Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in London seeks a Family & Systemic Psychotherapist to provide specialized interventions for children and adolescents with eating disorders. The role involves conducting assessments, delivering Family Based Treatments, and facilitating parent groups. Ideal candidates will have a master's qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy and experience with multicultural populations. This part-time position offers a competitive salary and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate training in eating disorders specific therapies.
• Experience working with children and young people with eating disorders.
• Knowledge of systemic theory and practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist systemic interventions for child and adolescent eating disorders.
• Conduct initial assessments of newly referred patients.
• Facilitate a carer's skills/parent group.

Skills

Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems

Ability to assess and formulate comprehensive assessments

Systemic culturally sensitive skills

Ability to communicate complexity verbally and in writing

Education

Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

The closing date is 14 October 2025

The Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service offers specialist services for children and young people who are suffering from eating disorders. The service provides a range of treatments across the existing outpatient service.

Overview

We currently have a permanent position for a band 7 Family Therapist to work in the Children and Young People\'s Eating Disorder Service. The post holder will work alongside a team of family therapists, psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and other disciplines. The job will be split between our sites in South Kensington and Chelsea, and Harrow-on-the-Hill.

Main duties of the job

• You will provide specialist systemic interventions for child and adolescent eating disorders in the outpatient service, including Family Based Treatment (FBT) and Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN).
• You will carry regular initial assessments of newly referred patients to the service.
• You will deliver and facilitate an existing carer\'s skills/parent group.
• You will provide duty support to external professionals and families looking for advice and support, including triaging of new referrals.

About us

There\'s a place for you at CNWL. We\'re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient\'s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We\'re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we\'re hoping to find our future leaders and we\'ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you\'re at, there\'s always a place for you at CNWL.

For more information about the Eating Disorders service, please refer to the formal job posting.

Job responsibilities

• You will provide specialist systemic interventions for child and adolescent eating disorders in the outpatient service, including Family Based Treatment (FBT) and Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN).
• You will carry regular initial assessments of newly referred patients to the service.
• You will deliver and facilitate an existing carer\'s skills/parent group.
• You will provide duty support to external professionals and families looking for advice and support, including triaging of new referrals.

Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent UKCP Registered OR in training working towards completing the MSc in Family Therapy (Qualifying level).
• Possession of a relevant degree or in the process of obtaining
• Postgraduate training in eating disorders specific therapies (e.g. CBT-E, AFT family-based treatment, IPT

Previous Experience

• CAMHS Experience/ Eating Disorder Experience
• Experience and understanding of the needs of a multicultural population
• In providing consultation, liaison with a range of professionals, and multidisciplinary working
• Research in relation to children and adult\'s mental health problems
• Skilled in using outcome-focused resources such as ROMS and PREMS with Service Users, and making use of such information in the course of therapy
• Training in parent management and Experience of Group Work
• Working with children & YP with an eating disorder
• Experience of audit

Skills

• Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems
• Ability to assess, including risks, and to formulate comprehensive assessments and offer a range of effective treatments based on formal psychological and specialist therapies and act in accordance with Child Protection and Risk Policies.
• Systemic culturally sensitive skills
• Ability to communicate complexity verbally and in writing with relevant administrative capacity.
• Ability to apply analytical skills to multi-layered complex cases
• Ability to liaise with and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families
• Knowledge of relevant research and practice developments within professional discipline of family therapy
• Parent management training

Knowledge

• Understanding of systemic theory and practice
• Evidence base in relation to child mental health
• The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children and families
• Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to children and mental health
• Child development in relation to mental health difficulties
• Child protection policies and procedures and understanding
• Experience of working independently in the community

Personal Attributes, Aptitudes

• Flexible
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the needs of the whole person
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills

CPD

• The post holder is expected to have had since qualification ongoing CPD

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Kensington & Chelsea Mental Health Centre & Roxborough Road, Harrow

£56,276 to £63,176 a year Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-G-ED-0453

Job locations

South Kensington & Chelsea Mental Health Centre & Roxborough Road, Harrow