Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

We have a vacancy for a band 7 clinical or counselling psychologist, CBT therapist or psychotherapist within our eating disorders day-services team. This is an exciting opportunity to join our renowned service. We can offer protected time for research, special interest projects and continued professional development, and clear pathways for further career development within our department and the Trust.

Successful applicants will contribute to the systematic provision of highly specialised psychological therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E/CBT-ED) and the Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA). The post holder will be involved in conducting specialist assessment, treatment planning, treatment provision and monitoring of outcomes. In addition to individual and group psychological therapy provision, the post holder will support other aspects of the day-services programme and provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• To provide specialist psychological interventions for eating disorders in adults, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• To promote service evaluation, audit and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor
• To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve.
• To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.

The Eating Disorder Unit (EDU) is internationally renowned for providing best practice, evidence-based care for adults with the full range of eating disorder difficulties. We are the developers of MANTRA, now recommended as part of NICE 2017 guidelines for the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, of FREED, and of PEACE (Pathway for Eating Disorders and Autism developed from Clinical Experience).

We offer opportunities for ongoing training and collaboration with colleagues across the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences at King’s College London. We will consider those who are completing training.

Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill, less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

The job includes contributing to the systematic provision of highly specialised individual and group psychological therapy for eating disorders in adults. The role sits within our multidisciplinary day-services team. Primary models are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E/CBT-ED) and the Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA). The role would involve providing individual psychological therapy and contributing to psychological therapy groups as well as other elements of the day-services programme, including meal support.

For a detailed description of this role, please review the attached job description for more information.

This advert closes on Wednesday 6 May 2026

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