Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Greenhill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a professional to join their Eating Disorder Service to provide specialist interventions for adolescents. The role includes conducting assessments and facilitating parent support groups. Candidates should have experience in Family Based Treatment and a passion for patient-centered care. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on delivering first-class service.

Qualifications

• Experience with Family Based Treatment (FBT) and Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa.
• Ability to carry out assessments for eating disorders.
• Skills in delivering groups for carers and parents.

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.
• Support external professionals and families with triaging new referrals.

Job description

Overview

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. 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).

Responsibilities

• 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).
• Carry regular initial assessments of newly referred patients to the service.
• Deliver and facilitate an existing carer’s skills/parent group.
• Provide duty support to external professionals and families looking for advice and support, including triaging of new referrals.

About CNWL and Working Here

There\'s a place for you at CNWL. We are 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.

Hear from our staff what it\'s like working with our CNWL Eating Disorders service, please click on below videos.