Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our Specialist Sussex-Wide Family Eating Disorder Service (SFEDS). SFEDS works with young people aged 10-17 with Anorexia Nervosa/ Bulimia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa and their families, and supports recovery through Evidence Based Interventions such as Maudsley Family Therapy models, group work, and E-CBT. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality evidenced based treatment in accordance with NICE Guidelines and National Access and Waiting Time Standards.
You will be joining a service of highly skilled and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Psychiatry, Paediatrician, Clinical Psychology and Assistant Psychologists, Nurses, Support Workers, Dietitian, and Social Workers with support from an outstanding administration team. Our team is responsible for covering all of Sussex, currently based at Crawley Down Health Centre.
The current post-holder is retiring and so we are recruiting a Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
The role will entail being a core member of the leadership team contributing to service development as well as offering assessments and holding a complex caseload. The role will work closely with the Clinical Service Manager.

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be a successful Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist in our team you will be:
A qualified and experienced Family and Systemic Therapist
Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Experience within an eating disorders team
SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager. You are required to work on site a minimum of 60% of your contracted hours.
Part-time hours can be considered – Minimum 22.5 hrs per week.

MAIN DUTIES:

To work as a member of Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service; providing a high quality, specialist applied systemic family therapy service to clients, their families or carers, where there are highly complex presentations. In addition to be responsible for the supervision and governance of a defined group of systemic family therapists in the specified service and to support systemic practice within the team and other agencies through consultation, supervision, formulation and training.
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

MAIN DUTIES

To work as a senior member of Sussex Family Eating Disorder Service; providing a high quality, specialist applied systemic family therapy service to clients, their families or carers, where there are highly complex presentations.
To be responsible for the supervision and governance of a defined group of systemic family therapists in the specified service and to support systemic practice within the team and other agencies through consultation, supervision, formulation and training.
To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the team/service
To work alongside other members of the leadership team to develop and promote best practice within allocated resources and to guide the team around any future developments related to both SFEDS and wider CAMHS
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:
Jay Jameson-Allen - General Manager
M: 07393140156
Email: Julianna.Jameson-Allen@spft.nhs.u