About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Applied Psychologist / Psychological Therapist to join the leadership team within CAMHS Eating Disorders. This post is 15 hours per week, 12 month fixed term, providing maternity cover for the Clinical Lead, and involves shared leadership responsibilities alongside the Operational Lead.
The CAMHS Eating Disorders Team provides specialist assessment and treatment for young people up to 18 years with AN, BN, BED and ARFID, working closely with families. The team also supports comorbid presentations including anxiety, low mood and neurodiversity.
The role includes supporting the leadership of the service, providing clinical oversight of therapeutic pathways, contributing to service development and quality improvement, chairing designated meetings, supporting recruitment and staff development, monitoring performance data, and providing elements of supervision. Promoting team wellbeing and psychological safety is a key focus.
Significant postqualification experience working with children and young people with complex needs is essential. Experience in eating disorders is desirable but not essential. The post supports service development in line with NHSE Eating Disorders commissioning guidance.Based in central Leicester. A full driving licence is essential.
Contact: Dr Laura ChanceLawton [email protected] | 0116 295 0310
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the overall clinical leadership of the CAMHS Eating Disorders Team, working closely with the Operational Lead to ensure the delivery of a safe, effective and high-quality service.
Key responsibilities include providing clinical oversight of therapeutic treatment pathways; leading and overseeing specific areas of service development and project work; and chairing designated team meetings. The post holder will attend relevant senior leadership and service development meetings and contribute to wider CAMHS initiatives.
The role involves joint responsibility for aspects of recruitment, staff support and team development. You will work collaboratively with the Operational Lead to monitor and respond to key performance indicators, data quality measures and other performance data.
The post holder will provide discrete elements of clinical and/or operational supervision and will support team wellbeing by actively promoting a culture of psychological safety. The role also includes developing the service in line with NHSE Eating Disorders commissioning guidance.
A full driving licence is essential for this post.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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Person Specification
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Employer details Employer name Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address Mawson House
62-68 Valence Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 1AR
Employer's website https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)