Clinical Psychologist - Aspire
Job summary
The post holder will work within an exciting newly established service - "Aspire", which is an Intensive Day Service, within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway as part of a targeted team of mental health professionals in delivering an effective service. The service currently takes on up to 4 young people at anytime.
The principal role is in partnership with young people with an eating disorder, their families and carers, to assess, plan and offer intensive, evidence-based episodes of care and treatments to all eating disorder presentations and co-morbidities.
The special focus of this work being around Tier 4 inpatient admission avoidance, and stepping down from the inpatient setting to reduce length of stay.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will need to work flexibly within the team, and be able to design an individually tailored intervention program based on client need, clear analysis of causes of symptomatology and a formulation based approach, using evidence-based components, applying regular validated outcome measures. Interventions include individual work and group work, and working with the family and broader system around the young person.
The successful post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multidisciplinary team. The post-holder will assist in innovative developments via our Quality Improvement programs. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit
About us
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 - so 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.
Details
Date posted
22 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
363-SSLB7815699
Job locations
Whichellos Wharf
The Elms
Stoke Road
LU7 2TD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please contract Eleanor Chesters for further information or see attached JD & PS for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please contract Eleanor Chesters for further information or see attached JD & PS for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification and professional registration in Clinical / Counselling Psychology or CBT profession
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology OR Counselling Psychology OR Health Psychology OR Education Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the HCPC.
Experience
Essential
- Work as a qualified psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience working with children and adolescents.
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual, family-based and group-based format.
- Eating disorders knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- A knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification and professional registration in Clinical / Counselling Psychology or CBT profession
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology OR Counselling Psychology OR Health Psychology OR Education Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the HCPC.
Experience
Essential
- Work as a qualified psychologist for a minimum of two years including relevant experience working with children and adolescents.
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of providing a direct clinical service, including specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and intervention (minimum 500 hours supervised practice), offering interventions in an individual, family-based and group-based format.
- Eating disorders knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- A knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Whichellos Wharf
The Elms
Stoke Road
LU7 2TD
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Whichellos Wharf
The Elms
Stoke Road
LU7 2TD
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)