Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Children's Eating Disorder Service
| Posting date: | 28 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,755.00 to £60,504.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53755.00 - £60504.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | Taunton, TA2 7PQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9184-25-1239 |
Summary
Clinical Responsibilities Providing specialist psychological assessment, clinical formulation and a range of psychological interventions for children and adolescents with eating disorder and eating related difficulties and those with co-morbid complex mental health problems and their family/carers. Implementing a psychological service for young people and their carers, as part of a personal case load. To formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment of a client's eating disorder in a holistic manner, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems and employing methods of proven efficacy according to research informed national guidelines. To liaise with appropriate professionals and take a lead in multi-disciplinary case discussions/planning meetings. To provide specialist consultancy to the multi-disciplinary team and other professionals about problem assessment, formulation, and therapeutic interventions and client management. Service Development To work with the team and managers about service priorities, effective implementation of best practice guidelines and propose potential service developments. Contribute to strategic planning as part of regular Senior Leadership team meetings in CEDS. To develop or co-ordinate provision of specialist service developments/ care packages or an aspect of the service as appropriate. To supervise junior colleagues in collating audit data on outcomes and service provision audits. Please see attached JD for further details of the job and person specification.