# Family & Systemic Psychotherapist - Adult Eating Disorders (Part-Time) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/family-and-systemic-psychotherapist-adult-eating-disorders-part-time/b59b5784-2a95-47a6-a43c-745deee98d9f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/family-and-systemic-psychotherapist-adult-eating-disorders-part-time/b59b5784-2a95-47a6-a43c-745deee98d9f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum | Pro-Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T13:12:47.032Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Aylesbury/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Family_therapist/Family_therapist-v8052459 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052459?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for a new role as a Psychotherapist? Or a change of pace in your clinical work? We're seeking someone to join the Buckinghamshire Adult's Eating Disorder Service, as a part-time Family and Systemic Psychotherapist where you will deliver a high-quality, comprehensive mental health service for adults and their families experiencing mental health and eating disorder challenges. Please note this role is part-time working 22.5 hours per week. As a Family Therapist you will be working within an experienced team alongside leading clinicians in the field, and you will be supported by a Consultant Family Psychotherapist. You will join a 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 are at the forefront of our practice.  The team consists of clinicians from a range of specialisms including psychology, nursing, dietetics, 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. ### Main duties of the job - Delivering family-based treatment and family and systemic psychotherapy to adults and families - The assessment and treatment of adults with a range of eating disorder presentations. - Maintaining a systemic perspective of the adults 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Job Details Are you looking for a new role as a Psychotherapist? Or a change of pace in your clinical work? We're seeking someone to join the Buckinghamshire Adult's Eating Disorder Service, as a part-time Family and Systemic Psychotherapist where you will deliver a high-quality, comprehensive mental health service for adults and their families experiencing mental health and eating disorder challenges. Please note this role is part-time working 22.5 hours per week. As a Family Therapist you will be working within an experienced team alongside leading clinicians in the field, and you will be supported by a Consultant Family Psychotherapist. You will join a 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 are at the forefront of our practice. The team consists of clinicians from a range of specialisms including psychology, nursing, dietetics, 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. ## Job Description Delivering family-based treatment and family and systemic psychotherapy to adults and families The assessment and treatment of adults with a range of eating disorder presentations. Maintaining a systemic perspective of the adults 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. ## Responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Specialist knowledge and application of family therapy assessment, interventions and family therapy process relevant to client group - Knowledge of evidence based in relation to adult mental health - Knowledge and application of standardised assessments and outcome measures ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of assessment / intervention with adults and families in a mental health or equivalent setting - Experience of maintaining a caseload - Participation in teaching or training - Research and audit experience and skills **Desirable** - Experience of running/co running groups. - Experience of working in a multi-cultural framework ### Qualifications **Essential** - Postgraduate qualification in family and systemic psychotherapy - Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body **Desirable** - Post graduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health or social welfare (or established equivalence according to AFT criteria) ## Documents - [job risks form (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341991) - [family and systemic psychotherapist - eating disorders (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341990) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.