# Bariatric/Pain Management Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bariatricpain-management-psychologist/afad6355-42cc-48e5-96e6-65c9a08d3add - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bariatricpain-management-psychologist/afad6355-42cc-48e5-96e6-65c9a08d3add.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Colchester - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £62,215 - £85,601 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Fixed Term / Secondment Considered - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, 37.5 hours per week (Various hours (from 7.5 up until 37.5) will be considered) - **Closing date:** 2025-04-18T12:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-04-11T12:20:08.061Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Colchester/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bariatric_Dietitics/Bariatric_Dietitics-v7144498 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7144498?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ESNEFT is starting a new Complex Obesity Service which will deliver bariatric/metabolic surgery, endoscopic and medical weight management treatments to the Suffolk and North Essex population. We have designed our service with many innovations to make it fit for purpose for the current obesity landscape. We have combined the traditional Tier 3 and Tier 4 into a single comprehensive service (Tier 4 PLUS) and will offer all treatments including IWMP, GLP-1 medications, endoscopic and surgical bariatric procedures We are recruiting Bariatric Psychologists to develop and deliver this new service and currently seeking an experienced psychologist looking to progress their career in a Band 8b Principal Psychologist or Band 8c Consultant Psychologist position. For candidates stepping up to this Band 8b Principal Psychologist role, we have secured an experienced Consultant Bariatric Psychologist to provide weekly supervision and service development advice The ESNEFT Pain Management service is also seeking an experienced Band 8b/Band 8c Psychologist and we would hope to attract applicants who are willing to work across both Bariatrics and Pain Management. This is not an essential requirement for applicants but could be by mutual agreement. Creating this larger psychology team will enable better collaboration, supervision and team spirit across both services ### Main duties of the job This post would be available full or part time and options for flexible working hours and remote working will be considered by mutual agreement. For further details please follow this link Weight Management Service https://esneft.pagetiger.com/brilwgh/1 The role within the Weight Management Service will involve both direct 1:1 patient care, service development, advice to other MDT members and the potential for group patient sessions. You will be a core member of the Multidisciplinary Team meetings and discuss each patient’s suitability for treatment to agree with other members of the MDT a shared decision for treatment for each patient. You will be a core member of the Multidisciplinary Team meetings and discuss each patient’s suitability for treatment, to agree with other members of the MDT a shared decision for treatment for each patient. Psychologists interested in discussing more about these roles and the Weight Management Service are invited to contact Mr Hywel Room, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon \[email protected\] or Aileen Dove, Trust AHP Lead Dove \[email protected\] ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Job Details ESNEFT is starting a new Complex Obesity Service which will deliver bariatric/metabolic surgery, endoscopic and medical weight management treatments to the Suffolk and North Essex population. We have designed our service with many innovations to make it fit for purpose for the current obesity landscape. We have combined the traditional Tier 3 and Tier 4 into a single comprehensive service (Tier 4 PLUS) and will offer all treatments including IWMP, GLP-1 medications, endoscopic and surgical bariatric procedures We are recruiting Bariatric Psychologists to develop and deliver this new service and currently seeking an experienced psychologist looking to progress their career in a Band 8b Principal Psychologist or Band 8c Consultant Psychologist position. For candidates stepping up to this Band 8b Principal Psychologist role, we have secured an experienced Consultant Bariatric Psychologist to provide weekly supervision and service development advice The ESNEFT Pain Management service is also seeking an experienced Band 8b/Band 8c Psychologist and we would hope to attract applicants who are willing to work across both Bariatrics and Pain Management. This is not an essential requirement for applicants but could be by mutual agreement. Creating this larger psychology team will enable better collaboration, supervision and team spirit across both services ## Job Description This post would be available full or part time and options for flexible working hours and remote working will be considered by mutual agreement. For further details please follow this link Weight Management Service https://esneft.pagetiger.com/brilwgh/1 The role within the Weight Management Service will involve both direct 1:1 patient care, service development, advice to other MDT members and the potential for group patient sessions. You will be a core member of the Multidisciplinary Team meetings and discuss each patient’s suitability for treatment to agree with other members of the MDT a shared decision for treatment for each patient. You will be a core member of the Multidisciplinary Team meetings and discuss each patient’s suitability for treatment, to agree with other members of the MDT a shared decision for treatment for each patient. Psychologists interested in discussing more about these roles and the Weight Management Service are invited to contact Mr Hywel Room, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon \[email protected\] or Aileen Dove, Trust AHP Lead Dove \[email protected\] ## Responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work under pressure including working directly with staff or clients who may be highly distressed or within teams where professional opinion may differ - Ability to work efficiently, effectively and pragmatically. - Ability to sit in a constrained position for long periods for client therapy and computer work. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally. - Knowledge around legislation and national guidance in relation to the physical health specialism. - Knowledge of key NHS policy developments for patients living with obesity and long-term conditions. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with adults with mental health/psychological needs including complex risk assessment - Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems. - Experience of working autonomously within the professional guidelines of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). **Desirable** - Experience of using ACT, CBT, CFT, DBT and other therapies. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional qualification in Clinical, Health or Counselling Psychology at doctoral level (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). - Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 315.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [additional information (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9371960) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) - [band 8b job description & person specification (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9371959) - [band 8c job description & person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9371958) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.