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Job overview
This substantive role involves working in a small, friendly multi-disciplinary team to provide psychological interventions, assessment and consultation for young people with ARFID and their families. You will be based in Stowmarket but there may be a requirement to travel independently across Suffolk on occasion. There are opportunities to link up with other psychological therapists across the wider eating disorders service.
We will provide regular clinical supervision, and relevant specialist training and opportunities for professional development.
We are looking to appoint a skilled, committed, and motivated individual with excellent communication and organisational skills and a keen interest in working with families, young people and professional network. Previous experience working with individuals with eating disorders is ideal but not essential. We can accommodate some flexible working, in line with the service need and we are a Family Friendly and supportive team.
Main duties of the job
The role will include, but not be limited to: assessment, formulation, consultation and psychological treatment of individuals with ARFID and co-morbid mental health difficulties, clinical responsibility for complex cases, supporting the Principal Clinical Psychologist with service development projects, providing clinical supervision, and providing consultation to colleagues and to external agencies.
If you are interested in joining this exciting and motivated team, please look at the detailed Job Description for more information about this post.
We will consider applications from experienced clinical psychologists and newly qualified psychologists (on a Band 7 basis).
Please don’t hesitate to call us to discuss anything about the team or the role:
James Moss, Specialist Operational Manager, [email protected]
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are interested in joining this exciting and motivated team, please take a look at the detailed Job Description for more information about this post. We welcome requests for further information. Please don’t hesitate to call us to discuss anything about the team or the roles.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
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This advert is for Clinical Psychologist - Suffolk ARFID with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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