CAMHS Systemic Family Therapist

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Chesterfield is seeking a qualified Systemic Family Therapist to provide therapy to young people in the community CAMHS service. The role includes working collaboratively with a dedicated team, supervising colleagues, and supporting diverse clinical needs. Candidates should have a Master's in Family Therapy and UKCP registration, with experience in managing complex family dynamics.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive work environment

Training and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• UKCP registration or eligibility for registration.
• Experience with complex family dynamics and high levels of risk.
• Experience in a community setting with young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide Systemic Family Therapy to children and young people.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner in a collaborative team.
• Supervise and consult with colleagues on clinical cases.

Skills

Systemic knowledge on the assessment of psychological problems

Good communication skills

Ability to work professionally in multi-disciplinary teams

Experience of working in multiagency teams

Experience of managing risk in clinical cases

Education

Masters in Family Therapy

Registration with UKCP as a systemic psychotherapist

First degree in social work, nursing, psychology

Job description

Go back Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Systemic Family Therapist

The closing date is 05 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Systemic Family Therapist to join the North Derbyshire CAMHS service. The post holder will provide systemic family therapy to young people under all areas of community CAMHS but predominantly those under core CAMHS. The post will be based in both Chesterfield and Buxton.

There will be the opportunity to work alongside the lead Systemic Family Therapist and a number of qualified, Systemic Practitioners.

We offer opportunities to support the larger CAMHS team to consider the Systemic aspects of their work, by facilitating systemic consultations, clinical supervision and mentoring practice.

The postholder will have a Masters degree qualified in Family Therapy, UKCP registered and be experienced in working with complex family dynamics & high levels of risk

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of evidenced based Systemic Family Therapy to children & young people with a wide range of complex mental health difficulties. You will work within a passionate,enthusiastic, compassionate team and will be expected to provide supervision and consultation to colleagues and take part in CPD and pathway development activities as necessary.

About us

We believe in investing in our staff, and we hope to give you the opportunity to build on your existing skills, to be yourself, and to thrive in a forward-thinking and dynamic CAMHS Team.

It is an exciting time for our service as we grow and expand our offer. We are lucky enough to have a number of CAMHS services based in the same building, and as a CAMHS Family Therapist, you will liaise closely with them all.

We pride ourselves on our multi-disciplinary approach, and you will become a key member of our specialist team. You will be working in a supportive and friendly environment with professionals from a variety of clinical backgrounds. The service offers a wide range of structured interventions in addition to systemic family therapy, like CBT, DBT, and IPT.

There are opportunities for building up professional networks within the service. We value the diversity of our clinicians and the different skill sets that they bring with them. We offer flexible working and have special leave and staff support policy in place.

The team operates out of bases in Chesterfield and Buxton and you may be required to travel between bases where necessary in order to provide a flexible service to young people and their families.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

We welcome informal talks, please contact Montse Gomez Presedo, Senior Systemic Family Therapist, our Lead for the Systemic Pathway for more information: [e-mail]

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Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• First degree and or professional qualification or equivalent in social work, nursing or psychology or other first qualification as recognised by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT).
• Masters in Family Therapy
• Registration (or pending qualification will be eligible for registration) as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP
• Member of the Association of Family Therapy in UK

Experience

• Experience of working with a wide variety of family and client groups.
• Experience of working across the whole life span, with presenting problems that reflect a full range of clinical severity
• Experience and knowledge of working with young people with mental health problems
• Experience of managing risk in clinical cases
• Evidence of engagement with clinical supervision
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of working with other agencies including education and social care
• Experience in working children, young people and families in a community setting
• Experience of assessment and intervention with clients presenting with Neurodiversity
• Experience of working with children/young people and their families with special educational needs, neurodevelopmental difficulties, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, and co-morbid mental health difficulties.
• Experience of supervising other clinicians
• Experience of leadership in a team

Skills and Knowledge

• Systemic knowledge on the assessment of psychological problems presented to CAMHS.
• Ability to work professionally and cooperatively in multi-disciplinary te
• Systemic approach and knowledge to the formulation of presenting family and system problems that lead the care plan for the work to be carried out with each family
• Ability to provide supervision to other systemic practitioners in junior roles in the team
• Experience of working in multiagency teams like social care and education.
• Experience of teaching on systemic methods, and techniques to multiagency groups
• Ability to use methods to support data analysis of their work, for example Score15.
• Experience of Clinical supervision models that would facilitate a supervisor's role

Personal Attributes

• Good communication skills with families and professionals. Using plain language
• Ability to tolerate and manage highly distressing emotional issues
• Ability to manage and work with organisational stress and to effectively manage the stress of others
• Ability to engage in sustained mental effort involving tasks demanding intense concentration.
• Noticing the wider contextual factors in the systems around them.
• Ability to tune into the team and add to the positive energy in the work environment.
• Valid driving licence

Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values

• Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust