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Job overview

This a great opportunity to join a psychologically minded, highly skilled MDT.  There is responsibility with the post for promoting psychological approaches and formulation within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be expected to be skilled in highly specialised psychological therapies for eating disorders and to be able to deliver these for people with severe and enduring eating disorder presentations. 

The post has a broader purpose of promoting psychology through the supervision of trainee clinical psychologists, clinical apprentices, assistant psychologists and placement students. The post holder will be required to continue to lead psychological thinking regionally through the East Midlands Provider Collaborative. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a member of the Nottinghamshire Eating Disorder Service, which serves the residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The service provides multidisciplinary community-based support.  The post holder will provide leadership and support in team development and developing clinical practice, and will provide supervision individually and in groups. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. The post holder will co ordinate and manage a complex caseload of patients and will provide support to other team members in helping them review and formulate patient needs.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment