Psychological Therapist / Family Therapist
Location: Exeter, EX2 5AF
Salary: £53755.00 to £60504.00
Date posted: 21st February 2025
Closing date: 9th March 2025
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Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Family/Systemic Therapist or Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Adult Eating Disorders Service in Devon (CEDS) working 30 hours per week (0.8 wte). You will take a lead role in developing and delivering specialist Family Therapy/Systemic interventions for clients, their family and carers across the Eating Disorder pathway. CEDS cover the Devon footprint with the main base in Exeter but opportunities to work from other locality bases would be available to the successful candidate.
CEDS is a large multi-disciplinary team including specialist senior mental health professionals, assistant practitioners and psychologists, psychological therapists, psychiatrists, dietitians and a physical health team. We pride ourselves in being a caring and supportive team who look out for each other and support regular supervision and continued professional development.
This new post could play an important role in building excellent working relationships to support transitions between services for our younger clients who are referred on from CAMHS where family interventions are the evidence-based recommended to support recovery as well as contributing to family and carer involvement in the wider CEDS service. Knowledge and experience in Family Based Interventions for Eating Disorders would be a significant advantage but further training in this approach could be available for the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
* The post holder will be expected to provide assessments and consultation with service users and their families/carers and all stakeholders to meet the needs of those with eating disorders.
* This will include joint working with other specialist teams and the wider community mental health service at times.
* The post holder will be able to support and work with colleagues, offering specialist supervision, consultation and psychological formulations.
* Experience in working with people with severe and complex eating disorders is highly desirable and a commitment to increasing access to evidence-based psychological interventions.
The candidate will either have a doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent for those who trained before 1996 or outside the UK) as approved by the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) with further specialist training in systemic/family therapy OR will be a UKCP registered Family/Systemic practitioner with the appropriate accreditation with a relevant professional body for systemic practice e.g. AFT.
We are committed to the promotion of excellent professional standards by embedding professional practice within the Trust clinical governance structures.
We welcome informal visits and/or phone conversations about the service and this position. Please contact Dr Susie McNally, Psychology Lead CEDS or Tanya Holdstock, CEDS service manager or by calling CEDS office on 01392 208713.
About Us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.
Job responsibilities
The principle purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people within the post holder's specialist field of practice (Family/Systemic Therapy). This will be achieved through undertaking the following areas of responsibility:
* To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service in specialist field of practice, across Community Eating Disorder Services (CEDS).
* Providing clinical leadership and supervision for less experienced staff, trainees and volunteers employed by or attached to the CEDS psychological therapy team.
* To provide specialist systemic interventions to clients with eating disorders and their families/carers.
* Carrying a specialist caseload of clients, and providing advice and consultancy to patients and professionals.
* To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within professional and Trust guidelines as lead specialist.
* The post holder will receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body.
* Observe, and abide by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practice including the British Psychological Society. The post holder will be fully registered with the Health Professions Council as a condition of employment.
Person Specification
Essential Personal Qualities and Attributes
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent communicator organised and able to develop a service.
* The willingness to be flexible and work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure the best therapeutic approach for clients and their families and carers.
Essential Experience
* Experience as a family therapist working within NHS services.
* Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Excellent assessment skills.
* Knowledge of national guidance relating to the client group.
* Knowledge of NICE guidance recommendations for client group.
* Knowledge of Safeguarding procedures.
* Experience of supervising others.
Essential Qualifications
* Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology registered with HCPC OR Post-graduate family/systemic therapy training to MSc level or equivalent as accredited by the Association of Family Therapy.
* UKCP registration as systemic psychotherapist / family therapist.
Desirable Qualifications
* Further training in Eating Disorders.
* Supervision training.
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/
Contact Information
Dr Susan McNally
07833047023
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