Main area Clinical Psychotherapist - Eating Disorder Service Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Office Hours - days to be confirmed) Job ref 373-SMH2476
Employer Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Employer type NHS Site Jocelyn Solly Resource Centre Town Macclesfield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 28/11/2025
Clinical Psychotherapist - Eating Disorder Service
Band 7
Job overview
Band 7 0.5 wte (2.5 days) 18.75 hours part time permanent post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Psychotherapist to join our established adult community Eating Disorders Team.
The post is a permanent. You will be joining an experienced and welcoming Multidisciplinary Team which highly values psychotherapeutic work.
We are very keen to attract the right candidates and consider locality working. This role will involve remote working/hybrid working options however there will be a requirement to work from the office on certain days to meet the needs of the service.
Shortlisting Monday 17th November 2025
Main duties of the job
Providing talking therapies to clients with Eating Disorders, providing supervision/training to other staff and acting as a part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. They will carry a caseload of complex clients and be expected to be an important contributor in the team management of the most complex clients who present to the service.
The successful candidate will undertake direct clinical work, supervision, consultation and contribute to teaching and service development as well as helping to consult and guide on client’s psychological care, from a trauma informed perspective. The team are trained in different therapy models including CBT, CAT, EMDR and integrative therapy and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake further training.
Previous experience of eating disorders is necessary. You will be provided with professional and clinical supervision, and there will be multiple opportunities to develop your specialist clinical skills. There are opportunities to link with other Practitioners working in the eating disorder community and inpatient services across the Trust, and more widely across other services.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Person specification
Knowledge and Expertise
* Skills in conducting complex psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing complex and /or clinically sensitive information to clients and professional colleagues within and outside the NHS.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Skills in providing Consultation to other professionals and nonprofessional groups.
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
* Knowledge of supervision theory and practice.
* Skills in working with people with complex and specialist needs.
* Ability to apply psychological knowledge creatively in developing new initiatives.
Qualifications
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or
* BPS approved Diploma or Masters in Counselling Psychology or
* Masters level qualification in psychotherapy Chartered Status
* Additional Psychotherapy qualification
* Core NHS/Social Services professional training
Experience
* Experience of engaging and sustaining work with complex clients.
* Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care.
* Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For informal enquiries, please contact Toni Stokes – team manager toni.stokes2@nhs.net
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