Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist
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The closing date is 04 June 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join our Adult Eating Disorder Service at an important period of transition. Our current inpatient facility is moving to a new site within the trust and service delivery models across the pathway are being reviewed going forward.
Our psychology team has a key role in supporting this work. Our clinicians work into our community, day service, intensive home treatment and inpatient pathways and whilst it is envisaged that the postholder will largely work into our day service and community settings there is likely to be opportunities to work into the inpatient part of the pathway too in response to patient/service need.
The adult eating disorder service is a specialist regional service for adults experiencing an eating disorder, particularly Anorexia Nervosa. The area covered by the post will be the wide geographical area covered by CNTW and may include a combination of online and face to face appointments. Within the team however work is organised on a patch/locality basis to ensure effective use of time/resources.
There will be opportunities for the post holder to work as part of an MDT, to offer individual and group therapies, to facilitate team formulation approaches and offer a reflective practice space.
When appropriate the post holder will offer clinical supervision to less experienced colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for providing a specialist psychology service to clients both within a community, day service and inpatient setting, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation.
The post holder will provide specialist psychological services to adults experiencing eating difficulties with an emphasis on NICE recommended interventions, recommendations based on research and the wider evidence base e.g. PEACE pathway and formulation driven approaches.
The post holder will keep up to date with new innovations in the field of eating disorders.
The post holder will fulfil all the main duties of a Band 7 Psychologist/Therapist, including holding a specialist case load, offering team formulation and reflective space, where appropriate offer clinical supervision, keeping up to date with Mandatory Training and CPD and contributing to service evaluation and research. The post holder will also work closely with carers, family members, and other stakeholders working alongside eating disorder services, e.g. university mental health services.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be qualified, or demonstrate a willingness to train, in psychological models recommended for people experiencing eating disorders i.e. MANTRA, SSCM or CBT-E.
The post holder is expected to be familiar with and have some knowledge of all the main psychological models currently recommended in the treatment of adults experiencing eating disorders. The post holder will have experience of, and developed skills in, establishing therapeutic relationships with people who can be ambivalent regarding change and level of engagement.
The post holder will be familiar with working autonomously with patients who carry a high level of risk due to their physical and mental health. The post holder will be experienced in working collaboratively with other professionals.
The post holder will have experience of working within the NHS.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC/Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, through a course accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- Registration with the Health Professions Council (H.P.C.)// accredited membership of the appropriate professional body:
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and personality disorder. This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse.
- Experience of specialised psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Skills and Competencies
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Experience of working with diversity
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
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