Psychological Therapist

Carries own caseload, providing specialist psychological therapy in own field to clients within the team and where necessary, across the locality. Clients present with an eating disorder or eating difficulties but may also have a broad range of presentations including a significant proportion of complex cases.

Provides specialist psychological assessment of clients with an eating disorder and other mental health conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources to establish suitability for a particular psychological therapy and recommending alternative treatment or interventions as appropriate.

Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of others who may be at risk.

Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients.

Formulates plans for specialist psychological therapy in own field based on an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice.

Collaborates on the development and the implementation of such plans with clients and significant others as appropriate Implements specialist psychological therapy in own field for individual clients,carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.

The successful applicants will be enthusiastic, motivated, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.