Senior Clinical Psychologist (Somatic Therapy) / Somatic Therapist in Norwich

The Norfolk Community Eating Disorders Service (NCEDS) is an innovative team always looking to ensure that services offered are appropriate and beneficial to our service users. To this end, we are currently developing an Embodied Trauma pathway to provide somatic therapies to support clients in building healthier relationships with their bodies and food. We are therefore looking to recruit an experienced somatic therapist / Psychologist to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide body-focused therapeutic interventions aimed at helping individuals reconnect with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and process trauma stored in the body.

Main duties of the job:

• The ideal candidate will either be a fully qualified somatic therapist or a clinical psychologist with specialist somatic training, for example, sensorimotor psychotherapy.
• The therapist might use techniques such as somatic experiencing, body awareness exercises, mindfulness practices, and movement therapy to help clients recognize and release physical tension and emotional blocks.
• Their work would focus on fostering a sense of safety, bodily autonomy, and self-compassion, supporting clients in building healthier relationships with their bodies and food.
• Additionally, they would provide education about the mind-body connection and trauma, contribute to care planning, and offer tailored strategies to support long-term recovery.

This is a new role in a new pathway which is still in the process of being developed and as such we would welcome interest from accredited therapists, clinical or counselling psychologists who have the somatic skills and knowledge. There is flexibility in what makes the right candidate for this role so if you have the required somatic experience and an interest in eating disorders, please make contact for an informal discussion or visit.

Working for our organisation, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long-term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

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