Highly Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist


Company:	South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
Salary:	£66,274 - £73,496 per rata inclusive of Inner London HCAs
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	London, SW17 0YF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	26 Sept 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for a family therapist within our leading-edge adult eating disorder services. The service supports both the direct work with adults and their families on the adult specialist eating disorder unit and supports with the integrated eating disorder care pathways.We are looking for an experienced family therapist who is interested in working in this fascinating area. Please note you do not need to have experience in eating disorders as we will provide support and training to develop this specialist knowledge.

The successful candidate will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team on the wardin the delivery of evidence based psychological systemic therapies.

Avalon ward is a 15-bedded unit for adults suffering with severe eating disorders, often at a very low weight and there is a high level of co-morbidity with other conditions. The team is a recovery focused service, working with patients on the goal of discharging safely back to their local community services where they can continue to work towards recovery. The team is made up of nurses, healthcare assistants, psychiatrist, dieticians, occupational therapists, social worker, psychologists and peer support workers.

The ward receives adult patients from both the local Eating Disorders Service as well as from other outpatient services nationally across the UK and Northern Ireland.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

· Support the development of the delivery of evidence based systemic family therapies adapted to an in-patient setting for adults with eating disorders.

· Participate in assessment and care planning for people admitted to the ward.

· Facilitate psycho-educational workshops and parent/carer support groups.

· Support nursing & healthcare assistant staff to implement care plans through the dissemination of systemic frameworks and interventions.

· Support management of ROMs and audit.

· Offer systemic family therapy to carers and clients using a range of systemic interventions and family therapy for anorexia nervosa.

· Attend all multi-disciplinary meetings and care planning reviews.

· Run systemic consultations across the MDT and contribute to thinking about the patients and their families from a systemic psychotherapy perspective.

· Set up and run reflecting team groups to develop systemic thinking across the staff groups.

This advert closes on Thursday 10 Sep 2026

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