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Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical
Able to assess the limits of professional boundaries and capacity to understand when to seek appropriate supervision/advice on practice and whom to refer to so as to ensure best care
- Clinical
To be able to assess and formulate someone’s experiences drawing on a range of psychological models and theory
- Qualifications
Appropriate CAP qualification
- Qualifications
An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, (Class 2.2 or higher)
- Service development
Evidence of inputting into service development
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical
Knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological therapies in specific complex groups (Eating Disorders).
- Qualifications
Additional training
- Service development
Inputting into service evaluation/audit
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit several Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) to provide psychological interventions to service users of the Adult Eating Disorder Service as part of a multi-disciplinary team SEDS (Sheffield Eating Disorders Service). As part of service developments to enhance regional provision; the roles will involve working with the SEDS team for our service users in their respective geographical areas. SEDS is a regional service covering South Yorkshire (Sheffield hub and regional spokes within Barnsley, Rotherham & Doncaster). You will be working with patients attending clinics, in community and inpatient settings and in their own homes.
The characteristics of the core population receiving direct services are people with complex psychological and emotional needs who may have experienced adverse life events. Your work will primarily involve assessing and delivering interventions to people presenting with moderate to severe Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within a multidisciplinary team which includes medics, nursing, occupational therapy, dieticians, CBT therapists and clinical psychologists. You will work will be under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist who will retain clinical responsibility for clinical work carried out, provided that the clinical work is within the care plan specified. There will be opportunities to train in NICE concordant specialist therapies for the treatment of eating disorders (CBT-T, SSCM and MANTRA). Alongside relevant trainings and individual supervisions, you will have access to intervention specific group supervision from qualified CBT therapists and clinical psychologists.
Assessments and interventions will be delivered in a range of settings, including community, Voluntary and Community and Social Enterprises (VCSE) as well as NHS clinics; in person, by telephone or using digital platforms.
The post holder will be involved in partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, e.g., GPs, primary and secondary care mental health services, colleges and universities, and the 3rd sector/VCSE. The post holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges many people face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification.
The post holder would be expected to work closely with experts-by-experience, local communities, VCSE, to co-produce and co-develop services. We welcome applications from people who have previous experience of using Mental Health services, and/or individuals who are/have been a carer.
The post holder will primarily be involved in partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, e.g., GPs, primary and secondary care mental health services, colleges and universities, and the 3rd sector/VCSE. The post holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the health and social challenges many people face and the impact this has on mental health & well-being.
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This advert is for Clinical Associate Psychologist with Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is Dependant on experience. The contract type is Permanent: Dr [email protected] (0114 2716938).. The application deadline is 25 Aug 2025.
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