Highly Specialist Family Therapist

West London NHS Trust · London · £63665.00 to £70887.00 · onsite 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.