This fixed-term maternity cover post sits in the North Central London (Royal Free) community CAMHS Eating Disorders team, running for 11 months. The senior psychologist provides evidence-based treatment for young people with eating disorders, including ARFID, plus consultation to the team and supervision of junior colleagues. A severe ARFID pathway, set up two years ago, is central to the role, with clinical work split between ARFID and other eating disorder presentations. Applicants need doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology and HCPC registration.
What the job involves
- Provide evidence-based treatments (FTAN, FTBN, CBTE, CBT-AR, AFT) for child and adolescent eating disorders within the MDT and with partner agencies
- Provide psychological therapy targeting maintaining factors such as anxiety, mood problems, perfectionism, poor self-esteem and emotion regulation difficulties
- Provide consultation and supervision to the team
- Provide supervision and line management to junior psychology colleagues
- Contribute to ARFID service development and leadership
- Split clinical work between ARFID and other eating disorder presentations
Qualifications
- Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence (or equivalent for those trained before 2000)
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
- Eligibility for BPS Chartered Psychologist status
Experience
- Two years qualified experience as a clinical or counselling psychologist
- Supervised post-qualification clinical experience treating children and young people with eating disorders, including ARFID, using CBT and family-based techniques
- Experience working in interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary teams
- Experience teaching, training and supervision
- Experience of service development
- Experience working with children and young people with anxiety and depression
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of at least two relevant theoretical models and interventions for eating disorders
- High-level knowledge of at least two specialised psychological therapies
- Skills in complex psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Skills in providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing, to clients, families and colleagues
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
Other
- Ability to identify and apply clinical governance mechanisms to support and maintain clinical practice
Nice to have
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Familiarity with SPSS
What’s offered
- Opportunities for CPD and training
- Opportunities to be involved in research
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
