Child & Family Eating Disorder Therapist

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; England; Sur place; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Eating Disorder Therapist to join our Community Eating Disorders Service for Children & Young People (CEDS-CYP) in East London. The role involves conducting specialist eating disorder assessments and delivering NICE-concordant interventions for children, young people and families in clinic, community, and home settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, coordinate a substantial caseload, and contribute to developing our early

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychology or equivalent leading to eligibility for Chartered status.
• May hold a professional qualification in psychology and pursue Statement of Equivalence.
• Post-qualification training in a relevant field of applied psychology.

Responsabilités

• Complete specialist eating disorder assessments.
• Act as duty clinician on rota for referrals and urgent situations.
• Assess, diagnose and treat children/young people with eating disorders in community settings and liaise with other professionals.
• Deliver specialist psychotherapeutic interventions within evidence‑based and NICE‑concordant pathways.
• Develop and deliver early intervention support including consultation, psychoeducation and self‑help materials.
• Coordinate a substantial caseload of assessment, treatment and consultation work.

Connaissances

Teaching and supervision

Multi-disciplinary team work

Delivering psychological interventions

Risk assessment and management

Diversity awareness

Formation

Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychology

Equivalent qualification for Chartered status

Post-qualification training in applied psychology

Description du poste

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Eating Disorder Therapist to join our Community Eating Disorders Service for Children & Young People (CEDS-CYP) in East London. The role involves conducting specialist eating disorder assessments and delivering NICE-concordant interventions for children, young people and families in clinic, community, and home settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, coordinate a substantial caseload, and contribute to developing our early