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Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Childhood Obesity ServiceJoin to apply for theClinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Childhood Obesity Servicerole atNHS Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Childhood Obesity Service2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for theClinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Childhood Obesity Servicerole atNHS Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Job SummaryClinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Enhanced Healthy Living ServiceJob SummaryClinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Enhanced Healthy Living ServiceHours Part- time (10.5 hours/week)Salary:Circa £43,000-£46,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on experienceLength of contract: Fixed term 19 months with the possibility of extension depending on fundingLocation: To work mostly remotely, main base is The Brandon Centre, 26 Prince of Wales Road, London NW5 3LG. Some travel across London may be required.Reports to: Clinical Lead of the Enhanced Healthy Living ServiceAccountability:The post holder shall be accountable to the Council of Management of the Brandon Centre through the Clinical Lead of Training and Consultancy and the Chief Executive Officer.Main duties of the jobThe main function of this post is to work with colleagues in the Enhanced Healthy Living Service who support families where children are overweight or obese. This post will mainly assist with delivering the Families, Food and Feelings parent programme both as a group and one-to-one, carrying out pre-group assessments and post group reviews with parents. The post holder will also deliver quarterly webinar trainings to professionals and offer consultation to other services. The post holder will do some joint assessments with external MDT colleagues. In addition, supporting the assistant psychologist with some data input, scoring outcome measures and admin tasks related to the monthly childhood obesity MDT.About UsThe principal objective of the Brandon Centre is to maintain and develop an accessible and flexible professional service in response to the psychological, medical, sexual and social problems of young people aged under 25 years to relieve distress, mobilise personal resources and facilitate growth in adolescents towards responsibility and self-fulfilment.The Brandon Centre's service extends to support young people presenting with a range of difficulties and is based on a developmental model of adolescence. There is particular medical provision for contraceptive, pregnancy and psychosexual difficulties.The Enhanced Healthy Living service started as a pilot service in 2017 and is jointly funded by Camden and Islington public health and NCL Islington and Camden directorate CCGs. The aim of the service is to work systemically to reduce the physical and mental health risks of childhood obesity and overweight. The service does this by working with parents to ensure a healthy home environment and healthy modelling, working with professional networks around the family and training professionals on topics related to obesity.Date posted01 May 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£43,000 to £46,000 a year Pro rataContractFixed termDuration19 monthsWorking patternPart-time, Flexible working, Home or remote workingReference numberB0129-25-0011Job locations26 Prince of Wales RdKentish TownLondonNW5 3LGJob DescriptionJob responsibilitiesGeneral:PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESTo maintain confidentiality in accordance with national, local and Brandon Centre policies, with specific consideration to those under the age of 16 years. Attend all team meetings and trainings as requiredSupervisory dutiesTo attend regular supervision where appropriate with a clinical or counselling psychologist To keep notes of your supervision sessions and store these securely To report any risks or safeguarding concerns to the supervisor To be open and responsive to feedback To provide supervision to trainee psychologists or assistant psychologists, where necessaryData Entry And Processing:Use of MS Access, Excel, Patient Source (our electronic patient record system), Eventbrite for the following:Accurately recording and amending information to acceptable data quality standards using the manual and electronic systems in place and any new systems as they are introduced.Analysing and entering outcome measure data completed by parents and professionals.Capturing new referrals accurately and liaising with referrers to let them know the outcome of their referralAssisting to prepare and produce service data reports required by commissioners, the Board of Trustees and senior service leads as required.Attending meetings and workshops relating to the collection and reporting of outcome measures on a service and national level.Keeping up to date with current NHS guidance and requirements for the Mental Health Service Data Set.Supporting with the organisation of monthly clinical MDT meetings which includes liaising with professionals around availability, following up on action points, some minute taking and agenda preparing.Setting up and monitoring webinars on Eventbrite and responding to enquiries as necessary.Accurately inputting patient notes from pre-group assessments and post group reviews onto Patient SourceService EvaluationTo support in conducting audits on different aspects of the service using our existing records. Audit examples may include collating particular data that we routinely report on.ClinicalSupporting with the coordination of, and attending, monthly Childhood obesity MDT meetings which includes a consultant paediatrician, nutritionists, professionals from Early help and social services.Inviting relevant professionals to MDT meetingsliaising with parents referred to the serviceconducting pre-group assessments with parentsDelivering the Families, Food and Feelings parent programmeConducting post group reviews with parentsTaking on a small number of 1:1 parent sessions which follow the content of the established parent programmeDeveloping and presenting quarterly webinars for professionals run on topics related to childhood obesity and mental healthProviding consultation to other professionals and servicesConducting joint appointments or assessments with other professionalsProvide supervision to trainee psychologists and/or assistant psychologist, where necessaryAdministrationSupport the Enhanced Healthy Living Team with administrative tasks as required, which may include checking the healthy living email inbox and responding to messages when required, support with correspondence to other professionals or parents, recording referral data.OtherThere may also be other opportunities to be involved in new projects, clinical work and training opportunities as they come up if agreed with your Line Manager.Any other duties which commensurate with the post.Responsibility for Policy and Service DevelopmentProactively participate in one to one meetings with line manager, identifying own learning needs, and ways that these may be met.Communicate issues of concern relating to the behaviour, conduct or practice of colleagues to the director as appropriate.Report untoward incidents and any other relevant information to a clinician, operations manager or director and to complete an incident report if necessary.General Responsibilities For All Brandon Centre StaffAll employees of the Brandon Centre are required to observe legislation, Brandon Centre policies, standards and guidelines relating to confidentiality, information governance, risk management, safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, equal opportunities, data protection, freedom of information, health and safety, infection control, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (previously known as the Hygiene Code).Job DescriptionJob responsibilitiesGeneral Responsibilities For All Brandon Centre StaffAll employees of the Brandon Centre are required to observe legislation, Brandon Centre policies, standards and guidelines relating to confidentiality, information governance, risk management, safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, equal opportunities, data protection, freedom of information, health and safety, infection control, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (previously known as the Hygiene Code).Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialProfessional Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychology or its equivalent Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPCExperienceEssentialExperience of working therapeutically with young people. Experience of working with sensitive data and data record keeping A working knowledge of safeguarding children and young people Experience of working with diversityDesirableExperience of working with parents Experience of supervising other professionals Experience of providing consultation to non-psychological professionalsSkills & KnowledgeEssentialInterest in Health Psychology Excellent IT skills, including use of full Microsoft Office Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent time management skills. Ability to prioritise workload effectively and work to strict deadlines using a systematic approach. Ability to communicate well on sensitive subjects with a range of stakeholders in a non-judgemental way. Ability to be tactful and diplomatic when discussing sensitive and confidential issues, displaying appropriate empathy. Ability to work with professionals from a range of disciplines Ability to work accurately with attention to detail e.g., data inputting. Ability to work as part of a team and establish and maintain good working relationships. Ability to work independently and use initiative to identify tasks. Capacity to show flexibility when required. Demonstrate awareness and commitment to equality in the delivery of all services.EssentialOther requirementsAble to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative. Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis. Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation. Ability to be reliable, co-operative and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings. Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal & professional development. Computer literate. Be able and willing to work face to face Be able and willing to work in different settingsPerson SpecificationEssentialAble to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative. Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis. Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation. Ability to be reliable, co-operative and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings. Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal & professional development. Computer literate. Be able and willing to work face to face Be able and willing to work in different settingsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameBrandon CentreAddress26 Prince of Wales RdKentish TownLondonNW5 3LGEmployer's website(Opens in a new tab)Employer detailsEmployer nameBrandon CentreAddress26 Prince of Wales RdKentish TownLondonNW5 3LGEmployer's website(Opens in a new tab) Seniority levelSeniority level Entry level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Health Care Provider Industries Mental Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at NHS by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Clinical Specialist” roles.London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Sidcup, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Harrow, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago City Of London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Greater London, England, United Kingdom 14 hours ago Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago Clinical Specialist - North London and HertfordshireHertfordshire, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago L6 Degree Apprentice Cardiac PhysiologistHarrow, England, United Kingdom 11 hours ago Lymphoedema Clinical Specialist Nurse or AHPLondon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Southall, England, United Kingdom 11 hours ago London, England, United Kingdom 11 hours ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Barnet, England, United Kingdom 11 hours ago Watford, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 10 hours ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Harrow, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Clinical Specialist 455 North London NHS Foundation TrustLondon, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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