Systemic Family Therapist for Eating Disorders

Job summary

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.

Are you an experienced & creative Family Therapist? We are seeking an enthusiastic & compassionate Systemic Family Therapist with experience of working in Eating Disorders services to join a new multidisciplinary team of professionals.

The part-time Systemic Family Therapist will join a team which provides a well-established, highly specialist service for young people in Gloucestershire. You will work with young people up to 18 years and their families/carers, with significant mental health difficulties.

You will demonstrate strong leadership skills, have extensive experience of multiagency working & a proven track record of delivering high quality care and treatment. Experience of working within a physical health/paediatric context would also be helpful in terms of confidently managing the demands that flow through this developing clinical service.

Main duties of the job

The All-Age Eating Disorders Service consists of 3 specialist teams from aged 6+: The Risks High in Eating Disorders (RHED) team, the Front Door Team and the Treatment team. This role will join the current Psychologists, psychiatrists, dieticians and clinicians to provide a more comprehensive delivery of Family Therapy.

The post holder will:

o To provide highly specialists clinical services within the Eating Disorders Community Service.

o Service delivered in a varied settings and locations if required - including medical wards.

o Training, consultancy and supervision to a range of specialist staff and professionals in other agencies.

o To contribute to the development of a Family Therapy within the Eating Disorders service.

o To contribute toward service development in line with the ongoing transformation agenda.

o Within defined area of specialism job impacts across the County of Gloucestershire (pop. 623,000).

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

22 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-26-385

Job locations

Brownhill Centre or Eastgate House

Swindon Road or Eastgate Street

Cheltenham or Gloucester

GL52 9EZ

United Kingdom

For further information and to apply, click on the APPLY BUTTON at the bottom of this advert to view the supporting documents or apply online