Band 7 Counselling/Clinical Psychologist/ Psychotherapist/ Systemic and Family Therapist: Eating Disorder Therapist
This is an exciting opportunity for an Eating Disorder Therapist to join our team. The post holder will have the opportunity to work with a broad range of eating disorder presentations as well as co‑morbid mental health conditions to allow for the provision of a holistic care package to the young person. The ideal candidate communicates well, enjoys working with individuals, families and groups and will bring enthusiasm and commitment to the role.
Responsibilities
* Complete specialist eating disorder assessments and deliver evidence‑based and NICE concordant interventions for eating disorders to children and young people and their families within our early intervention and specialist therapy pathways. These interventions may be delivered in clinic, community and home settings; to individuals or groups work, holistically with the multi‑disciplinary team to support young people and their families with eating disorders and contribute to increasing awareness of the presentation and prevalence of eating disorders.
* Develop and deliver our early intervention support pathway, including consultation, psycho‑education and self‑help materials working closely with our assistant psychologist.
* Act as the duty clinician on the rota of duty clinicians managing referrals and providing a rapid response to urgent clinical situations.
* Be involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and young people with eating disorders in the community, liaising closely with other health care professionals to ensure a consistent approach.
* Provide specialist therapeutic interventions as part of individualised treatment plans based on psychotherapeutic principles which are grounded in evidence‑based practice and NICE‑concordant interventions for eating disorders.
* Care coordinate a substantial caseload of assessment, treatment and consultation work, identifying priorities of action in complex circumstances.
* Utilise specialist skills in managing and communicating with patients, their families, carers and other agencies in situations that are sensitive, highly complex and may be emotionally distressing.
* Evaluate and monitor clinical risk which will include physical and psychiatric risk for appropriate interventions to jointly manage risk and inform other agencies as appropriate.
Person Specification
* Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychology, or equivalent qualification, such as a 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.
Values
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 – 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.
Our Team
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.
This advert closes on Friday 14 Nov 2025.
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