8B Principal Clinical Psychologist Suffolk ARFID Service

NHS; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Stowmarket is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide maternity cover in their ARFID service. The role involves offering clinical leadership, supervising staff, and contributing to service development. Essential qualifications include a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and HCPC registration. This full-time position offers a salary between £64,455 and £74,896 annually.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a qualified clinical psychologist.
• Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment skills.
• Experience in teaching, training, and delivering clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to experienced psychologists.
• Collaboratively lead the team with senior leaders.
• Contribute significantly to the psychological practice with a focus on quality.

Skills

Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health

Producing reports suitable for public presentations

Education

Post‑graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Eligibility for chartered status with the BPS

Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC

Job description

Job Summary

Are you an 8A Clinical Psychologist seeking progression? Or an existing 8B Clinical Psychologist ready for a new challenge? We would love for you to come and join us to provide maternity cover in the Suffolk ARFID service.

We are looking for a pro‑active, passionate and motivated Clinical Psychologist to provide maternity cover in the 8B Principal Clinical Psychologist/clinical lead role in the ARFID service in Suffolk. As one of the newly developed ARFID services in the country we pride ourselves on this new service and continue to develop it to meet the needs of children with challenges in their dietary intake. This post offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership for the Suffolk ARFID service, upholding the highest standards of clinical governance.

If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality clinical and leadership skills and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a difference to young people’s lives then we would love to hear from you. In return, we are keen to offer opportunities for further learning and development, particularly if you are interested in developing skills in the ARFID field.

We are particularly interested in applicants who have previous experience of working with eating disorders and who are confident in applying this knowledge to support children and families affected by ARFID.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to experienced psychologists and other professionals.
• Progress staff development in the team and inform wider strategy.
• Collaboratively lead the team with the Clinical Team Manager and Consultant Paediatrician.
• Establish and lead on psychologically safe and informed environments for teams and staff through positive leadership values and behaviours.
• Provide key role in team containment, working with professional systems, having difficult conversations, managing team emotions, and thinking clinically and systemically simultaneously.
• Run, contribute to or support service development projects in liaison with the Consultant Psychologist or other senior leadership staff.
• Contribute significantly to the psychological practice of the team with a focus on quality, efficacy and continuous improvement.
• Work alongside Consultant Clinical Psychologists for CYP services across Suffolk and Norfolk in developing clinical pathway intervention packages.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Post‑graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent, and eligibility for chartered status with the BPS.
• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Experience (Essential)

• Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, varying in severity and complexity.
• Extensive experience as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training.
• Teaching, training and delivering clinical supervision.

Experience (Desirable)

• Representing psychology within MDT settings (clinical and organisational contexts).

Skills (Essential)

• Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.

Skills (Desirable)

• Production of reports suitable for public presentations and presentation in medicolegal settings.

Knowledge (Essential)

• Providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups.

Other essential requirement: Ability to travel independently.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be made for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Haymills House, Station Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1RF

Employer's website: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Pay and Contract

Band: 8b

Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 a year pro rata

Contract: Fixed term, 12 months

Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working