Clinical Psychologist / CBT Psychotherapist - Eating Disorders

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider is seeking a qualified Clinical Psychologist to deliver a specialist therapy service for users of the Adult Eating Disorder Service. The successful candidate will provide assessments, formulate treatment plans, and deliver therapy for eating disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to work with complex psychological presentations. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team, offering support and guidance while engaging with service users in various care settings.

Benefits

Continued professional development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering psychological therapies.
• Ability to work with complex psychological conditions, including eating disorders.
• Understanding of good practice guidelines and legal frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Deliver individual, family, and group therapy sessions.
• Supervise assistant psychologists and provide professional guidance.

Skills

Specialist psychological assessment

Clinical supervision

Psychological therapy techniques

Risk assessment and management

Communication skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Job description

Overview

To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology/psychological therapy service to service users of the Adult Eating Disorder Service as part of a multi‑disciplinary team SEDS (Sheffield Eating Disorders Service). To work with the SEDS team for our service users in their respective geographic areas. SEDS is a regional service covering South Yorkshire (Sheffield hubs and regional spokes within Barnsley, Rotherham & Doncaster). Working with patients attending clinics, in community and inpatient settings and in their own homes. To work in partnership with service users and other agencies to ensure effective liaison and communication. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non‑psychologist colleagues and to other, non‑professional carers. In common with all Clinical Psychologists/ Psychological Therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice. To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC and BABCP policies/guidelines/standards. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Roles and Responsibilities

To provide specialist psychological assessments of service users referred to the Adult Eating Disorder Service (SEDS). To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user's problems. To train in and deliver specialist psychological therapies for client group (depending on core professional training - MANTRA, CBT‑ED). To work on a daily basis in face to face individual, family and/or in group therapy settings with service users presenting with complex and distressing psychological problems, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Atypical Eating Disorders. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals (both psychologists/therapists and non‑psychologists) contributing directly to service user's formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. To provide supervision to other MDT staff's psychological work, as appropriate. To provide professional and clinical supervision of assistant psychologists where appropriate. To coordinate, where appropriate, the intervention plans, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviews of plans, and including service users, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users under their care and to monitor progress during both the course of uni‑ and multi‑disciplinary care.

Teaching, Training and Supervision

To receive regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with professional practice (HCPC), BABCP and Trust guidelines. To gain wider post‑qualification knowledge, skills and experience through further experience and specialist supervision in specific psychological approaches and/or with particular service user groups supported by case presentations, group supervision and short courses as part of an agreed personal development plan. To provide supervision to other MDT staff's psychological work, as appropriate. To provide professional and clinical supervision of assistant psychologists where appropriate. To offer training placements to trainee CBT therapists and D Clin Psychol trainees. To contribute to the pre‑ and post‑qualification teaching of clinical psychology/CBT therapy, as appropriate. To provide advice, consultation and training to staff (including both psychologists/therapists and non‑psychologists) working with the service user group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

Management, Recruitment, Policy, Organisational and Service Development

To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of aspects of the team's clinical practice through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit. To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. To manage the workloads of assistant psychologists, where appropriate, within the framework of the team/service's policies and procedures. To be involved, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing of assistant psychologists. To implement the policies and propose changes to working practices/procedures concerning professional good practice for the provision of psychological/therapy services as applicable to the Adult Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) in order to ensure the highest standards of service to the service user group.

Research and Service Evaluation

To utilise theory, evidence‑based literature and research to support evidence‑based practice in individual work and work with other team members. To undertake, where appropriate, research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research. To undertake project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service to help develop service provision. To disseminate research findings through publications and conference presentations.

Working Environment

To provide psychological care to service users and their carers in the least restrictive and least stigmatising environment in the Adult Eating Disorder Service (SEDS). The job role will involve working alone in situations where there may be some risk of verbal or physical aggression from service users, carers, and the general public.

Diversity, Inclusion and EEO

We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our Values when you are applying. We are a Disability Confident employer. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself. Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are: The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group, The Disability Staff Network Group, The Lived Experience Staff Network Group, The Rainbow Staff Network Group, The Staff Carers Staff Network Group, The Women's Staff Network Group. We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible. The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check must be met by the successful applicant(s). At SHPU, we prioritise the well‑being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

Recruitment Process and Applicant Guidance

When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email; please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by SHPU and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. For example, AI responses…

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About Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

At Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city. We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of. Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: We work together, We are respectful and Kind, We are inclusive and We keep improving. Sheffield Health Partnership University Foundation Trust is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a visa which allows you to work in the UK, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that SHPU will be unable to offer sponsorship after your visa expires. You must also have at least 12 months on your visa at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons. If you currently hold a visa, you will be asked to provide your share code at application stage. Please note, we will be unable to proceed with applications if your visa expires within the above timeframe.