About the Role
A Vacancy at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
Would you like to be part of a service which is innovative, forward-thinking and committed to enabling people who are experiencing eating disorders to recover and discover their potential?
We are seeking to appoint someone with a caring, compassionate nature, who is innovative, creative, flexible and highly motivated. You should be an excellent communicator and team player, with the successful applicant joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals to provide assessment and treatment to children and adult service users and their families/carers. The team includes a range of other psychological professionals including clinical psychologists, family therapists, CBT therapists and also nurses, dietitians and medics.
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high quality systemic interventions to families, young people and adults, in line with NICE guidelines and the evidence base. They will also contribute to the broader aims of the service.
You will benefit from an enthusiastic and supportive peer group of existing Systemic Practitioners’ and a multi disciplinary team across the service.
This is an exciting time and a chance to work in this specialist all age service – if this sounds like something you wish to be involved in, please contact those highlighted below who will happily discuss this further.
We welcome applications from those wishing to discuss flexible working.
Responsibilities
* To contribute to a high quality specialist family therapy service to service users and families with complex emotional and mental health needs as part of the All Age Eating Disorder Service.
* To provide specialist assessment, formulation and therapy within the service.
* To offer advice, consultancy and supervision, under supervision of the Senior Family Therapist, and support the work of colleagues providing care and treatment, according to expertise.
* To work with the Senior Family Therapist to provide training to a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed.
* To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
* To be involved in service developments, as appropriate.
Please be advised that this is not an exhaustive list and the full list of duties is available to view on the Job Description and Person Specification.
Diversity & Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
Flexible Working & Wellbeing
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Application Resources
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of responsibilities for this post.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Sunday 10 May 2026.
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