Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Clinical / Counselling Psychologist – Eating Disorders

Full-time or Part-time

£55,000 – £65,000

North London

Are you a compassionate HCPC-registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, either newly qualified or with significant post-qualification experience?

Do you thrive in collaborative, multidisciplinary environments and want to make a meaningful impact on young people’s recovery journeys?

Would you like to work within a highly regarded specialist service that combines evidence-based treatment with space for clinical innovation, supervision, and professional growth?

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and empathetic psychologist to join a dedicated inpatient service supporting children, adolescents, and young adults experiencing eating disorders and complex co-morbidities such as autism spectrum conditions, trauma, emerging personality difficulties, depression, OCD, and self-harm.

You’ll be part of a forward-thinking, well-resourced team that values psychological input across all levels of care and encourages creativity, research involvement, and continued learning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence-based interventions to young people and their families within an inpatient setting.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy to support recovery and prepare service users for transition beyond hospital care.
• Contribute psychological perspectives to multidisciplinary team discussions and care planning.
• Offer consultation, reflective practice, and supervision to assistant psychologists and therapeutic support staff.
• Participate in research, service evaluation, and clinical governance activities to promote innovation and best practice within the field of eating disorders.
• Engage in regular CPD opportunities, including internal academic forums, peer supervision, and external training.

Candidate Requirements

Essential:

• Doctoral-level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology accredited by the BPS.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience working with young people or adults presenting with significant mental health difficulties, ideally within inpatient, community, or CAMHS settings.
• Skilled in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions and working therapeutically with complex emotional and behavioural presentations.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and to maintain professional boundaries in emotionally challenging contexts.

Desirable:

• Experience working with individuals with eating disorders and associated co-morbidities (e.g. ASC, trauma, emerging EUPD).
• Experience in delivering supervision, teaching, or training to colleagues or trainees.
• Familiarity with service evaluation, clinical research, or quality improvement projects.
• Formal training in the supervision of psychologists or mental health professionals.

Salary Package & Benefits

• Salary: £55,000 – £65,000 (pro rata), dependent on experience and qualifications.
• Contract: Full-time or part-time options available.
• Generous annual CPD budget and regular in-house academic forums for ongoing development.
• Comprehensive induction and specialist training in eating disorder treatment.
• Opportunities to supervise trainees and participate in research collaborations.
• Free on-site meals.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Blue Light Card discounts.
• Clear pathways for career progression within a supportive and values-driven clinical environment.

Contact Details

For further information or to apply, please contact Aleksandra Siedlecka at 02394 214 489 or via email at asiedlecka@compassltd.co.uk

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