Family Systemic Psychotherapist

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A health service provider in Cornwall is seeking a Family Systemic Psychotherapist to join their multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on delivering systemic assessments and running therapy clinics across the county, primarily targeting clients with eating disorders. Applicants must hold a relevant professional qualification, a master's degree in psychotherapy, and registration with UKCP. This position is a part-time role requiring strong analytic skills and ability to collaborate with family members and professionals to offer high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in nursing or clinical psychology required.
• Masters or Doctoral level qualification in systemic psychotherapy is necessary.
• Registration with UKCP and membership in UK Association for Family Therapy required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a professionally autonomous systemic assessment and psychotherapy service.
• Run clinics at appropriate NHS locations across the county.
• Offer highly specialist systemic advice and consultation.

Skills

Analytic and judgement skills

Organising and implementing audit projects

Education

Professional qualification in nursing, clinical psychology or equivalent

Masters or Doctoral level qualification in systemic psychotherapy

Registration with UKCP

Job description

Family Systemic Psychotherapist

The closing date is 28 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Countywide Adult Eating Disorder Service in Cornwall Foundation Trust. If you're passionate and enthusiastic about working in the field of Eating Disorders, this is the role for you.

We are looking for a Family Systemic Psychotherapist to join our expanding service, to work as a key part of the multidisciplinary team as our Services Family Therapist providing us with your knowledge and expertise on systems around our clients and on group dynamics. In this 3 days per week post, which can be flexible (but must include a Thursday). You set up and run family therapy clinics across the county dependent on our client need geography. You will run these sessions as the primary, alongside a secondary facilitator from within the team. Working together in providing high quality family therapy to client’s and their families identified together with the team and our individual clients themselves, as client’s who would benefit from this pathway within the service.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

Deliver a professionally autonomous systemic assessment and psychotherapy service, following the Maudsley model, to clients and their families. Run clinics at appropriate NHS locations across the county. Offerhighly specialist systemic advice and consultation on formulations and treatment plans to NHS colleagues and external agencies. Actively participate inmultidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, providing guidance on family systems and group dynamics, and supporting the team in identifying suitable cases. Take responsibility forsupervising trainees, particularly systemic psychotherapists up to Master's level. Contribute to CPD training and development for other professionals within Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, as agreed with the Service Lead.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Knowledge, education and experience

• Professional qualification in nursing, clinical psychology or equivalent
• Masters or Doctoral level qualification in systemic psychotherapy
• Registration with UKCP and a member of UK Association for Family Therapy and System Practice
• Evidence of enthusiasm for working in specific field of Adult ED in Job spec

Skills & Abilities

• Analytic and judgement skills in processing the great complexity of information arising from systemic understanding; requiring assessment and formulation and then prioritising from a range of options while at the same time attempting to maintain a collaborative alliance with family members and other professionals
• Skills in organising and implementing audit projects and research

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.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust