Assistant Psychologist - CAMHS Community Eating Disorders

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to join CAMHS Herefordshire/Worcestershire Community Eating Disorder NEW Intensive Support at Home team as a band 4 Assistant Psychologist. In this role, you will be part of an integrated team who are passionate about helping young people with eating difficulties. We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist, with a specialist interest in eating disorders. You will support the team to provide time-limited intensive person-centred intervention within the young persons home environment.

You will be expected to work across both counties, supporting young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or Tier 4 units, supporting timely discharge from acute paediatric wards and support key workers to offer intensive support as an alternative to continued inpatient treatment. Additional training will be provided relating to eating disorders, where required.

These are full time posts but part time hours would be considered. Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role.

• Be an integral member of the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service (CEDS) under the direction of the Leadership team, Mental Health Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors.
• Provide support and care for young people in their own home or clinics.
• Complete home-based therapeutic interventions, including meal support, based on the care plan formulated by Mental Health Practitioners.
• Complete outcome measures and gather evidence regarding the effectiveness of these interventions.
• Complete clinical entries using the Trust clinical records system.
• Receive support, guidance from the wider team and clinical supervision on a regular basis.
• Deliver high standard clinical care under the supervision and direction of senior staff for young people in the community. Ensure that care provided maintains the individuals privacy and dignity, values diversity and respects cultural and individual rights and choices.
• Support with Physical Health clinics as required.
• Attend weekly MDT and formulation sessions.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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• Contact with children/adolescents either through psychology training or personal experience
• Some awareness of the work of other agencies eg. social services
• Some experience of working in teams

• An interest and/or experience in working with children / adolescents and their families
• Working with staff of other agencies involved in child care
• Experience in working as part of a team

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• Role modelling good behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
  
  Ability to apply research methods in clinical practice
• Flexibility in working at different levels
• Able to work independently
• Willingness to provide input to teaching / training and consultation

• Experience in working independently
• Experience in teaching/training and consultation

• Knowledge of service evaluation
• Working knowledge of Health Service structure

• Awareness of national pressures on Mental Health Services

• Honours Degree in Psychology with the British Psychological Society ratification
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

• Ability to be aware of stressful situations and awareness of own limitations
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Able to travel to meet the commitments of the post
• You understand that we will not routinely provide…