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About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
The East London Community Eating Disorders Service (CEDS) is a multidisciplinary team including Therapies (family therapy, clinical/ counselling psychology, assistant psychology), Medical (psychiatry and paediatrics), Nursing (mental health and paediatric nursing), Dietetics, Support Workers & Administrative and Operational staff.
Our team covers the East London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and City & Hackney.
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Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential
Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychology, or equivalent qualification such as Statement of Equivalence, leading to eligibility for Chartered status, Depending on training needs, may hold a professional qualification in psychology and be undertaking further training to complete requirements for a Statement of Equivalence Post-qualification training in a relevant field of applied psychology
Experience Essential
Experience of providing specialist psychological assessments and treatment interventions to patients with complex problems Experience of working with patients reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and need Experience of involving service users in the coproduction of service delivery. Experience of teaching, training, and supervision
Desirable
Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Awareness of diversity, and skills and commitment to provide a service that is appropriate to a diverse population Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and develop formulations upon which to base choice of treatment Skills in working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Skills in delivering psychological interventions in individual and/or group formats, adapted to meet the needs of the individual or group
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Emanuel Miller Centre
11 Gill Street
London
E14 8HQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)