Consultant Psychologist

We are looking for an experienced, compassionate Consultant Psychologist to join our Children's Community Eating Disorders multidisciplinary team. The team works with children and young people aged 5-18 who present with eating disorders, ARFID and complex presentations where disordered eating is a part of a wider set of needs.
As the Consultant Psychologist in the team, you would provide:
+ - Professional leadership and supervision for all psychological professions staff in the team to ensure governance and clinical quality
+ - Consultation, formulation and direct clinical work linked to complex case presentations
+ - Participate as a key senior leader in the team to assist with the overall leadership and containment of the team as a whole
+ - Liaison with other clinical pathways and services as appropriate
In this role we are looking for someone with extensive clinical experience of working with complex presentations in children and young people. Specific Eating Disorders experience would be an advantage but not essential, as we are looking for transferable skills around working with complexity and leadership.
You would join a network of Consultant Psychologists working across Children's services, which meets weekly for peer support. You would be supervised and professionally managed by an experienced Consultant Psychologist who is also the Clinical Director for Children's services. There is also a wider peer network of Consultant Psychologists in the Trust as a whole, with excellent opportunities for cross-specialty learning and consultation. Psychology is highly valued in the organisation with representation at Director level and on the Executive Management Board.
We have good links with both Oxford and Leicester Doctoral training courses, and there are plenty of opportunities both to host trainees on placement as well as the potential for involvement in teaching, service evaluation and research.
We take the development of our staff seriously, and would look to provide support around any development or CPD needs for this role as needed. There may also be opportunities to undertake clinical sessions in other speciality areas depending on the interests and preferences of the successful candidate.
If you would like to join this friendly and highly motivated multi-disciplinary team, please do get in touch for an informal discussion.
Recruitment incentive - please note that this post benefits from a recruitment incentive of £5000 for the successful candidate paid in instalments., Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.