Clinical Lead for Adult Eating Disorders
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Barking, IG11 7RSView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
Job overview We are looking for a Clinical Lead with substantial experience of treating eating disorders to join the established NELFT London Communit...
The successful candidate will work closely with the Assistant Director for eating disorders , the Team Manager , the Adult Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior CNS and other key members of NELFTs all age community eating disorder service. With colleagues they will be accountable for the ongoing development and delivery of a comprehensive community eating disorder service for adults with an eating disorder and for the clinical standards to which the service operates. The successful candidate will play a central role in maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders including colleagues in primary care , from North London Adult Provider Collaborative , the ICB and other statutory and voluntary agencies.
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate qualified psychologist fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body
- First level degree or standard equivalent
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a specialist eating disorder service either with adults or with children and young people
- Awareness of safeguarding procedures
- Extensive experience of clinical supervision in eating disorders services
- Ability to understand national legislation and guidance in relation to childrens services
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Complex project management experience
- Experience of managing major change in service provision
- An awareness of adult mental health commissioning and partnership working
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
22 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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