Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist

The closing date is 12 March 2026

Job summary

We are excited to advertise for a full time Band 7 Systemic Family Therapy to joinour experienced team.

We have an experienced band 8a SFT who will support with supervision and development, as well as two band 7 SFT's in post and a band 8B Systemic Family therapist who works reduced hours but offers supervision and vast clinical insight.

You will work closely with the Service Manager, Professional Lead and the Family Therapy Lead to support the full implementation of Family Therapy for our service users and parents/carers following NICE Guidelines for Eating Disorders. You will also support any Family Therapy Trainees within EDS. We have recently launched a Surrey Wide Team and Screen service which we hope to role out to all family therapists in the coming years.

We are committed to providing flexible working patters to enable good work life balance and offer working hours between 8am-6pm. We would welcome applicants interested in working part time or full time. We are based in Epsom and also have a two day clinic in Aldershot Centre for Health.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a highly specialist Systemic Psychotherapy which will be based on specialist knowledge about helping young people and their families with eating disorders.

We currently treat all young people presenting with Binge Eating Disorder, ARFID, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Due to the 2016 NHSEAccess and Waiting Times Guidance for Eating Disorders, we have developed additional pathways to ensure more timely delivery of evidenced based psychological therapies for all of our children and young people. This post will enhance that remit. The team is very well established and performing to an outstanding level.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

27 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year Inc 5% Fringe HCAS pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

325-7812762-CYPS

Job locations

The Meadows Day Hospital, West Park

Horton Lane

Epsom

KT19 8PB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Highly Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist Job Description for full details of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Highly Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist Job Description for full details of this role.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Current or imminent registration with UKCP
  • Current or imminent registration with AFT

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current or imminent successful completion of an MSc in Systemic Family Psychotherapy

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 1 years' post graduate experience working in the field of child and adolescent Mental Health or experience working with eating disorders
Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Current or imminent registration with UKCP
  • Current or imminent registration with AFT

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current or imminent successful completion of an MSc in Systemic Family Psychotherapy

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 1 years' post graduate experience working in the field of child and adolescent Mental Health or experience working with eating disorders

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Meadows Day Hospital, West Park

Horton Lane

Epsom

KT19 8PB


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Meadows Day Hospital, West Park

Horton Lane

Epsom

KT19 8PB


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Family Therapist

Marta May

Marta.May@sabp.nhs.uk

01372216633

Details

Date posted

27 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year Inc 5% Fringe HCAS pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

325-7812762-CYPS

Job locations

The Meadows Day Hospital, West Park

Horton Lane

Epsom

KT19 8PB


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