# Specialist Family Therapist **Company**: West London NHS Trust **Location**: London **Salary**: £55524.00 to £62652.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9222-26-0999?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/specialist-family-therapist-dd900c30-96a/ ## Description We are seeking a permanent Band 7 Clinical 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. You will receive regular clinical, professional and management supervision from a Higher Systemic & Family Psychotherapist. 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 with children and families with mental health and social problems using a variety of approaches coherent with a systemic perspective - Applying analytical skills to multi-layered complex cases - Formulating comprehensive assessments and offering effective treatment based on systemic principles The salary for this position ranges from £55,524 to £62,652 per annum. The Trust offers a range of in-house and external training opportunities, including Narrative therapy, NVR, and CYP-IAPT. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Post-graduate training in systemic family therapists as accredited by IFT or AFT - Professional registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) - Minimum 3 years' practice in relevant first profession including extensive experience of safe-guarding children - At least 3 years' experience of work with children and adolescents with complex problems in a mental health or equivalent setting - Evidence base in relation to child and adolescent mental health - Research and research methodology at post-graduate level in relation to children and adults with mental health and social problems - The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children, young people and families - Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to child and adolescent mental health - Child development in relation to mental health difficulties - Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems using a variety of approaches coherent with a systemic perspective - Ability to apply analytical skills to multi-layered complex cases - Ability to formulate comprehensive assessments and offer effective treatment based on systemic principles ### Nice to have - CYP IAPT training - Previous qualification in a relevant profession such as social work, nursing, teaching, psychology or counselling - Experience of other treatment approaches - Experience of research and audit - Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised systemic family therapy with vulnerable and hard to reach families - Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies - Word processing skills, including the ability to use internet and other computer technology effectively --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9222-26-0999?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)