Band 6 Clinical Associate in Psychology

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Leicester is seeking a passionate Clinical Associate Psychologist to join their multidisciplinary team, contributing to the care of patients with eating disorders. You will deliver psychological interventions under supervision and collaborate in a supportive team environment. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of eating disorders and participate in continuous professional development. This role requires a full UK Driving Licence and entails managing a caseload.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working policy

Access to a CPD programme

Qualifications

• Experience of working with individuals with eating disorders is desirable.
• Ability to deliver psychological interventions under supervision.
• Good understanding of physical and psychological risks.

Responsibilities

• Work with people to understand their eating disorder and coping mechanisms.
• Deliver psychological interventions and manage own caseload.
• Participate in weekly CPD programme and contribute to research.

Skills

Understanding of eating disorders

Psychological assessment skills

CBT guided self-help

Education

Relevant degree in psychology

Job description

Are you caring, innovative and passionate about your work? Do you value putting your patients first and working with them towards recovery?Are you motivated to learn and develop your psychotherapy skills? If so, then YOU are the person we are looking for.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team at the Leicestershire Adult Eating Disorder Service.

The team is well established and have been providing high quality care for the residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for over 30 years.

The team assess and provide individual care plans for recovery through evidence-based interventions and strong therapeutic relationships to patients with a variety of eating disorders, on one to one basis and in group settings.

Clinical associate psychologists are a key part of our team and the successful candidate will join our current psychology team Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Associate Psychologist and Psychology Assistants.

The service team also consists of nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, administrators, dietitians, research and evaluation associates. Teamwork and collaboration is highly valued in the service and encouraged from all.

Experience of working with people with an eating disorder will be a particular strength for the right candidate. However, we are able to offer opportunities for with those with limited experience in limited experience in a developmental role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of their eating disorder, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them (psychological assessment and formulation).

Under supervision of qualified clinical psychologists they will deliver psychological interventions such as CBT guided self-help, CBT and other appropriate therapy models. The post holder will manage their own caseload.

A good understanding of some of the physical and psychological risks experienced by our patients will be helpful and you will be supported with this alongside training and development opportunities relevant to your role and equipping you with specialist skills.

You will also be able to take part in our weekly CPD programme, where we have an extensive range of internal and external speakers.We have a strong culture of research and a continuous drive for improving quality, and there is plentiful opportunity to contribute to our ongoing programme.

Please note that a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car during working hours is required for this role.For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

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.