# Clinical / Counselling Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-counselling-psychologist/fe83cd3b-60ed-41f4-a689-034177628315 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-counselling-psychologist/fe83cd3b-60ed-41f4-a689-034177628315.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £34,516 - £38,850 p.a. - **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 17:00 - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Thursday full day preferable to attend whole team meetings.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T11:52:01.595Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Eating_Disorders/Eating_Disorders-v8031735 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8031735?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our progressive and supportive Dorset All Age Community Eating Disorder Service, which provides assessment, treatment, and ongoing care for individuals of all ages with eating disorders and their families. This is a part-time, permanent post. We welcome applications from individuals with experience in eating disorders, as well as those who bring a broader understanding of mental health conditions to support their effective management within our service. The successful applicant will be primarily based at Kings Park Hospital, Bournemouth, with plans for the service to relocate to St Ann’s Hospital, Poole, in 2027. The role will also involve working from Dorchester, contributing to the wider delivery of care across the locality. You will be joining an experienced, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, NICE-concordant care within a psychologically informed framework. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment of individuals with eating disorders, as well as to work collaboratively within an MDT. Regular clinical supervision and access to a wide range of CPD opportunities will be provided to support your ongoing professional development. Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful. ### Main duties of the job To deliver a highly specialist clinical psychology service to people with an eating  disorder and their families, based in the community arm of the Dorset All Age  Eating Disorders Service. Direct clinical work would include specialist assessment and tailored therapeutic interventions for individual and families, as well as developing and facilitating therapeutic group work within the inpatient and day program. You would play a valuable role within multi-disciplinary team discussion, with regular attendance at the Treatment Reviews - contributing psychological formulations and making recommendations for the ongoing assessment and treatment of patients. Consultation to and supervision of colleagues within the service and within broader mental health services. You would be an integral member of the senior staff team, actively contributing to service development and in promoting quality and a compassionate, client-led ethos within the service. An important part of the Psychologist role is to view and represent people with eating disorders as complex, unique individuals rather than diagnoses and involve them collaboratively in the understanding of their difficulties and the planning of appropriate interventions. Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application.  However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience.  If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety.  If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact \[email protected\] ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our progressive and supportive Dorset All Age Community Eating Disorder Service, which provides assessment, treatment, and ongoing care for individuals of all ages with eating disorders and their families. This is a part-time, permanent post. We welcome applications from individuals with experience in eating disorders, as well as those who bring a broader understanding of mental health conditions to support their effective management within our service. The successful applicant will be primarily based at Kings Park Hospital, Bournemouth, with plans for the service to relocate to St Ann’s Hospital, Poole, in 2027. The role will also involve working from Dorchester, contributing to the wider delivery of care across the locality. You will be joining an experienced, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, NICE-concordant care within a psychologically informed framework. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment of individuals with eating disorders, as well as to work collaboratively within an MDT. Regular clinical supervision and access to a wide range of CPD opportunities will be provided to support your ongoing professional development. Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful. ## Job Description To deliver a highly specialist clinical psychology service to people with an eating disorder and their families, based in the community arm of the Dorset All Age Eating Disorders Service. Direct clinical work would include specialist assessment and tailored therapeutic interventions for individual and families, as well as developing and facilitating therapeutic group work within the inpatient and day program. You would play a valuable role within multi-disciplinary team discussion, with regular attendance at the Treatment Reviews - contributing psychological formulations and making recommendations for the ongoing assessment and treatment of patients. Consultation to and supervision of colleagues within the service and within broader mental health services. You would be an integral member of the senior staff team, actively contributing to service development and in promoting quality and a compassionate, client-led ethos within the service. An important part of the Psychologist role is to view and represent people with eating disorders as complex, unique individuals rather than diagnoses and involve them collaboratively in the understanding of their difficulties and the planning of appropriate interventions. Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check. ## Responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist within Young Peoples /Adult Mental Health with particular reference to people with severe and complex mental health problems and neurodevelopmental disorders. - Experience of professional leadership /supervision of qualified and prequalified clinical psychologists. - Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, including within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan. - Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision. **Desirable** - Experience of working in an inpatient setting - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings. ### Information Technology **Essential** - Basic IT skills, normally obtained through practice or practical training. Demonstrable experience of using word processing, spreadsheet, database and or presentation software. ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Must be capable of the clear articulation and interpretation of the role of the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy. ### Knowledge, Skills and Training **Essential** - Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, (conferring eligibility for graduate membership) including specific models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. - Professional registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist - Eligibility for (or acquired) Chartership status with the BPS - Eligibility for Membership of Division of Clinical Psychology. - Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of developmental psychology, mental health disorders in childhood , and two or more distinct psychological therapies. - Skills in the use of complex and highly specialist methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. **Desirable** - Post-doctoral accreditation or training in one or more additional specialised models of psychological therapy ## Documents - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 316.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=695) - [pay scales from 1 april 2025 (pdf, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1941) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) - [152-m099.25 - clinical_counselling psychologist - dorset all age eating disorders service (daeds), band 8a (pdf, 317.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319316) ## 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.