Clinical / Counselling Psychologist – Eating Disorders Full-time or Part-time
£Are you a compassionate HCPC-registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, either newly qualified or with significant post-qualification experience?
Do you thrive in collaborative, multidisciplinary environments and want to make a meaningful impact on young people’s recovery journeys?
Would you like to work within a highly regarded specialist service that combines evidence-based treatment with space for clinical innovation, supervision, and professional growth?
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and empathetic psychologist to join a dedicated inpatient service supporting children, adolescents, and young adults experiencing eating disorders and complex co-morbidities such as autism spectrum conditions, trauma, emerging personality difficulties, depression, OCD, and self-harm.
Deliver specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence-based interventions to young people and their families within an inpatient setting.
Provide individual, family, and group therapy to support recovery and prepare service users for transition beyond hospital care.
Contribute psychological perspectives to multidisciplinary team discussions and care planning.
Offer consultation, reflective practice, and supervision to assistant psychologists and therapeutic support staff.
Participate in research, service evaluation, and clinical governance activities to promote innovation and best practice within the field of eating disorders.
Engage in regular CPD opportunities, including internal academic forums, peer supervision, and external training.
Doctoral-level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology accredited by the BPS.
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Experience working with young people or adults presenting with significant mental health difficulties, ideally within inpatient, community, or CAMHS settings.
Experience in delivering supervision, teaching, or training to colleagues or trainees.
Familiarity with service evaluation, clinical research, or quality improvement projects.
Formal training in the supervision of psychologists or mental health professionals.
Contract: Full-time or part-time options available.
Generous annual CPD budget and regular in-house academic forums for ongoing development.
Comprehensive induction and specialist training in eating disorder treatment.
Free on-site meals.
Workplace pension scheme.
Employee Assistance Programme and access to Blue Light Card discounts.
Clear pathways for career progression within a supportive and values-driven clinical environment.
Compass Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy. We offer £200 in John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation.