# Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Eating Disorders > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-psychologist-camhs-eating-disorders/b3cbabdb-8912-4b1a-a336-ee76643aa218 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-psychologist-camhs-eating-disorders/b3cbabdb-8912-4b1a-a336-ee76643aa218.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum - **Contract type:** 1 year (1 year fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible working arrangement can be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T13:22:08.669Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Cowley/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CAMHS_Eating_Disorders_OXON/CAMHS_Eating_Disorders_OXON-v8033097 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8033097?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a qualified in psychology and seeking a new challenge in a challenging yet interesting & rewarding field? We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist  to join the Oxfordshire CAMHS Eating Disorder team based in Cowley for a 1 year fixed term.  We invest strongly in staff development, offering training, supervision and specialist interest groups to support skills in interventions such as FT-AN, CBT (including CBT-E) and NET. Staff wellbeing is central to our service. We are a highly supportive team, and managers work with you to ensure manageable caseloads and to help you develop special interests. We will also consider applications from trainee counselling and clinical psychologists who will soon be eligible for registration with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) or BABCP. ### Main duties of the job - Work within a multidisciplinary team including Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, CWPs, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. - Access a range of specialist clinics (e.g., LD, NDC, FT, ED) with opportunities for shared learning and expertise. - Deliver high-quality specialist clinical psychology within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service. - Provide assessment, formulation, risk assessment and evidence-based care plans for children and young people with eating disorders and complex mental health needs. - Work collaboratively with partner agencies. Most clinical work is delivered face to face, with opportunities for home working depending on service needs and diary commitments. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. ## Job Details Are you a qualified in psychology and seeking a new challenge in a challenging yet interesting & rewarding field? We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Oxfordshire CAMHS Eating Disorder team based in Cowley for a 1 year fixed term. We invest strongly in staff development, offering training, supervision and specialist interest groups to support skills in interventions such as FT-AN, CBT (including CBT-E) and NET. Staff wellbeing is central to our service. We are a highly supportive team, and managers work with you to ensure manageable caseloads and to help you develop special interests. We will also consider applications from trainee counselling and clinical psychologists who will soon be eligible for registration with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) or BABCP. ## Job Description Work within a multidisciplinary team including Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, CWPs, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. Access a range of specialist clinics (e.g., LD, NDC, FT, ED) with opportunities for shared learning and expertise. Deliver high-quality specialist clinical psychology within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service. Provide assessment, formulation, risk assessment and evidence-based care plans for children and young people with eating disorders and complex mental health needs. Work collaboratively with partner agencies. Most clinical work is delivered face to face, with opportunities for home working depending on service needs and diary commitments. ## Responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. ## Person Specification ### experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience of working in CYP mental health services. - Experience of working with young people with severe mental health issues, across a range of settings - Experience in establishing diagnosis/psychological formulation - Experience of providing evidence-based psychological therapies, including CBT **Desirable** - Experience of working with service users with an eating disorder. - Experience of group work. - Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. - - Registration with HCPC or equivalent **Desirable** - Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology - Additional training in eating disorders specific intervention, such as FT-AN, CBT-E, CBT-T. ### knowledge/skills **Essential** - Understanding of common mental health problems and how they may present in patients within community and hospital settings. - Understanding of the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies, including CBT, and how it relates to this post. - Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation - Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups - Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload - Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit, research and service evaluation. **Desirable** - Knowledge of therapy/s for the treatment of children and young people experiencing an eating disorder. ### personal attributes **Essential** - Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients. - High level of enthusiasm and motivation. - Able to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively. - Ability to be self-reflective – whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision. - The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service to engage and foster new professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service within the wider healthcare system. ## Documents - [band 7 clinical psychologist - eating disorders (pdf, 145.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320787) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## 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.