Practitioner Psychologist or Specialist Psychological Therapist (CBT)

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

An opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist/Specialist Psychological Therapist (CBT) to join the Sussex Eating Disorder Service (SEDS). We are a passionate multidisciplinary team delivering NICE recommended treatments and aiming to provide the best possible care to adults living with eating disorders.
Previous experience of working in an eating disorder service is desirable but not necessary, as we offer considerable in-house and external training opportunities (including CBT-T, CBT-E and MANTRA). The post will be supervised by a senior psychologist within the team. There will be extensive opportunities for developing supervisory experience, being involved in research/service development and nurturing special interests.
Covering the whole of Sussex, SEDS provides specialist eating disorder services across a large geographical area, including Coastal West Sussex, North West Sussex, Brighton and East Sussex. With the introduction of remote working, there is scope, where possible, to tailor your working pattern/location to the needs of both the service and you.
This is a chance for you to join an organisation which sets a high priority on the development of services in collaboration with experts through experience and carer’s, and to work with dedicated and supportive colleagues.
Key responsibilities of the role
The post holder will provide specialist assessment and psychological therapy to adults with eating disorders in an outpatient setting.
There is opportunity to gain supervisory experience.
We are keen to foster individual interests or specialties relevant to eating disorders, that you would then ‘champion’ to the wider team. Examples of this might include working with specific co-morbidities (e.g., personality disorder or autistic spectrum disorder), working with the families or loved ones of people with eating disorders, or championing smooth transitions from CAMHS.
You will be part of a team that values delivering evidenced-based treatments and supports evidence-generating practice. We have established an innovative eating disorder clinic (SPIRED). The clinic aims to improve the treatment available to people with eating disorders; bringing together the expertise of clinicians and people with lived experience of eating disorders.
We are committed to supporting staff well-being, developing new roles in teams, and have a thriving Recovery College. We have close links with the local universities and support the training schemes for clinical psychology and nursing, providing high quality placements.
The trust is committed to strong integrated, collaborative leadership between managers and clinicians.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE:

• A degree in Psychology and Doctoral level training in Applied Psychology (or its equivalent for those who trained before 1996 or outside the UK)
• Or , you will have accredited training in CBT
  See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
  We are looking for a passionate and dedicated team member. We would welcome an informal phone conversation about the service/post.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE:

• A degree in Psychology and Doctoral level training in Applied Psychology (or its equivalent for those who trained before 1996 or outside the UK)
• Or , you will have accredited training in CBT
  See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
  We are looking for a passionate and dedicated team member. We would welcome an informal phone conversation about the service/post

Please refer the Job description for details