CAMHS Eating Disorder Family Therapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 17 January 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a CAMHS Eating Disorder Family Therapist who wishes to join our friendly team on the Isle of Wight. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care.

We are looking for an experienced Family Therapist to work within the CAMHS team who has experience of working with children and young people with eating disorders. This is new role within the team and you will part of a multidisciplinary team made up of Nurses, Social Workers, Family Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Support Workers.

We are CQC rated good and are a expanding and innovative team. Would you like to be part of a committed and friendly team who support each other and make decisions collaboratively? If yes, please apply today.

If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please contact the CYP cluster lead - Cally Wareham on 01983 523602.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide evidenced based systemic family therapy to a range of CYP, under CAMHS with varying degrees of need.

The successful candidate will review and assess cases where a systemic family therapy intervention may be required. The post holder will be the lead clinician for allocated family therapy cases.

You will provide active and effective supervision to junior family therapy staff members. The post holder will receive clinical, managerial and caseload supervision, as part of their remit. The post holder will complete documentation to Trust standards.

To provide high quality systemic family therapy treatment, in conjunction with other professionals and work in partnership with other agencies to provide seamless, flexible services, which meets the systemic family focused service user and carer needs.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

12 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-IOW-6789

Job locations

Chantry House

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post graduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social care profession.
Masters level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy.
Eligibility for UKCP registration.
Registration as clinical supervisor.

Experience

Essential

Experience as a family therapist working within children's services.
The willingness to be flexible and work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure the best therapeutic approach to children and families.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post graduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social care profession.
Masters level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy.
Eligibility for UKCP registration.
Registration as clinical supervisor.

Experience

Essential

Experience as a family therapist working within children's services.
The willingness to be flexible and work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure the best therapeutic approach to children and families.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.