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Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for dynamic, ambitious, and motivated Highly Specialist Systemic & Family Psychotherapist to join West London NHS Trust CAMHS Tri-borough Eating Disorders Service.

We are a large, dynamic group of family therapists in the West London NHS Trust and hold meetings both at a local level and at a tri-borough level. You will be contributing to the development of the Team and you will have the opportunity to be involved in service development, audit, research, supervision and quality of practice improvement projects.

We are looking for an experienced family therapist with the ability to work creatively with young people, families and promote systemic ideas to the wider system. You do not need to be an expert in Eating Disorders, but have a keen interest in learning more about it. We will provide training to develop your theoretical knowledge and practice in working in this area and there are ample opportunities for reflections and skills development.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside other members of the service in addition to holding your individual caseload. You will receive regular clinical, professional and management supervision from the team’s Principal Systemic & Family Psychotherapist.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) consisting of mental health nurses, medical doctors, Psychiatrist, Eating Disorders Practitioners, Dieticians, Mental Health Support Workers, Occupational Therapist and other family therapist. We are a close and supportive team with weekly MDT meetings and monthly reflective groups.

As a Highly Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist you will also work as an autonomous clinician to contribute to mental health assessments, specialist diagnostic assessments of children and young people with eating disorder and comorbid complex mental health presentations. The assessment process is also multi-disciplinary and you will have many opportunities to work together with the other professionals in the team   

You will document the outcome of these assessments, providing formulation, diagnosis, and recommendations for interventions. Primarily, you will offer a range of individual, family and group therapeutic interventions appropriate for children, young people and families attending the Service. You will also actively address areas of risk and safety management in a systemic way. You will also participate in the team’s duty rota. Being a senior member of the team, you will also have opportunities to contribute to the development of the team and its systemic practice in different ways. 

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.