Senior Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Senior Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join a dedicated team focused on providing specialized care for individuals affected by eating disorders. This role involves delivering expert systemic therapy, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, and contributing to the development of therapeutic practices. The position promises a fulfilling career path within a supportive environment that values learning and professional growth. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of families and individuals, this role offers the chance to thrive in a dynamic setting committed to excellence in mental health care.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of practice in mental health or social welfare.
• Experience in family therapy with a focus on eating disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist systemic family psychotherapy services to clients.
• Collaborate with team members to enhance family-focused practices.
• Conduct holistic assessments and manage caseloads effectively.

Skills

Systemic Family Psychotherapy

Mental Health Assessment

Collaboration with Multi-disciplinary Teams

Research and Policy Development

Crisis Management

Education

Post-graduate qualification in social welfare or mental health

Postgraduate qualification in family/systemic psychotherapy

Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP

Job description

Senior Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to work with the Adult Eating Disorder Team.

Vincent Square Eating Disorders Service offers a range of specialist services for women, men, children and young people who are suffering from eating disorders. The service provides a range of treatments including Outpatient therapy, Intensive Community treatment, Day Programme services and Inpatient care.

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team which consists of Psychiatrists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Dieticians, Systemic Therapists, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Cognitive Analytic Therapists and Lived Experience Practitioners.

You will work alongside systemic colleagues and the teams across the adult service to support systemic thinking in case formulation and treatment plans, alongside holding a caseload of families. Guided by systemic ideas, you will have opportunities to work collaboratively with senior colleagues of other disciplines to facilitate the learning and development of others within the service.

Vincent Square is committed to the learning and development of all staff members and you will have access to CPD opportunities through the service and through connection with the Family Therapy professional group within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

1. To ensure the provision of specialist systemic family psychotherapy services to clients, their parents and carers within the adult eating disorders service, across all sectors of care.
2. To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop work with families by providing specialist systemic knowledge and skills.
3. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of systemic practice within the service.
4. To provide highly specialist systemic psychotherapy with clinical autonomy and to work in ways which are sensitive to the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds, and to support others to do the same.
5. To take responsibility for contributing to research, audit, policy and service development in line with clinical governance.

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.

Job responsibilities

1. To provide comprehensive and holistic systemic assessments of clients, their families and/or carers that are referred to the Adult Service that synthesises information from a variety of sources.
2. To hold a caseload that covers clients from different parts of the Adult Service.
3. To be responsible for implementing, developing and evaluating systemic interventions for individuals and their families and/or carers. This includes signposting families and/or carers to community resources as well as supporting the team to develop a family-focused practice.

Please see more detailed job description and main responsibilities on attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant field of social welfare or mental health and demonstrable practice over a minimum of two years (or established equivalence according to AFT criteria)
• Postgraduate qualification in family/systemic psychotherapy
• Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
• Relevant training in delivering family/systemic psychotherapy within the field of eating disorders or complex cases

Experience

• Substantial practice experience in relevant first profession
• Substantial practice experience of family therapy with clients who present with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
• Experience working with children and young people, parents and couples
• Experience of supervision
• Experience of family therapy within the field of eating disorders or other complex, difficult to treat client group
• Experience running parenting or carer groups
• Experience of research, audit or policy development
• Experience of other treatment approaches

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in working with individuals and families with mental health and social problems using a variety of approaches coherent with a systemic perspective.
• Ability to provide ongoing treatment in complex, often unstable, and frequently changing circumstances
• Ability to liaise with and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families
• Ability to formulate comprehensive assessments and offer effective treatment based on systemic principles
• Awareness of the impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on individuals and families
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of family therapy within the field of eating disorders
• Willingness and ability to work in co-operation with others
• Ability to adhere to and promote equal opportunities in the development of the service
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to eating disorders and mental health
• Publication or presentation of research in the field of eating disorders and/or family therapy

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

£61,927 to £68,676 a year (pro rata if part time)