision of a range of staff in mental health services; teaching and training; service audit/evaluation and research including guidance and supervision on relevant projects; case management and care co-ordination of their own clinical caseload.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This post primarily involves psychological assessment, including assessment and monitoring of risk, formulating, planning and implementing both individual and group psychological interventions; consultancy to and supervision of a range of staff in mental health services; teaching and training; service audit/evaluation and research including guidance and supervision on relevant projects; case management and care co-ordination of their own clinical caseload.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Clinical \ Counselling Psychologist (Eligible for Chartered Psychologist Status)
• Training in assessment and treatment of eating disorders patients

knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess general mental health and psychopathology, including personality disorder
• Ability to assess and manage psychiatric risk associated with self-harm
• Knowledge of eating disorder patients; including models of symptom aetiology and maintenance.
• Awareness of NICE guidelines for the assessment and treatment of eating disorders
• Ability to assess eating disorder symptoms and recognition of potential medical complications.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with patients with an eating disorder
• Experience of group based treatments
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Clinical \ Counselling Psychologist (Eligible for Chartered Psychologist Status)
• Training in assessment and treatment of eating disorders patients

knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess general mental health and psychopathology, including personality disorder
• Ability to assess and manage psychiatric risk associated with self-harm
• Knowledge of eating disorder patients; including models of symptom aetiology and maintenance.
• Awareness of NICE guidelines for the assessment and treatment of eating disorders
• Ability to assess eating disorder symptoms and recognition of potential medical complications.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with patients with an eating disorder
• Experience of group based treatments
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

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.
UK Registration

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

Additional information
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.
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address

Tile Hill Health Centre

Jardine Crescent

Coventry

CV4 9PQ

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