Psychologist
The closing date is 30 April 2026.
You are invited to apply for our Lead Clinical Psychologist position in the MPFT Eating Disorders Service. This role will lead psychological approaches across the service, working as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team. The post‑holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and evidence‑based interventions to people accessing our service in inpatient, day‑patient and outpatient settings, and will be involved in new service development, teaching and training of other professionals. Clinical supervision will be provided as part of the wider provider collaborative and from MPFT's Mental Health Psychology Professional Lead.
Main duties of the job
* Provide holistic and specialist psychological assessments and interventions for people with eating disorders, primarily within inpatients but also across day services and outpatients in accordance with NICE guidance.
* Take responsibility for the development of a specific area of psychological knowledge within the eating disorder team, including leading or contributing to training, supervision and governance of the chosen therapeutic model or approach.
* Supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other clinical team members who deliver psychologically informed care.
* Provide clinical supervision to identified members of the eating disorder team.
* Consult with the team regarding psychological approaches to individual cases, clinical formulations and team culture, working autonomously within professional guidelines and exercising responsibility for the systematic governance of practice.
About us
We are an award‑winning NHS Trust that leads the way for new and better ways of working to improve life for our local communities. With around 9,000 staff, we provide physical and mental health care, support for people with learning disabilities, adult social care, and run regional and national services such as eating disorders, perinatal care, forensic services, sexual health and prison mental health.
We offer excellent career development for both clinical and non‑clinical roles, with ongoing training and support.
Job responsibilities
1. Provide a high‑quality clinical psychology service to adult eating disorder patients within MPFT inpatients, day service and outpatients.
2. Maintain high professional levels of clinical judgment and application of complex skills, utilising advanced theoretical and practical clinical skills in applying psychological interventions.
3. Provide and contribute towards psychological assessments and reports, both written and verbal, to referrers of people with a wide range of psychological problems in accordance with codes of professional ethics.
4. Following assessment, deliver formulation and psychological therapy to a high standard for people within the eating disorder service.
5. Formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of service users’ care based upon an appropriate conceptual framework.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Post‑graduate doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or eating disorder psychology (or equivalent prior to 1996) accredited by the BPS, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
* Post‑doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice (e.g. neuropsychology/eating disorders) as required for the specific clinical post.
* HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
* Training in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees.
* Membership of the British Psychological Society or Association of Clinical Psychologists (as appropriate).
* Post‑doctoral training in one or more highly specialist areas of psychological practice or therapy.
Experience
* Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at a highly specialist level.
* Proficiency in working with diverse client populations across all age groups and varying levels of clinical severity in a wide range of care environments such as outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient, and residential settings. Proven experience delivering psychological therapy within primary care settings (e.g. NHS Talking Therapies/IAPT).
* Experience exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment within a multidisciplinary care plan.
* Skills in using complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Prior experience leading psychological services.
* Experience applying clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a disclosure submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Additional notes
Because of a high volume of applications, the vacancy may be closed early. The use of artificial intelligence in completing application forms will be monitored for fairness and transparency; any A.I. usage must be declared.
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