Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

In this position you will be caring for 12 - 18 year olds with severe mental health problems, including eating disorders. 

The successful applicant will be an experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapist keen to apply their existing skills to working in a Tier 4 setting with young people and their families.  They will be interested in the application of evidence-based approaches to our population and keen to engage in evidence-generating practice throughout the hospital.  The applicant will value working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and will understand the importance of working alongside MDTs to achieve the best possible outcomes for young people.

We are seeking to recruit a practitioner who has demonstrable skills in engaging young people and families and working in a person-centred way to support them in achieving their goals.  The applicant will recognise the value of working with the wider MDT to ensure that a shared formulation is held in young people’s professional networks both within and outside the hospital.  The successful applicant will have a strong commitment to advocating for young people and families and ensuring that their needs and wishes remain at the centre of their care plans.

The successful applicant will have contributed to service development and service evaluation and have a clear interest in doing so in an ongoing way.  This might include structured service evaluation/audit and small-scale research projects.  The successful applicant will be expected to work alongside members of the MDT to consider how the positive work being undertaken on the ward can be evidenced for all stakeholders.

As an experienced therapist the post-holder will be expected to work at an appropriate level of autonomy and be involved in day-to-day decision making on the ward and within the therapies team.  The applicant will have line-management and supervision responsibilities within their role and will have had experience of providing clinical supervision to others.