Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist

• To deliver specialist applied psychotherapeutic service in the MCCAED Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP day hospital). Working collaboratively to assess the needs of the service users, planning, implementing and evaluating the care given in ITP.
• To provide clinical work as required by the service. This will involve facilitation of therapeutic groups, and individual and family therapy sessions.
• To work following clinical guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, seeking help from clinical/professional supervisor or manager as needed.
• To provide daily therapeutic meal support to young people. This involves staff eating snacks and lunch alongside young people. Meals within the programme are timed, with the expectation that staff are able to eat what is required within the time frame (10 minutes for snacks, 15 minutes for lunch, 20 minutes for dinner). For lunches, a vegetarian and meat option are available daily, however where possible staff should be able to eat what the young people eat.
• Due to the nature of the service, the role will be fully face-to-face.

• MCCAED is a specialist service for children and adolescents with eating disorders, consisting of Family Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Assistant Psychologists alongside Paediatric, Art Therapy and Dietetic input. It has been at the forefront of developing evidence-based family interventions for eating disorders and is renowned worldwide for the psychological treatments it offers to children and adolescents with eating disorders and their families.
• The service provides outpatient family therapy for eating disorders, an intensive day patient service (ITP) for young people with restrictive eating disorders and innovative multi-family therapy interventions for both Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. The service also offers a national and specialist service for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
• The Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP) evolved as a more intensive treatment (education, meal support, therapeutic groups, psychological therapy - family and individual) to be used when recovery is not progressing in outpatient work and to provide an alternative to inpatient treatment when young people are acutely unwell. The referrals to ITP are normally high risk due to low weight and/or rapid weight loss, alongside severe nutritional restriction.

Essential

• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. (A/I)

Essential

• Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature. (A/I)
• Significant post-qualification/graduation experience including experience of individual and group therapy with people with complex mental health needs.
• Experience of working with issues of risk and safety both physical and relational.
• Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework.

Desirable

• Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with eating disorders. (A/I)

Essential

• Theoretical knowledge of a wide range of psychopathology and the evidence base for relevant treatment. (A/I)
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities. (A/I)
• To deliver psychological/psychotherapeutic therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/I)
• Knowledge of a range of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches systemic models in assessment and treatment relevant to discipline (A/I)

Desirable

• Knowledge of the potential physical risks associated with eating disorders (A/I)

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I)
• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour. (A/I)

Desirable

• Ability to work with young people with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASC (A/I)

Essential

• To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers (and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews where appropriate).
• To plan allocation of tasks to assistants/trainees as appropriates. (A/I)
• Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation. (A/I)

Desirable

• Skills in working with families (A/I)