Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Feeding and Eating Disorders Multidisciplinary Team as a clinical psychologist. There are excellent opportunities to develop skills in working with young children and families who present with difficulties with feeding and eating. The post holder will join an integrated Psychological and Mental Health Service, with psychologists working across the hospital in a variety of teams and specialisms. There will be an expectation that the post holder will collaborate with other teams and there will be opportunities for supervising and managing assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists and undergraduate placement students.
The Feeding and Eating Disorders Service (FEDS) is a multi-disciplinary team within PAMHS, which provides specialist assessment and treatment for children and young people aged between 0 to 16 years, with a range of feeding difficulties and eating disorders, some children have diagnoses such as ARFID, Anorexia Nervosa. Many children are on the Autism Spectrum. These difficulties may arise from a combination of developmental, psychological, physical and psycho-social factors. Interventions include CBT, parenting work and systemic interventions.
Main duties of the job
We welcome applications from current trainees. We encourage all applicants to contact Dr Danielle Lambert, Principal Clinical Psychologist or Dr Emma Willmott, Senior Clinical Psychologist for an informal discussion about this post.
Interviews will take place in early May.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics, eating disorders and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist (or eligible for registration once qualified)
Desirable
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with feeding and/or eating disorders
- Experience working with people with intellectual disabilities
- Experience of working with people with neurodevelopmental conditions including ASD and ADHD
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of group interventions with children & young people and parents/carers
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals.
- Skills in designing and creating resources and session plans to make psychological ideas more accessible for children and young people
- Ability to prepare concise, evidence based, coherent reports summarising large volumes of information from multiple sources.
- Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS/HCPC, including clinical psychometrics, eating disorders and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist (or eligible for registration once qualified)
Desirable
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with feeding and/or eating disorders
- Experience working with people with intellectual disabilities
- Experience of working with people with neurodevelopmental conditions including ASD and ADHD
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of group interventions with children & young people and parents/carers
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their carers, and other professionals.
- Skills in designing and creating resources and session plans to make psychological ideas more accessible for children and young people
- Ability to prepare concise, evidence based, coherent reports summarising large volumes of information from multiple sources.
- Evidence of skilled and productive multidisciplinary team working
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.
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
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).
