Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist (CAMHS Eating Disorders)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new development for an ARFID assessment, treatment, and consultation service at SWLSTG CYP Community Eating Disorders (CED) Service. The general CED Service is a busy, developing service which has a systemic underpinning, offering NICE concordant systemic therapy for eating disorders as its core intervention. You will provide specialist multi-disciplinary assessment and expert clinical interventions to children and adolescents with eating disorders,mainly ARFID, and their families. There will be opportunities for the post holder to contribute to ongoing service development for ARFID, helping to develop robust assessment,andtreatmentpathways. Audit and evaluation will be key components of this role as the service develops. You will work closelywiththe Principal Clinical Psychologist on this development.

• To offer assessment and evidence based psychological therapies for young people with an eating disorder and their families.
• To facilitate psycho-educational parents groups and other groups.
• To work with co-morbidities, using formulation driven care-planning.
• To implement behavioural management plans.
• To offer consultation to colleagues in other services.
• Support management of ROMs and audit.
• To hold a case load and act as case manager.
• Supervision of other qualified clinical psychologists and trainees, assistant psychologists, psychology placement students and volunteers.
• Attend all multi disciplinary meetings and care planning reviews and contributes to thinking about young people and their families from a psychological perspective., Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
• To provide highly specialist clinical psychology services to children, young people and their families / carers; providing evidence-based psychological assessment and treatment in line with NICE guidance.
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a child or young person's mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care. To work within Trust and professional guidelines.
• To support the Departmental clinical governance structure through the provision of clinical supervision in relation to specific modalities of psychotherapy and by providing clinical input to supervisees' PADRs.
• Within supervision, team meetings and other fora, to support and promote the use of measures within the CYP IAPT framework to evolve clinical practice and enhance user experience.
• To seek opportunities to include service user perspectives in how services are delivered.
• To utilise research skills for practice evaluation and service development, as required by the service and set out in the job plan.
• To work with the CAMHS Eating Disorders Service Professional Lead for Psychology and Psychotherapies to lead the work of a particular aspect of service provision.
  
  Suitable applicants will have experience in a CAMHS setting and have good knowledge and skills related to NICE concordant treatments for eating disorders and common co-morbid disorders such as OCD, depression and anxiety. In addition, applications from clinical psychologists who have an interest in systemic working, and/or experience of working with children and families with complex needs or with safeguarding concerns would be welcomed.
  
  We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services. We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

This is a Band 8a post, however, applications will be considered from those more recently qualified for appointment at Band 7 as a preceptorship post. Appointment at band 7 preceptorship level will include:
• A professional and clinical development plan to support the post holder to develop the knowledge, skills and experience required at band 8a.
• Dedicated funding to support continuing professional development.
• A review of the post holder's knowledge skills and experience at 18-24 months and where appropriate interview for progression to a band 8a position.