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Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist- Tertiary Eating Disorder Specialist Service
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This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Tertiary Eating Disorder Specialist Service. The team is based in Coatbridge, but offers a pan-Lanarkshire service. The team is psychology lead but multi-disciplinary in nature and also includes psychiatry, nursing, dietetics, and occupational therapy. The service works directly with adults who have severe eating disorders resulting in complex needs. We also have an adapted criteria for young people (in late adolescence) to promote early intervention and to be able to offer evidence based treatments specifically relevant to this client group. The service offers innovative treatment to people living in the community wherever possible and is able to offer intensive treatment for time limited periods where required. The team also has a role to support other tiers of the NHSL Eating Disorder pathway via training, supervision, consultation and joint working. The successful candidate will contribute to the assessment, formulation and delivery of evidence based psychological treatments for people with eating disorders and their families, as part of an MDT approach. Training, consultation and supervision will also be a core part of their role. The team undertakes considerable service development work which the post holder will contribute to, in addition to service evaluation and monitoring of outcomes. Regular supervision and CPD opportunities will be available. Line management will be via the service Consultant Clinical Psychologist/team leader. The team place great emphasis on supporting and optimising effective transitions particularly from CAMHS to adult services. We would welcome applicants that have experience of working with young people with eating disorders. Likewise, interest and passion for working with adults perhaps with more severe and enduring eating difficulties often alongside considerable co-morbidity would also be enthusiastically considered. There would be some scope to configure the confinements of the post towards applicant's expertise/interests. Post-doctoral experience in the following would be highly desirable: working with people with eating disorders; multi-disciplinary working, and/or CAMHS or Adult Mental Health services. Applicants must possess a full valid driving licence. Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Dr Joanne Waine, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/TESS Team Leader on 01236 703402. If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lyn Henry, Recruitment Administrator on 01698 377767 Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage. Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations. Applications from candidates who require a Tier 2 Certificate of sponsorship (formerly Work Permits) will only be considered if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for this post. For further information on the UK Border Agency's new points based System which now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK please visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.