Join the new CAMHS service opening - Bere Clinic - as a Family Therapist and help young people build a brighter future. It’s a great time to join and help shape this new service as part of a new multidisciplinary team and make a real impact.

You will work 30 hours a week in the new 12-bed CAMHS service – Bere Clinic in Waterlooville – which opens in September 2021, supporting young people aged 12-17 with eating disorders. With an onsite school providing educational services while the young people are in our care and full multidisciplinary team, it’s a great opportunity to be part of something new and help shape its future.

With a background of working in the NHS or private sector, you will have experience in supporting young people and their families, who have a history of unsuccessful treatments to engage in innovative interventions to create meaningful change.

As a Family Therapist, you will carry a complex caseload that will involve supporting young people and children with an eating disorder, this will see you act as an internal care coordinator to families, providing guidance and consultations. There will also be opportunities to run therapeutic groups for the young people on the wards.

You will have the opportunity to influence the therapeutic milieu on the ward by offering ‘reflective practice’ sessions and training with the nursing staff/healthcare assistants. The wards run according to a trauma-focused model.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• MSc / Post Graduate Diploma in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
• Registration with UKCP
• 4 years post qualifying experience
• Substantial CAMHS experience

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £44,500 Pro Rata
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.