Family/Systemic Therapist

Job summary

We currently have a vacancy for a qualified Family Therapist/Systemic Therapist to work across child and Adolescent inpatient Eating Disorder Services at Altrincham Priory Hospital.

The hospital is a principle provider to the NHS in the north of England, focussing on positive holistic outcomes through full service provision.

The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary team to provide assessments and interventions for young people and their families who have been referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Main duties of the job

The post holders responsibilities will include:

• Working within the standards set out by CQC, QNIC and other regulators
• Providing excellent standards of evidence based practice
• Regularly reviewing and monitoring outcomes of assessments and the effects of treatment in line with goal based outcomes
• Active participation in service developments including: the use of service user feedback / in-house training
• Contributing to the development of care pathways and other treatment protocols
• To provide specialist supervision, training and consultation to colleagues through formulation groups / reflective practice

Working as part of Priory Hospital Altrincham comes with a comprehensive package of benefits in order to recognise you for your contribution to the service. Our benefits are flexible and tailored to the individual, but here are just some of what is on offer:

• Access to CPD both internal and external
• Clear salary progression plan
• Clear career pathway
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Priory Benefits Portal
• Funded DBS
• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
• Birthday Leave
• Ability to accrue annual leave with the service
• Free parking
• A pleasant working environment in a small, friendly hospital
• Subsidised meals in a restaurant environment
• Professional and clinical supervision

About us

The Priory Hospital Altrincham is a 56 bedded hospital and is part of the Priory Group, leading provider of specialist treatment in mental health. The hospital has an established reputation for providing the highest standards of care for both inpatients and outpatients together with an extensive range of clinical services and is a principle provider to the NHS in the north of England, focussing on positive holistic outcomes through full service provision

We are a principle provider to the NHS in the north of England, focussing on positive holistic outcomes through full service provision.