Description
You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients' wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.
As a Family Therapist, you will play a key part in patients' recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.
Main duties of the job:
- Deliver specialist systemic assessments and family therapy interventions for patients and families within eating disorder and general mental health inpatient services.
- Facilitate single-family sessions, multi-family groups, and carers workshops using evidence-based systemic models.
- Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to contribute to formulation, care planning, risk management, and discharge planning.
- Provide psychoeducation and therapeutic support to families to enhance understanding, improve communication, and promote recovery-focused outcomes.
- Maintain professional registration, uphold high standards of clinical documentation, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Benefits:
- Permanent part-time role with 18.75 hours per week
- Salary: £26,780 per year pro-rata (£53,560 full-time)
Requirements:
- Recognised postgraduate qualification in Family/Systemic Psychotherapy
- Registered or accredited with a relevant professional body such as UKCP or AFT
- Demonstrable post-qualification experience working with complex mental health presentations, ideally within eating disorders and/or inpatient services
- Strong systemic formulation skills, confidence in managing risk and safeguarding, and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication, clinical documentation, and organisational skills