Family and Systemic Psychotherapist - Development role

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

7/1/2025

Are you looking for a family therapy development role with career progression? If so, we have the ideal team to gain experience with!

We're seeking someone to join the Buckinghamshire Young People's Eating Disorder Service, as a Newly Qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist where you will deliver a high-quality, comprehensive mental health service for children, young people, and their families experiencing mental health and eating disorder challenges.

As a newly qualified or developing Family Therapist you will be working within an experienced team, where you will work alongside and be supported by a Consultant Family Psychotherapist. We will support you to develop from a Band 7 to a Band 8a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist.

You will join a well-established, highly skilled and friendly team to work within. The team prides itself in its positive culture and well-functioning multidisciplinary team (MDT) way of working. NICE concordant treatments, including family-based treatments are at the forefront of our practice. The team consists of clinicians from a range of specialisms including psychology, nursing, dietetics, occupational therapy family therapy and psychiatry.

This team is regularly complimented on its high level of expertise, commitment to patient care and its fun and friendly culture.

We strongly encourage prospective applicants to contact us for an informal discussion, even a visit to our site to meet us and hear more about working in our service.

• Delivering family-based treatment and family and systemic psychotherapy to young people and families
• The assessment and treatment of young people with a range of eating disorder presentations.
• Maintaining a systemic perspective of the young people we see in context and using systemic skills such as systemic formulation to aid the evidence-based treatment we offer.
  
  

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kiri Summers Job title: Consultant Family Therapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01865 901951

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.