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Job overview
The Service is pleased to offer this permanent Band 7 Clinical Psychology role in our Eating Disorders Community Services, working across the county.
We are seeking enthusiastic candidates who can contribute positively and flexibly to a dynamic service. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong commitment to the principles of person-centred service delivery, excellent professional and clinical skills, and preferably experience of work within the Eating Disorders.
The role requires the delivery of an applied psychology model that promotes and supports effective psychological outcomes through direct and indirect models of working. Therefore consultation, teaching and training will form an essential component of the post alongside direct clinical work.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for promoting the psychological health and well-being of children and adults in the Eating Disorders team within the Trust.
- Provide a range of highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment interventions for all ages in the Community Eating Disorders Service, using a variety of applied psychology models.
- To clinically supervise pre-qualified psychology staff.
- Contribute toward specialist clinical risk assessments and complex risk management planning as part of routine clinical work. This will include actively contributing to multi-disciplinary clinical discussions and formulations.
- To work compassionately with service users and carers to achieve identified goals and to promote independence and well-being.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines.
- To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research
- To act in a care co-ordination role where necessary and appropriate
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for main responsibilities.
The role requires supporting the principle forensic psychologist with the delivery of specialist risk reduction and protection enhancing psychological assessments and interventions, whilst also utilising an applied psychological model that promotes and supports effective psychological outcomes within the multi-disciplinary team.
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This advert is for Eating Disorders Service Clinical Psychologist with Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucester, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Jun 2026.
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