This is an excellent opportunity for a psychology graduate with excellent research skills to gain experience of working alongside clinical and counselling psychologists in a multidisciplinary community CAMHS Eating Disorders team. The main focus of the role is to support the team with our audit and service evaluation work, and so the successful candidate will be confident in collecting, analysing and reporting data.
There is also opportunity to gain experience in psychological interventions for this patient group, to participate in our assessment clinics, and to contribute to service development. An ideal candidate would also have an experience with this or related patient groups, and strong communication skills for working with patients and families.
The post holder will benefit from being part of a large psychology team to support their development, and also from being part of the wider MDT, who have an active programme of supervision and CPD.
To contribute to outcome monitoring and service evaluation of the Royal Free Hospital CAMHS Eating Disorder team
To develop and manage the existing departmental activity databases
To contribute to and carry out audit and research activities
To contribute to the clinical services of the department as required
To participate in the MDT assessment clinic through taking notes and drafting assessment and formulation letters
Where appropriate take on pieces of clinical work under supervision
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts with over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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