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FEDS Family Therapist

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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry, Junior, Mid & Senior Level
  • Healthcare
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You must be an energetic family therapist, flexible in providing therapy, consultation, supervision, and training, and eager to contribute to service development in a dynamic environment.
  • You will contribute to service development, provide therapy and consultation, collaborate with a team, and enhance your skills while working with pediatric specialties in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

  • We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and flexible family therapist to contribute to the FEDs (Feeding and Eating Disorders Service) at a time of change and development.
  • The successful candidate will be working in the Feeding and Eating Disorders Service (FEDS).
  • The work includes direct therapeutic work, consultation, supervision, teaching and training.
  • It may also include consultation to wider networks and services.
  • In addition to which, there will be opportunities to the service's ongoing development.
  • Family Therapy is highly valued at GOSH and professional development is encouraged and well supported.

Responsibilities

  • - contribute to the FEDs (Feeding and Eating Disorders Service) at a time of change and development
  • - contribute to a service developments within the FEDS team itself as well as in the Family Therapy stream more widely
  • - develop your knowledge and skills working with experienced colleagues
  • - join a team of six family therapists who are part of Psychological Services
  • - work as part of GOSH mental health services and with paediatric specialities across the wider hospital
  • - work in the Feeding and Eating Disorders Service (FEDS)
  • - perform direct therapeutic work, consultation, supervision, teaching and training
  • - provide consultation to wider networks and services
  • - contribute to the service's ongoing development
  • - gain experience working alongside other experienced Family Therapy and other colleagues across the hospital

FAQs

What qualifications are required for the FEDS Family Therapist position?

Candidates should have relevant qualifications in family therapy, along with experience in working with feeding and eating disorders.

What types of work will the successful candidate be involved in?

The role includes direct therapeutic work, consultation, supervision, teaching, training, and opportunities for service development.

Is there an opportunity for professional development within this position?

Yes, GOSH values professional development and encourages ongoing learning and collaboration with experienced colleagues.

How does GOSH ensure diversity and inclusion in hiring?

GOSH is committed to recruiting based on ability and individual merit and actively promotes a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Is experience with specific communities valued in the hiring process?

Yes, GOSH particularly welcomes candidates from Black and global majority backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community.

Who can I contact for further information about the role?

For inquiries, you can contact Claire Dempster, Consultant Lead Family Therapist, at claire.dempster@gosh.nhs.uk or Dr. Philippa Buckley, Consultant Psychiatrist, FEDS, at philippa.buckley@gosh.nhs.uk.

What is the team structure within the FEDS service?

The FEDS team consists of family therapists and collaborates with the broader mental health and pediatric specialties at GOSH.

Are there opportunities for consultation with wider networks and services?

Yes, the role may include consultation to wider networks and services as part of the multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is a national centre of excellence in the provision of specialist children's health care, currently delivering the widest range of specialist care of any children's hospital in the UK. It aspires to offer outcomes for children in the top five in the world. The largest centre in the UK for children with heart or brain problems, and, with UCLH it is the largest centre in Europe for children with cancer. It is the only specialist Biomedical Research Centre for paediatrics, it works in partnership with the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH), part of University College London, and together they form the largest paediatric research and teaching centre in the UK, and one of the largest in the world. The hospital at Great Ormond Street is the only exclusively specialist children's hospital in the UK. It does not have an Accident and Emergency department and largely only accepts specialist referrals from other hospitals and community services. The population of children served by the hospital is characterised by those with multiple disabilities and/or health problems and rare and congenital (present at birth) conditions.

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