Family & Systemic Psychotherapist - CAMHS Eating Disorders

Job overview

Are you a compassionate Senior Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, looking for a new role where you can be autonomous, creative, and a team player?

Or a established and experienced band 8a who is looking to develop into a 8b position as part of developmental contract?

Are you dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people with complex needs?

This post is based in our Oxfordshire Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service. The Family Therapist role will deliver a high-quality, comprehensive mental health service for children, young people, and their families experiencing mental health and eating disorder challenges alongside the multidisciplinary team.  We are looking for an experienced and dedicated professional, who's not afraid to think outside the box, to support and engage children, young people, and their families.  

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If applying and successful in the developmental contract - you would start work under the 8a job description moving to 8b once appropriate competences were reached. 

NICE concordant treatments, including family-based treatments are at the forefront of our practice. The MDT consists of clinicians from a range of specialisms including psychology, nursing, dietetics, family therapy and psychiatry. In this role, you'll hold your own case load.

Key tasks

• The assessment and treatment of young people with a range of eating disorder presentations
• Delivering family-based treatment and family and systemic psychotherapy to young people and families
• Maintaining a systemic perspective of the young people we see in context and using systemic skills such as systemic formulation to aid the evidence-based treatment we offer

You'll be co-located with a range of other services already working alongside the team and our young people with complex needs (CAMHS Crisis, Outreach etc).

As a senior clinician you will be a member of the senior leadership team who prioritise service development, ongoing research, and the collation of outcome data for research and service evaluation.

There are times you may be required to work off site and in other clinical buildings or departments. We work closely with out inpatient units and collaborative working is vital.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

•    Excellent opportunities for career progression
•    Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
•    27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
•    NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
•    Competitive pension scheme
•    Lease car scheme
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Employee Assistance Programme
•    Mental Health First Aiders
•    Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
•    Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team