Family & Systemic Psychotherapist - Adult Eating Disorders

• Masters Level qualification systemic psychotherapy
• Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
• Firs Professional qualification in a relevant discipline
• Significant post-qualification experience as a Systemic Psychotherapist and family therapy process relevant to client group
• Experience of assessment / intervention with adults and families in a mental health or equivalent setting

• UKCP Registered Supervisor
• Experience within specialists eating disorder services
• Experience of Service Development, audit, research or quality improvement initiatives

Do you want to be part of a highly supportive, multi-disciplinary team, who are forwarding thinking and fully support staff development?

The Wiltshire Community Eating Disorder Service (WCEDS) is looking for a part time Family Therapist who is passionate about making a difference to adults who are suffering with an eating disorder.

You will be part of a team of dedicated and experienced multi-disciplinary professionals working with adults with eating disorders.

With a reputation for excellence, our service provides a stepped model of care tailored to the individual's needs for stabilisation and recovery. We offer a range of programmes and evidence-based treatments to assist with this. We are a friendly, energetic and dynamic team who are proactive and visionary, focusing on excellent patient-centred care.

Within this post, you will provide specialist eating disorder assessment and treatment for adults with eating disorders, in a community setting across Wiltshire and Swindon.

We are working towards a culture where services from across the whole system work together to deliver positive and seamless experiences of care for adults with an eating disorder.

You will require a professional qualification with current UK registration.

• Provide specialist systemic assessment and formulation for inpatients with complex eating disorders and co-occurring mental health difficulties.
• Deliver evidence-based family and systemic psychotherapy interventions to patients, families, carers, couples and wider support networks.
• Offer group supervision sessions to the MDT
• Manage a complex caseload with autonomous clinical decision-making
• Support staff in developing their systemic thinking and practice through teaching, consultation, and supervision.
• Offer highly specialist systemic consultation to MDT colleagues regarding systemic aspects of care, risk, engagement, and recovery

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the "supporting statement" element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Family Therapist Job Description (PDF, 216.0KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Name: Katie Gale

Title: Clinical Team Manager

Email: katie.gale@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Telephone: 01865 904099