Description
We are seeking a CYP Eating Disorder Family Therapist/ Psychologist to join our Community Eating Disorder service at Orchard Health Centre in Barking. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions, including Family Based Treatment and/or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for service users with an eating disorder within the Eating Disorder Service.
The post holder will be required to work jointly across sites to assess and manage service users who present with an eating disorder, primarily working with young people aged 18 and below. The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and have support from other team members in the management of these cases.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions for service users with an eating disorder
- Providing consultation and advice to members of own team and other teams on psychological models of understanding of eating disorders
- Undertaking specialist risk assessments and risk management decisions for individual service users
- Providing supervision to staff from other teams on Eating Disorder specific interventions
- Participating in the ongoing audits of the EDS
- Undertaking research into eating disorders
The salary for this post is £49,397 to £56,515 per annum, and the post is part-time, permanent, band 7 on the Agenda for Change pay scheme.