Family Therapist

We are looking for a part time, experienced and motivated Family Therapist required to join a brand new 12 bed CAMHS service supporting young people between the ages of 12 – 18 years old at Emerald Place Clinic in Charlwood, Surrey due to open end of 2023!

This is a part time position 18.75 hours per week.  

Elysium Healthcare brings together a unique approach to the delivery of care where the patient is embedded in the heart of all aspects of hospital life.

Our aim is to deliver, treat and empower each young person to live a safe and independent life and reach their individual potential. We are also committed to making families and friends an active part in each young person’s recovery process.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To promote the health and independence of people who use our services by delivering high quality systemic assessments, formulation, interventions, and consultation and providing supervision and guidance to the multi-disciplinary team.
• To provide a comprehensive, specialist family therapy service to young people at Emerald Place, their families and support networks.
• Contribute to the development of understanding around systemic practice within the clinical setting, linking with MDT colleagues to promote joint working and collaboration. 
• To provide specialist mental health and psychological assessment and therapy (as appropriate to professional training) as well as offering advice and consultation on young person’s care to other members of the core team.
• Support and provide clinical supervision to other members of the team where appropriate, including in the event of a serious or significant incident.
• To offer training to staff and other professional colleagues around therapeutic skills, young adult mental health and related issues. 

To be a Successful Family Therapist you will need:

• AFT Qualifying level course in Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent at Masters/Doctoral level
• UKCP Registered
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working with children, young people, families and groups.
• Substantial experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to prioritise case referrals, assessment and discharge effectively on an individual basis or within multidisciplinary team.
• Specialist expertise in particular areas e.g., eating disorders, child protection issues, attachment difficulties
• Experience in working with multiple types of family structure
• Group work experience
• At least two years’ experience of working in a mental health setting

What you will get:

• A salary of £44,000 to £46,000 per annum (pro rata) reviewed annually
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (pro-rata) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

Elysium Healthcare

£44,000 per annum

Charlwood