• Job Description

  Req#: C9798-1308?language=en&page=963&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you are looking for a chance to use your clinical skills to make a difference, working in a flexible environment? If so, there is a fantastic opportunity to join our Eating Disorder Service.

  The post holder will offer assessment and psychological therapy to our client group and support the multi-disciplinary team with their clinical work via supervision, consultation, and case formulation.

  About the service:

  The Eating Disorders Teams is a countywide service that provides clinical management and psychological interventions for people with eating disorders across Worcestershire.

  You will be joining a well-established multidisciplinary team who values the variety of skills, knowledge and experience each member brings.

  This post is a full time position, however part time hours will be considered if preferable.

  Main duties of the job

  The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting effective implementation of evidence based psychological therapy for our client group.

  The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the key partner organisations, patients, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary teams.

  Applicants will need to have a genuine interest in eating disorders and the expansion and development of the service. The post holder will have a clinical caseload providing specialist psychological assessments leading to the development of psychological formulations and interventions, for individuals who present within this service. The role will also involve delivering training and supporting the professional development of colleagues to work therapeutically with our client group. As such, excellent communication and relationship building skills are essential to this position.

  Informal chat invitation

  We believe the best way to find out if a role is right for you is to have an informal chat with our Recruiting Manager. Please contact:

  Beckie Higgins, Clinical Lead, Worcestershire Eating Disorders Service. 01527 488840

  About us

  At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

  Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

  We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

  What we offer;

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

  If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

  We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

  Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.

  Date posted

  04 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9798-1308

  Job locations

  Hillcrest, Quinneys Lane,

  Alexandra Hospital

  Redditch

  Worcestershire

  B98 7WG

  
  

  Studdert Kennedy House

  Spring Gardens

  Worcester

  WR1 2AE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in psychology.
  • Post graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
  • Post qualification training in specific, evidence based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/or physical health difficulties, across the age span.
  • Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS.
  • Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS.
  • Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology.
  • Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

  Desirable

  • Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge required specific to psychological treatments for Eating Disorder presentations.
  • Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex psychological presentations and physical health difficulties.
  • Well-developed psychometric assessment skills.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience required specific to the role and clinical area.
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified.
  • Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area.
  • Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists.
  • Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge within a number of different specialties.
  • Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations.
  • Experience of conducting clinically relevant research.

  Desirable

  • Experience of strategic planning and service development.
  • Experience of teaching and training psychologists in a Clinical/Counselling Psychology doctorate training course.
  • Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist within Eating Disorder Services.
  • Experience of working within an eating disorder speciality.
  • Experience of and training in CBT-E, MANTRA and SSCM.
  • Experience of conducting clinically relevant research.

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to communicate complex, highly personal and sensitive information.
  • Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship and manage transference appropriately.
  • Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good working relationships.
  • Commitment to promote patients rights, independence and choice e.g., through informed consent for interventions.

  Desirable

  • Able to manage change through influence, persuasion and good interpersonal relationships.
  • Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across agencies.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:1 or above in psychology.
  • Post graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
  • Post qualification training in specific, evidence based techniques for use with clients with complex psychological presentations and/or physical health difficulties, across the age span.
  • Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the BPS.
  • Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) by the BPS.
  • Eligible for registration as a Practitioner member of the BPS Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology.
  • Registered with HCPC as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

  Desirable

  • Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge required specific to psychological treatments for Eating Disorder presentations.
  • Advanced theoretical and applied knowledge of psychological approaches including specialised psychological assessments and interventions for patients with complex psychological presentations and physical health difficulties.
  • Well-developed psychometric assessment skills.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience required specific to the role and clinical area.
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a qualified.
  • Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the relevant area.
  • Sufficient training and experience to be recognised by the Division of Clinical/Counselling Psychology as a suitably qualified psychologist to offer clinical placements to trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists.
  • Training and experience in the application of psychological knowledge within a number of different specialties.
  • Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with the full degree of clinical severity and across a range of clinical mental health presentations.
  • Experience of conducting clinically relevant research.

  Desirable

  • Experience of strategic planning and service development.
  • Experience of teaching and training psychologists in a Clinical/Counselling Psychology doctorate training course.
  • Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist within Eating Disorder Services.
  • Experience of working within an eating disorder speciality.
  • Experience of and training in CBT-E, MANTRA and SSCM.
  • Experience of conducting clinically relevant research.

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Highly developed and effective communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to communicate complex, highly personal and sensitive information.
  • Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship and manage transference appropriately.
  • Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good working relationships.
  • Commitment to promote patients rights, independence and choice e.g., through informed consent for interventions.

  Desirable

  • Able to manage change through influence, persuasion and good interpersonal relationships.
  • Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across agencies.

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Hillcrest, Quinneys Lane,

  Alexandra Hospital

  Redditch

  Worcestershire

  B98 7WG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Hillcrest, Quinneys Lane,

  Alexandra Hospital

  Redditch

  Worcestershire

  B98 7WG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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