Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a senior clinical psychologist to lead psychological provision within a CYP Eating Disorders Day Hospital and Intensive Support at Home service. You will supervise the team, manage a specialist caseload, and drive service development across Staffordshire and Shropshire with some travel.

HCPC registration is required, and you will participate in MDT discussions and senior governance within Care Group and Trust meetings.

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level training in clinical or counselling psychology (BPS-accredited).
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
• Experience of working in eating disorders settings.
• Post-doctoral training in CBT-E or related models preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of psychological provision within the day hospital and ED-ISH team.
• Ensure the clinical team uses psychologically based frameworks to inform care for young people.
• Provide advice, consultation and supervision to the clinical team.
• Disseminate psychological research and theory.
• Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions for young people with eating disorders.
• Act as senior clinician to maintain a psychologically safe team culture and effectiveness.
• Participate in or lead service developments.
• Deliver training and consultation internally and to partner agencies.
• Represent the team at senior level within Care Group and Trust meetings.
• Contribute to MDT discussions as part of clinical leadership.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Leadership

Education

Doctoral-level training in clinical or counselling psychology (BPS-accredited)

Post-doctoral training in CBT-E or related models

Job description

This is a senior clinical psychology post in the new CYP Eating Disorders Day Hospital and Intensive Support at Home service, which is still mobilising to bridge inpatient and community care for young people. The postholder will lead psychological provision across the day hospital and team, supporting colleagues through advice, consultation and supervision while carrying a specialist caseload of their own. The role is graded 8b, with possible hybrid working across Staffordshire and Shropshire and some travel. HCPC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Lead the development and implementation of psychological provision within the day hospital and ED-ISH team
• Ensure the clinical team can use psychologically based frameworks to understand and inform care for young people
• Provide advice, consultation and supervision to the clinical team
• Disseminate psychological research and theory
• Provide highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions for young people with eating disorders needing intensive support
• Act as a senior clinician and psychological professional, helping maintain a psychologically safe team culture and team effectiveness
• Participate in or lead service developments
• Deliver training and consultation internally and to partner agencies
• Represent the team at a senior level within Care Group and Trust meetings
• Contribute to MDT discussions as part of the clinical leadership of the service

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level post-graduate training in clinical or counselling psychology, BPS-accredited, or pre-1996 equivalent
• Covers psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Post-doctoral training in specific psychological models and specialised practice, such as CBT-E, as the post requires

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist

Experience

• Experience of working in eating disorders settings

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical supervision training
• Training in the supervision of doctoral trainees
• Strong leadership skills

Other

• Creative and motivated approach

Nice to have

• Membership of the British Psychological Society or Association of Clinical Psychologists, as appropriate to training
• Post-doctoral training in DBT or RO DBT
• Post-doctoral training in FT-AN or FT-BN
• Post-doctoral training in NVR

What’s offered

• Ongoing training and support
• Career development across clinical and non-clinical roles
• CPD, research and teaching opportunities through the Psychological Professions structure
• Possible hybrid working
• Scope for development to 8a-8b could be considered