# Family Therapist - CAMHS

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Chelmsford, Essex
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £32,000–£42,400 per annum
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Priory Hospital Chelmsford is recruiting a Family Therapist to join the CAMHS team. This is a part-time position working 30 hours per week, with a pro rata salary of £32,000–£42,400 per annum, depending on experience.

The hospital offers calming and recovery-focused residential treatment for up to 60 service users, as well as day care and outpatient services, including separate facilities for young people.

### Key Responsibilities

As a Family Therapist, you will:

- Provide therapeutic support and interventions to children, adolescents, and their families to address mental health challenges.

- Facilitate family therapy sessions to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen family relationships.

- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary CAMHS team to develop and implement individualized care plans.

- Assess family dynamics and identify factors affecting the young person's mental health and wellbeing.

- Offer guidance and support to families to promote coping strategies and resilience during inpatient treatment.

### Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Requirements:

- A recognised qualification in Family Therapy, including completion of a four-year Master's level training programme.

- Full and active membership of relevant professional bodies such as the Association for Family Therapy (AFT) and the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).

- A strong foundation in psychological theories and family systems therapy, with the ability to apply a range of therapeutic models effectively.

- Demonstrable experience working with children, adolescents, and families within clinical, community, or mental health settings (ideally CAMHS).

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport, establish trust, and manage complex and sensitive family dynamics.

- Proven ability to assess, formulate, and deliver tailored interventions, taking into account diverse family structures, cultural backgrounds, and individual needs.

- Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, contributing to holistic and integrated care planning.

### Benefits

We offer:

- Free on-site parking

- Birthday Holiday - your birthday as an extra day's annual leave

- Enhanced maternity pay

- Contributory pension scheme

- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)

- Access to development opportunities

- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

- Leadership & management development

- Long service award

- Refer a friend bonuses

## Skills

### Required
- Family Therapy
- Master's level training programme
- AFT
- UKCP
- psychological theories
- family systems therapy

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