Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Psychological Therapist/Practitioner Psychologist
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Children & Young People's Community Eating Disorder Service (CYP CEDS)
Band 7 Lead Psychological Therapist/Practitioner Psychologist
Permanent – part time 22.5 hours per week
There has never been a more exciting time to join Bradford District Care Trust!
Do you want to make a difference? Do you have a ‘can do’ attitude, enthusiastic, motivated, and ready for a challenge? Do you possess excellent communication and organisational skills? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Bradford's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
We are seeking to recruit a Lead Psychological Therapist/Practitioner Psychologist, to further develop and grow our multi-disciplinary Children and young people eating disorder team, including psychology, psychiatry, nursing, mental health practitioner and associate practitioner roles. We have a close working relationship with our pediatric colleagues who support with in patient refeeding when necessary. The family therapy FT-AN, FT-BN approach is at our core.
You will be working in a community based multi-disciplinary team delivering a service to children in a rich and diverse community, young people and their families in a supportive and lively team, where different professions are respected and valued. You will have the opportunity to play a significant role in the leadership delivery of a modernised and comprehensive service.
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- Provide evidence-based psychological therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
- Provide clinical supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies and psychological elements of care.
- Assist the Team Manager/Clinical Lead with operational duties and service development, including research and development activities.
Closing Date
29th July 2026
Shortlisting Date
30th July 2026
Interview Date
13th August 2026
Core Values
- We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
- We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.
- We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
Benefits
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
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- Increase mileage rates for > 3500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
For Further Details / Informal Visits Contact
Name: Emma Lumb
Job title: Eating Disorder Team Manager
Email address: emma.lumb@bdct.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07501508097
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