Lead Clinical Psychologist

You are invited to apply to our Lead Clinical Psychologist position in the MPFT Eating Disorders Service. This role will be responsible for leading psychological approaches across the services.

The post holder will work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist psychological assessment and evidence‑based psychological interventions to people accessing our Eating Disorders Service across in‑patient, day‑patient and out‑patient settings. The post holder will also be involved in the new and exciting service development initiatives across the service. There will be opportunities of teaching and training other professionals across the teams, and the post holder will receive clinical supervision as part of the wider provider collaborative and professional supervision from MPFT's Mental Health Psychology Professional Lead.

Early application and contacting our services before applying is highly recommended.

• To provide holistic and specialist psychological assessments and interventions for people with eating disorder services primarily within inpatients but also across day services and outpatients in accordance with NICE guidance.
• As a senior clinician with specialist post‑qualification training, develop a specific area of psychological knowledge within the eating disorder team, including leading or contributing to training, supervision and governance aspects of the specific therapeutic model or approach.
• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically informed care and treatment.
• To provide clinical supervision to identified members of the eating disorder team.
• To provide consultancy to the team regarding psychological approaches to considering both clinical cases, clinical formulations and team culture.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
• To provide high a quality clinical psychology service to adult eating disorder patients within MPFT inpatients, day service and outpatients.
• To maintain high professional levels of clinical judgement and application of complex skills; the post holder will utilise advanced theoretical and practical clinical skills in applying psychology interventions.
• To provide and contribute towards psychological assessments and reports, both written and verbal, to referrers of people with a wide range of psychological problems, in accordance with codes of professional ethics.
• Following assessment, to provide formulation and psychological therapy to a high standard for people within the eating disorder service.
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of service users' care based upon an appropriate conceptual framework.

• Senior clinician with specialist post‑qualification training in clinical psychology.
• Advanced theoretical and practical clinical skills in applying psychological interventions, particularly within eating disorders.
• Experience providing psychological assessment, therapy, and supervision within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of NICE guidance for eating disorders and experience working with adult eating disorder patients.
• Strong clinical judgment, formulation skills, and experience contributing to service development and governance.

Come and work with us at our award‑winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke‑on‑Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents, eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non‑clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve.

Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.