Eating Disorders Family Therapist

NHS; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS opportunity as a Family Therapist within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's Specialist Eating Disorders Service. This role involves providing specialized systemic family therapy, contributing to service delivery, and leading developments in family therapy. The position demands a Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic family therapy and relevant experience, with a salary range from £54,550 to £61,412 per annum.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Extensive training and development opportunities

Opportunity for recognized qualifications

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Providing specialist systemic family therapy assessments and treatment.
• Experience in various care settings.
• Ability to reflect and develop new working methods.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering a qualified specialist systemic family therapy service.
• Consulting with multi-disciplinary teams on patient management.
• Leading the development of Family Therapy services.

Skills

Systemic family therapy

Consultation work

Treatment evaluation

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic family therapy

Clinical supervisor qualification/training/accreditation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family Therapist to join the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Specialist Eating Disorders Service.

The Specialist Eating Disorders Service are looking to recruit a highly skilled individual to join their team and work collaboratively with them to develop and deliver servicesthat address the complex physical, psychological and psychosocial needs of the clients and their families/carers enabling the safe, efficient and high-quality delivery and development of eating disorder services in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for providing a qualified specialist systemic family therapy service to clients, and their families.

Consultation work advising staff of other disciplines on the systemic aspects of casework and patient management plans.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and many complex factors that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To lead on the development of Family Therapy in the Specialist Eating Disorders Service.

To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and to contribute to the activities and developments of this team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic family therapy, in line with requirements of AFT.
• Clinical supervisor qualification /training/ accreditation or relevant experience.

Experience

• Experience of providing specialist Systemic family therapy assessment and treatment for clients across the full range of care settings,
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance and develop new methods of working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

£54,550 to £61,412 a yearper annum pro rata