Senior Assistant Psychologist (Adult Eating Disorders) | East London NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A compassionate service provider in London seeks an experienced Assistant Psychologist to join their Community Eating Disorders Hub. The role involves delivering psychological interventions, conducting assessments, and supporting service development initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a passion for working with eating disorders, thrive in dynamic teams, and be eager to make a meaningful impact. Strong clinical development and the opportunity to shape the service are also offered.

Qualifications

• Experience working with eating disorders and disordered eating.
• Ability to undertake psychological assessments and interventions.
• Familiarity with data collection for service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver supervised psychological interventions to service users.
• Contribute to assessments and outcome monitoring.
• Support clinical and service development initiatives.

Skills

Psychological interventions

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Quality Improvement

Education

Relevant psychology degree

Job description

Are you an experienced Assistant Psychologist ready to take the next step in your career within an innovative and compassionate service?

Join ELFT’s innovative Community Eating Disorders Hub — part of a pioneering system working across IAPT, primary care, specialist ED services, and the voluntary sector.

You’ll deliver supervised psychological interventions (1:1 and group), contribute to assessments, signposting, and outcome monitoring, and play a key role in service development and Quality Improvement projects. There are exciting opportunities to co-produce initiatives with people with lived experience and help shape a compassionate, inclusive, and equitable model of care.

We’re looking for someone passionate about working with eating disorders and disordered eating, who thrives in dynamic teams and is eager to make a meaningful impact.

This role offers strong clinical development, varied experience, and the chance to influence an evolving service.





The post holder will primarily be involved in providing psychological interventions for people whose relationship with food, eating and body image is problematic for them or those who care about them, and/or people who have a diagnosis of an Eating Disorder.

You will undertake direct supervised clinical work, which may include screening assessments, providing information about the service, collecting outcome measures, signposting, psychological assessments, and 1:1 guided self-help or group input to service users, depending on level of skills and experience. We are keen for the postholder to work with their supervisor to contribute to Quality Improvement projects and initiatives, including collecting and analysing data to inform service development, and co-producing projects with experts by experience. The successful candidate will work as part of the team to support clinical and service development work in a variety of ways as agreed with the supervisor. They will develop and maintain knowledge of local resources and develop working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.


This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Aug 2025