Clinical Psychologist / Family Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a fixed-term, part-time role for a Clinical Psychologist / Family Therapist to cover maternity leave within NELFT's well-established core CYP eating disorders team. The post holder will deliver specialist psychological interventions to children and young people with eating disorders, working closely with a multidisciplinary team. The role involves managing a workload, prioritising tasks, and contributing to service improvement initiatives. It's an opportunity to work with children, young people, and their families in an innovative lifespan eating disorder service.
Essential criteria
- Appropriate qualification according to profession of BSc in Psychology
- MSc in Systemic Family Therapy or Doctorate in Clinical Counselling Psychology
- Accreditation by UKCP, HCPC or other appropriate accrediting body.
- Clinical Experience working with service users with eating disorders disorder
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across
- the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment within the context of multidisciplinary care plan
- Experience of assessing and treating service users across the full range of care settings
- Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Appropriate qualification according to profession of BSc in Psychology
- MSc in Systemic Family Therapy or Doctorate in Clinical Counselling Psychology
- Accreditation by UKCP, HCPC or other appropriate accrediting body.
- Clinical Experience working with service users with eating disorders disorder
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across
- the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment within the context of multidisciplinary care plan
- Experience of assessing and treating service users across the full range of care settings
- Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist / Family Therapist
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Job overview
Clinical Psychologist / Family Therapist in CYP eating disorders
We are seeking an experienced clinical psychologist/ family therapist to join NELFT's well established core CEDS team. The role is fixed term for 10mths to provide maternity leave cover. This role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care to children and young people with an eating disorder. The post holder will work closely with MDT colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.
This important role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care by providing expert psychological interventions within the core CYP community eating disorder service. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Deliver day-to-day specilaist psychological interventions to CYP with an eating disorder.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
This fixed term, maternity cover, post is a great opportunity to work with children, young people and their families as part of
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