Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Eating Disorder Service

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Colchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Colchester seeks a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for their Eating Disorders Service. This role includes providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy to adults with eating disorders, working within a supportive team environment. We offer flexible working options and numerous employee benefits, including training opportunities and a staff bank joining option.

Benefits

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent training facilities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must have a professional qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
• Experience in providing psychological therapies is essential.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
• Work collaboratively across locality and interagency boundaries.
• Utilize research skills for audit and service development.

Skills

Evidence-based psychological therapies (Family Therapy, MANTRA, CBT-E)

Research skills for audit and policy development

Consultation and advice on psychological care

Autonomous work within professional guidelines

Education

Recognized professional qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.


Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Eating Disorders Service

This is an exciting opportunity for an established role in a growing team, you can join our team either at Band 8a as maternity cover.

The Community Adult Eating Disorders Service is a specialist team who offer assessment and treatment to adults with moderate to severe eating disorders. This will be in response to service needs and will involve working across the south of Essex and may involve working across the north of Essex.

The post holder will provide a specialist psychological therapy service to adults with eating disorders across both community out-patient and intensive community day treatment services.

The post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy to those referred to the team. Where appropriate, the post holder will also take a lead in ensuring that family therapy or family interventions are available to those seen within the service.

The post holder will be required to:

· Work across locality and interagency boundaries to meet the needs of a highly complex client group.

· Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

· Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

· Offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist/psychotherapist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.

· Use appropriate evidence based psychological therapies for example Family Therapy, MANTRA or CBT-E.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed list of responsibilities.


This advert closes on Sunday 24 Aug 2025