Description
We are looking for a Clinical Lead with substantial experience of treating eating disorders to join the established NELFT London Community Eating Disorder Service. The clinical lead will have extensive experience of working in eating disorders and be a fully registered and senior clinical or counselling psychologist.
The successful applicant will have expert knowledge of evidence-based treatments for adults with an eating disorder, including advanced knowledge and skills in offering expert supervision and risk assessment. The successful candidate will play a lead role in shaping the ongoing development of the service and the team, including identifying and responding to new opportunities and further developing our clinical pathways.
In line with the NELFT vision, the successful candidate will be committed to developing a service that provides the best possible care for service users and their families, delivered by the best people, as well as the maintenance of a mutually supportive and stimulating environment. The post holder will work closely with MDT colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work closely with the Assistant Director for eating disorders, the Team Manager, the Adult Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior CNS and other key members of NELFT's all-age community eating disorder service. With colleagues, they will be accountable for the ongoing development and delivery of a comprehensive community eating disorder service for adults with an eating disorder and for the clinical standards to which the service operates.
The successful candidate will play a central role in maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders, including colleagues in primary care, from North London Adult Provider Collaborative, the ICB and other statutory and voluntary agencies. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and quality control to ensure adherence to the evidence-based model in eating disorders and ongoing therapist development.
The post holder will set, implement and evaluate clear achievable and measurable objectives with the Assistant Director, Team Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist and pathway leads. The post holder will have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
Benefits
- The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities.
- We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients.
- We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met.
- They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards.
- The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Post-graduate qualified psychologist fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body
- First-level degree or standard equivalent
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
Experience
- Previous experience in a specialist eating disorder service either with adults or with children and young people
- Awareness of safeguarding procedures
- Extensive experience of clinical supervision in eating disorders services
- Computer literate
- Ability to understand national legislation and guidance in relation to children's services
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act