Family Therapist

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Family Therapist to join their Eating Disorder inpatient service and outpatient therapy team. This full-time permanent role offers a unique opportunity to provide systemic family therapy to patients in a supportive and nurturing environment. With a rich history and a commitment to mental health, the organization provides extensive training and development opportunities, ensuring you can grow in your career. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave and wellness programs, while making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families facing challenges. If you're passionate about mental health and family therapy, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Supplemented meals

Access to Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Qualified Systemic Family Psychotherapist registered with UKCP.
• Experienced in inpatient and outpatient mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments and systemic family therapy.
• Implement psycho-educational interventions for patients and families.

Skills

Systemic Family Therapy

Psycho-educational Interventions

Assessment and Treatment

Leadership Training

Education

MSc in Family Therapies

Job description

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Priory Hospital Bristol, Heath House Lane, Stapleton, BS16 1EQ

Priory Group Division

Hours

37.5 hours

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Location Description

Qualified Systemic Family Psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) via the College of Family Couple and Systemic Therapy.

Educated to MSc level in Family Therapies

Job Advert Role Description

Priory Hospital Bristol is an elegant 18th century country residence set in beautiful parkland close to the centre of Bristol, less than 5 minutes away from the M32 leading directly onto the M4/M5 motorway. It has 77 beds over seven wards varying from Eating Disorders, Acute Mental Health, Adult Psychiatric Intensive Care, Acquired Brain Injury, Huntington’s and Dementia, along with a growing outpatient therapy service.

Priory Hospital Bristol is looking to recruit a Family Therapist to the Eating Disorder inpatient service and general psychiatry outpatient service onsite. This is a full-time permanent position, which is an exciting opportunity to provide a systemic family therapy service to the patients receiving inpatient care on our Specialist Eating Disorder Unit and outpatient treatment within our Private therapy service.

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Job responsibilities

Clinical

• To provide specialist assessments to adults who are receiving treatment on our Eating Disorder ward and referred for therapy within our outpatient service.
• To be responsible for implementing a range of systemic family therapy and psycho-educational interventions for individual patients, carers, families, and groups.
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients whose treatment is managed by psychologically-based care plans.
• The post holder will also offer Outpatient appointments working within our Day Care Therapy Service.

Teaching, training, and supervision

• To receive regular clinical supervision from a senior family therapist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.
• To provide advice, consultation, and training to staff working with patients across the Eating Disorder service and Private Outpatient service.

Person Specification

• Experienced in both 1:1 and family/group work.
• Experienced in working within inpatient mental health services and outpatient mental health services.
• Previous experience within Eating Disorders would be desirable.
• Formal training in the supervision of a psychotherapeutic modality.
• Further training in a recognised evidence-based psychological therapy.
• Leadership Training.

For your hard work and dedication to Priory, we will offer you a wide range of benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 27 days after 5 years of service and 30 days after 10 years of service).
• Enhanced maternity pay.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Opportunities to develop and train in a wide variety of care settings.
• Support and training from the beginning of your career.
• Supplemented meals.
• Access to Employee Assistance programme and other wellness programmes.

Please note: Priory Healthcare is a smoke-free environment.

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Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.