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Are you a newly qualified or experienced Family Therapist with a passion for improving the lives of young people? Are you looking for a rewarding position working alongside a fantastically supportive team who consistently rate their job satisfaction highly?

Our Children's Eating Disorders team in Maidenhead we are looking for a Family Therapist to join us  at a band 7 or 8a depending on experience.

You will be providing highly specialist systemic assessment and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of systemic family therapy interventions for young people referred to Berkshire CYP Eating Disorders Service. You will be responsible for assessing young people and their families in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural challenges and planning a range of evidence-based interventions.

We are a multidisciplinary team in which you will be expected to work autonomously holding your own caseload and (at band 8a) supporting those under your supervision.

We work closely with a number of external agencies as well as other professional networks and teams across CAMHS which you will be expected to provide specialist consultation and clinical supervision to. 

We are very committed to the development of our staff offering both internal and external training opportunities. We provide excellent support and training in working in eating disorders.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 – 17:00. We are open to both full & part time applicants.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• Providing systemic psychotherapy as autonomous professional employing methods based upon evidence
• Working in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds
• Undertaking detailed and specialist psychological and systemic assessment of adults/children and families using such assessment procedures as may be appropriate
• Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, child protection case conferences and reviews, etc.
• Maintaining up to date and accurate clinical records

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solution

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust site

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

No agencies to contact Berkshire Healthcare directly please.