Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

NHS; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Ellern Mede Ridgeway seeks a UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist with CAMHS experience. The role involves providing specialist assessments and developing treatment plans for young people with eating disorders, alongside collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, in a supportive environment focused on recovery.

Qualifications

• Must be UKCP registered as a family and systemic psychotherapist.
• Experience in CAMHS settings and complex cases is essential.
• Training in models like FBT and FT-AN is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and treatment plans for young people with eating disorders.
• Facilitate psychoeducation groups for parents.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions and communication.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Psychotherapy

Education

Post-graduate family therapy to MSc level

UKCP registration as a systemic and family psychotherapist

Tools

Evidence-based models for eating disorders

Job description

Job summary

Ellern Mede Ridgeway are currently recruiting for a qualified UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist. The post would be suitable for someone with CAMHS experience who would feel confident about working independently but also in collaboration with multi-displinary colleagues within an impatient setting. The position would suit a clinician who can be flexible, can manage the sensitive interface between families and the wider professional team and would welcome an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to the treatment and recovery of young people with an eating disorder.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

To provide both specialist and generic and assessments contributing to the care and treatment plans of young people with eating disorders.

To formulate and devise treatment plans and to provide interventionsusing a range of generic and discipline specific models appropriate to the young people’s presentations. This includes both short- and long-term treatment approaches.

To provide psychoeducation on eating disorders to parents. To research and provide resources to parents about eating disorders.

To facilitate groups with parents.

To manage own caseload and to seek advice and supervision as appropriate.

To contribute to case discussions and provide systemic perspectives in the weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.

To establish and maintain effective communication and relationships with nursing and other multi-disciplinary colleagues within the service and also with professionals in referring agencies.

To liaise with all relevant internal staff members regarding the care and treatment of patients.

To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation, treatment plans and needs of patients.

To liaise with community teams as appropriate and where indicated work jointly with community family therapists.

To attend case reviews and other professional meetings and provide relevant reports.

To maintain clinical notes of all work undertaken and enter required data on the electronic system.

To work within plan and prioritize own workload within the priorities of the service and the needs of families.

To contribute to the training of nursing and health care staff.

To keep up to date with research in relation to the treatment of young people with eating disorders and contribute to peer team meetings.

To be accountable for own professional action and work within professional guidelines.

About us

Ellern Mede is an internationally renowned service for adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. Our clinicians offer both inpatient and outpatient treatment tailor-made to each individual. We offer short term recovery-focused treatment as well as high dependency intensive treatment for complex and challenging presentations.

Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,000 to £52,000 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0038-0527-EM

Job locations

Holcombe Hill

The Ridgeway

Barnet

Greater London

NW7 4HX

Job description Job responsibilities

Ellern Mede Ridgeway are currently recruiting for a qualified UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist. The post would be suitable for someone with CAMHS experience who would feel confident about working independently but also in collaboration with multi-displinary colleagues within an impatient setting. The position would suit a clinician who can be flexible, can manage the sensitive interface between families and the wider professional team and would welcome an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to the treatment and recovery of young people with an eating disorder.

Job description Job responsibilities

Ellern Mede Ridgeway are currently recruiting for a qualified UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist. The post would be suitable for someone with CAMHS experience who would feel confident about working independently but also in collaboration with multi-displinary colleagues within an impatient setting. The position would suit a clinician who can be flexible, can manage the sensitive interface between families and the wider professional team and would welcome an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to the treatment and recovery of young people with an eating disorder.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Post-graduate family therapy to MSc level UKCP registration as a systemic and family psychotherapist

Desirable

• Post Qualification experience in CAMHS Qualification in core mental health or social work profession -e.g. mental health nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy with post qualification experience. Training in evidence-based models for eating disorders e.g. FBT, FT-AN

Experience Essential

• Substantial experience of working in a CAMHS setting. Experience of working with complex presentations

Desirable

• Experience of working with eating disorders in a CAMHS or Inpatient setting. Experience of working with eating disorders using an evidence- based model Experience of delivering psycho- education about eating disorders. Experience of working with young people with ASD. Experience of facilitating groups for parents.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Post-graduate family therapy to MSc level UKCP registration as a systemic and family psychotherapist

Desirable

• Post Qualification experience in CAMHS Qualification in core mental health or social work profession -e.g. mental health nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy with post qualification experience. Training in evidence-based models for eating disorders e.g. FBT, FT-AN

Experience Essential

• Substantial experience of working in a CAMHS setting. Experience of working with complex presentations

Desirable

• Experience of working with eating disorders in a CAMHS or Inpatient setting. Experience of working with eating disorders using an evidence- based model Experience of delivering psycho- education about eating disorders. Experience of working with young people with ASD. Experience of facilitating groups for parents.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Ellern Mede Group

Address

Holcombe Hill

The Ridgeway

Barnet

Greater London

NW7 4HX

Employer's website

https://www.ellernmede.org (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Ellern Mede Group

Address

Holcombe Hill

The Ridgeway

Barnet

Greater London

NW7 4HX

Employer's website

https://www.ellernmede.org (Opens in a new tab)