Family Therapist inErith and Bexleyheath inErith and Bexleyheath PUBLISHED 30 DEC 2023

To provide the Bexley Working Age Adult Directorate and the Older People Service Directorate with a high quality, evidence based, systemic psychotherapy service to adult community/inpatients, their families, carers and professional networks.

To provide clinical supervision to the Family Consultation services in the Borough.

To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families of patients.

To provide specialist advice and consultation regarding assessments, diagnoses and treatment to teams, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines.

To provide specialist consultation to other professionals looking to increase their expertise in systemic psychotherapy.

To collaborate in the evaluation of the service and contribute to its development and implementation.

We seek to appoint an able and enthusiastic Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) to join Bexley ADAPT and Older Adult Mental Health for a secondment opportunity. You will have a Masters or Doctorate level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent, with post registration systemic psychotherapist experience. You will have UKCP Registration and excellent therapeutic skills, be skilled in assessing and managing risk, and be able to be responsive and flexible in working with people across the age range.

The role covers the Erith Centre and the Bexleyheath Centre.

As a Systemic Psychotherapist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, supporting families with care planning and delivering specialist interventions. You will also offer systemic consultation to the teams and colleagues of other disciplines. The post will also requite you to lead family therapy clinics and work closely with the team.