Clinical Psychologist

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a Clinical Psychologist for its Feeding and Eating Disorders Service. The role requires experience in psychological practice relevant to children, systemic family therapy, and collaboration with a diverse team of professionals. Applicants should possess a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and relevant registration with health authorities. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional development offered.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent.
• Registration with HCPC or UKCP.
• Experience with feeding and eating disorders.

Responsibilities

• Join a diverse multidisciplinary team in the Feeding and Eating Disorders Service.
• Participate in reflective practice sessions and academic meetings.
• Contribute to teaching and training programs.

Skills

Complex assessment methods

Effective communication skills

Resource design for accessibility

Multidisciplinary team working

Experience with feeding disorders

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Registration with HCPC or UKCP

ADOS-2/ADI/3Di trained

Job description

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 03 February 2026

Highly Specialist CAMHS Clinician (Clinical Psychologist or Family & Systemic Psychotherapist) Feeding and Eating Disorders Service, GOSH

Band 7 (.8 wte)

Permanent

Closing date: 3rd February Interview date: 11th February

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Feeding and Eating Disorders Team. There are excellent opportunities to develop skills in working with children and their families across the full age range, and simultaneously develop skills, knowledge and expertise across a number of different areas of psychological practice including paediatrics, neurodevelopmental conditions and co-occurring mental health conditions.

You will be part of a diverse MDT, with opportunities to work with psychotherapy, systemic and family therapy, clinical nurse specialists, dieticians, psychiatrists, paediatricians, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists.

As a national specialist service, there are opportunities for teaching and training to improve knowledge, care and understanding for this cohort. We have regular reflective practice sessions, teaching, and academic research meetings with key researchers in the field, where there are opportunities to contribute to the evidence base.

Main duties of the job

The team sits within the Mental Health Psychology Stream within Psychological and Mental Health Services PAMHS. There are approximately 90 members of psychology staff, who participate in special interest groups (SIGs), an anti-racism practice group and other service wide initiatives. There are weekly clinical academic departmental presentations, opportunities to observe other teams and contribute to department and trust wide activities.

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed. We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We welcome applications from current trainees and would be delighted to share more about the post please contact Dr Danielle Lambert, Principal Clinical Psychologist or Jessica Miller, Principal Systemic and Family Psychotherapist

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About us

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description attached.

This job description is intended as an outline of the areas of activity and can be amended in the light of the changing needs of the service and will be reviewed as necessary in conjunction with the post-holder.

Person Specification

Values

• Gosh Values
• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of diversity and inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics, eating disorders and lifespan developmental psychology or post-graduate (Masters level) qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy as accredited by AFT.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (or eligible for registration once qualified) or registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
• ADOS-2/ADI/3Di trained

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of working with people with feeding and/or eating disorders
• Experience working with people with intellectual disabilities
• Experience of working with people with neurodevelopmental conditions including ASD and ADHD
• Experience of the application of psychology and/or systemic and family psychotherapy in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
• Experience of group interventions with children & young people and parents/carers

Skills/Abilities

• Skills in the use of complex methods of systemic or psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals.
• Skills in designing and creating resources and session plans to make psychological ideas more accessible for children and young people
• Ability to prepare concise, evidence based, coherent reports summarising large volumes of information from multiple sources.
• Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working

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.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearper annum inclusive, pro rata for part-time