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VACANCY: Eating Disorders Therapist, based in Glasgow city centre

Psychotherapist/CBT Therapist/Counsellor: Adult Eating Disorders (over 16s)

(all modalities welcome to apply)


CLOSING DATE: MONDAY 3RD JULY, 5PM

START DATE: BY END OF JULY


You will see clients at our offices in Glasgow city centre. This is NOT an online role so please do not apply if you cannot work with clients at our offices in Glasgow city centre.


Please contact us for a Role Description and Application Form. We do not accept CVs.


Talking EDs: Eating Disorders Support Service Scotland seek to recruit a suitable Counsellor/Psychotherapist/CBT Therapist to join our friendly, supportive team of psychotherapists, counsellors, mental health practitioners and dietitians. Other therapeutic modalities are also welcome to apply. We are currently a team of 14. We are looking for an affiliate Psychoherapist or Counsellor: Adult Eating Disorders (over 16s) to provide in-person therapy appointments at our offices in Glasgow city cenotre.


** This role is not suitable for newly qualified therapists (0-3 years) or those with little or no experience or training in eating disorders and disordered eating **


We are looking for someone to commit to seeing at least 5 clients per week. Other work will be available here and at our other non-eating disorder practices (same location), should you want extra clients.


We do all the admin, advertising/marketing, getting the clients, arranging appointments, answering enquiries etc. - your role is to provide therapy sessions with the clients we refer to you.


This is a sessional self-employed role, however, you are very much part of a team and you will receive various benefits and discounts as part of your role. We regularly check in with Affiliates and you will have access to individual and group supervision, networking events, discounts, updates and more. This is a flexible role that you can fit around your other commitments.


Here's some of the abilities, skills and experiences we are looking for:


  • Qualified Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist or Counsellor
  • This role is NOT suitable for newly qualified clinicians (e.g. under 3 years) or for those who don't have substantial experience working directly with eating disorder clients/patients;
  • Qualified for at least 3 years;
  • Experience of working with at least 2-3 different forms of eating disorder/disordered eating (e.g. BED, AN, BN, compulsive overeating, emotional eating, purging disorder, restrictive eating, orthorexia, NES etc.);
  • Ability to work with adults over 16 years
  • We are a specialist service, so you must have significant experience working with individuals experiencing difficult relationships with food/eating disorders. If you don't have the experience, this role isn't for you;
  • Evidence of having attended training, workshops or CPD related to eating disorders and disordered eating;
  • Preferable that you have worked with at least over 30 different individual clients experiencing eating disorders or problems with food and eating. Our clients are looking for therapists who have lots of experience working with eating disorders/disordered eating.
  • Some additional experience in the fields of eating disorders is desirable (but not essential (e.g. group-work, training, campaigning, support work, research etc.);
  • Be willing to work in-person at our offices in Glasgow;
  • Current professional and public indemnity insurance, PVG/Disclosure, membership of a counselling/health/psychotherapy/psychology professional body, current ICO Data Protection certificate and HMRC self-employment registration is required (or be willing to achieve these)


Here's what we can offer:


  • £38 per 50-minute appointment (this is what you go home with)
  • Higher rates for CBT-T and insurance and corporate clients
  • Friendly, supportive and encouraging team
  • Comfortable working environment within luxury, well-equipped consulting rooms in Glasgow city centre (for those applying for the in-person position)
  • Flexible working arrangements that you can fit around other commitments
  • Fee annual membership to the Eating Disorder Therapist Networking Group and the Therapist Tea and Talk Club (Scotland);
  • Discounted clinical supervision (should you wish to work with our supervisor);
  • Discounted therapy and consulting room hire for your own clients (should you wish to use our rooms for your own clients (i.e not clients we refer to you)
  • Access to 3-4 free support and supervision groups for affiliates, per year; acess to free monthly support frop-ins; access to 2 individual supervision check-ins per year
  • Opportunity to pick up extra client work; invites to events; other opportunities; and referrals from our other two practices, should you want them;
  • Free networking events;
  • Support from the team - you are not alone
  • Team social gatherings/outings 2x per year

* CLOSING DATE: MONDAY 3RD JULY 2023, 5pm

** INTERVIEWS: within 1 week of the closing date

*** START DATE: as soon as possible after interview and induction


Contact us for a Role Description and Application Form or if you have any questions or need any further information information. Plese note that we do not accept CVs and these will not be considered.


We look forward to hearing from you.


Talking EDs: Eating Disorder Support Service Scotland


CONTACT DETAILS

www.eatingdisorderscotland.co.uk

support@eatingdisorderscotland.co.uk

 


 

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