Highly Specialist Family Therapist

We are seeking a permanent Band 8a Higher Specialist Systemic and Family Psychotherapist to join the Cross-borough Eating Disorder Team, based at Ealing CAMHS. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside other family therapists in a family therapy clinic in addition to holding an individual caseload.

The post holder will be part of a growing team of clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with children, and young people, who are presenting with complex mental health needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing family therapy and family-based interventions to families where there is a diagnosed eating disorder
• Supporting the continued development of these interventions and supporting colleagues in the facilitation of systemic interventions
• Working alongside other family therapists in a family therapy clinic and holding an individual caseload
• Receiving regular clinical, professional and management supervision from a Principal Systemic & Family Psychotherapist

Requirements:

• Post-graduate training in systemic family therapists as accredited by IFT or AFT
• Professional registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• Minimum four years' practice in relevant first profession including experience of safe-guarding children
• Experience of working with young people who have an eating disorder and their families/carers
• At least three years' experience of work with children and adolescents in a mental health or equivalent setting

Desirable:

• CYP IAPT training
• Training in Systemic supervision and consultation
• FT-AN/FBT/MFT training
• Experience of running Multi Family Therapy groups (MFT)
• Experience of teaching and training in systemic psychotherapy

The salary for this post is £63,665 to £70,887 a year.