Family Systemic Therapist

London Borough of Bexley; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Coaching and mentoring programmes

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

London Borough of Bexley is seeking an experienced Systemic Therapist Practitioner to support the Staying Together team. The role involves supervising practitioners, managing joint family cases, and providing systemic input in multi-agency meetings to safeguard children and promote family resilience.

The successful candidate will have at least 3 years post-qualifying experience in systemic therapy and will contribute to a supportive practice environment that emphasizes professional judgement and

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post-qualifying experience as a systemic Therapist Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one clinical case supervision to Staying Together practitioners.
• Hold joint cases to provide Family Therapy support to 5-7 families over 3–5 months.
• Attend CIN meetings, Core group meetings and CP Conferences as needed.
• Offer systemic perspective during case consultations with social workers and Staying Together staff.

Skills

Systemic therapy

Clinical supervision

Family work

Job description

About The Role

Wonderful, exciting opportunity for Systemic Therapist Practitioner role in our Staying Together Team.

This is a position for an experienced practitioner with at least 3 years’ post qualifying experience as a systemic Therapist Practitioner. We are currently seeking passionate individuals to join our Team as a Systemic Therapist Practitioner; you will provide one to one clinical case supervision to Staying Together practitioners.

Hold joint cases to provide Family Therapy support to 5-7 families at one time who are open to Children’s Social Care under either a CIN plan or a CP plan over a 3–5-month period, with at least one home visit a week. To attend CIN meetings, Core group meetings, CP Conferences, LAC reviews, strategy meetings, professional meetings and any other meetings that arise that are applicable to the role. To provide a systemic perspective during case consultations to social workers, ATM’s, TM’s and Staying Together practitioners in relation to complex cases and cases where the worker is feeling “stuck”.

As part of our commitment to supporting young people to prevent them coming into care and remain with families, we are looking for an individual who can make a positive impact and empower families and build relationships.

This will require working in a supported practice environment that respectfully challenges and enables you to use your professional judgement, autonomy, experience, knowledge, and skills. These all form the key aspects of our Signs of Safety practice model which we use when working with children, families and the wider professional network.

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes:

• competitive salary
• coaching and mentoring programmes
• an excellent pension scheme
• generous annual leave plus bank holidays

For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [e-mail]

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

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