Clinical Psychologist / CBT TherapistinSouthamptoninSouthamptonPUBLISHED TUE 25 MAR 2025
In this rewarding position, you’ll provide evidence-based psychological therapies to those facing various eating disorders, while also collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team. Your role will involve delivering individual and group therapies, alongside offering consultation and supervision to both your colleagues and the community. Join a supportive environment where you’ll receive regular supervision and participate in reflective practice groups, all while working closely with families and caregivers. Let’s work together to empower patients on their path to recovery — your skills and compassion can truly make an impact. Don’t hesitate to reach out for further details at liz.may@southernhealth.nhs.uk or louise.melhuish@southernhealth.nhs.uk. We are dedicated to inclusivity and flexibility in our workplace, so we encourage you to discuss any flexible working options during the interview process.
This post would be suitable for a Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist wishing to develop their skills in working with people with eating disorders. For applicants who might be interested, there will be the opportunity to apply for a place on the PG Cert programme (one year CBT-ED top-up training) delivered by UCL. This post will be split between bases in Southampton and Basingstoke and may also include some remote working.
The role also offers exciting opportunities for direct clinical work, service development and multi-disciplinary team working. You will provide evidence-based psychological therapies to people experiencing a wide range of eating disorders, many of whom present with comorbid mental health difficulties. The role will involve delivering individual and group interventions, as well as some joint work with our day service staff. You will also be involved in providing consultation, training and supervision to others within and outside of the team.
You will join a supportive team of clinicians, committed to delivering high quality care and promoting recovery. You will receive regular supervision and will have the opportunity to join our reflective practice group. Within the service we offer a range of evidence-based interventions, including CBT-ED, DBT, SSCM, MANTRA and psychodynamic psychotherapy. We also work closely with families and carers.
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To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to patients of the Eating Disorders Service providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. To undertake a personal research and development programme and develop and encourage a research culture within the clinical team. The post holder will place an emphasis on co-production and demonstrate an attitude which respects and values patients' and their carers and the core values of the trust: patients and people first; partnership; and respect.
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Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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