Senior Clinical Psychologist - Feeding and Eating Disorders Service

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Feeding and Eating Disorders Team as a Senior Clinical Psychologist. There are excellent opportunities to work with children and their families across the full age range, and draw upon skills, knowledge and expertise across a number of different areas of psychological practice including paediatrics, neurodevelopmental conditions and mental health conditions.

You will be part of a diverse MDT, with opportunities to work with psychotherapy, family therapy, clinical nurse specialists, dieticians, psychiatrists, paediatricians, SLT and OT. You will be part of a team of psychologists including an 8b, band 7, assistant, trainee, and placement student and will supervise other psychologists.

You will be involved in group, CBT, systemic and narrative work, as well as audit and service evaluation projects and leading on developing teaching and training initiatives to improve knowledge, care and understanding for this cohort. We have fortnightly reflective practice sessions, teaching, and academic research meetings with key researchers in the field, where there are opportunities to contribute to the evidence base., The team sits within the Mental Health Psychology Stream within Psychological and Mental Health Services PAMHS. There are approximately 90 members of psychology staff, who participate in special interest groups (SIGs), an anti-racism practice group and other service wide initiatives. There are weekly clinical academic departmental presentations, opportunities to observe other teams and contribute to department and trust wide activities.

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.