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Job overview
We are excited to be in the position to offer two substantive Clinical Psychologist roles within our Norfolk and Waveney under 18s eating disorders service. You will be part of multidisciplinary teams with one role based primarily in Norwich, and the other in Kings Lynn.
We will provide clinical supervision, specialist training and opportunities for professional development. You will have opportunity to receive specialist training in CBT for eating disorders and FT-AN (Maudsley Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa).
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 and young people. 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 and psychological treatment of individuals with eating disorders 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. Our main models of practice are systemic and CBT so skills in those areas would be desirable.
If you are interested in joining skilled and passionate colleagues in delivering our under 18s eating disorders service, please look at the detailed Job Description for more information about this post.
We will consider applications from experienced clinical psychologists or newly qualified psychologists (on a Band 7-8a preceptorship basis).
Please don’t hesitate to call us to discuss anything about the team or the role:
Dr Kat Harvey, Principal Clinical Psychologist on 01603 978455
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Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
Desirable
- Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
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This advert is for Clinical Psychologist 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 gross per annum/ pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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