Highly Specialist Systemic Family Therapist

Integrated Care System; Trafford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization in Trafford is seeking a Highly Specialist Systemic Family Therapist to manage clinical caseloads and deliver systemic psychotherapy. This role includes working with children and families facing severe mental health challenges, engaging in multi-agency collaboration, and training others. An ideal candidate will hold a master's in systemic psychotherapy and have significant experience in assessment and therapeutic interventions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for teaching and training

Supportive network

Qualifications

• Experience in therapeutic work with children and families.
• Consulting with healthcare professionals.
• Experience in teaching, training, and clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload with individuals experiencing mental health challenges.
• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments.
• Deliver expert consultations to clinical staff.

Skills

Systemic assessment

Therapeutic intervention

Consultation skills

Communication skills

Education

Masters/Doctoral qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy

Registration with professional body

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Systemic Family Therapist

The closing date is 14 September 2025

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE RECRUITING AT TRAFFORD AND SALFORD.

MFT CAMHS is dedicated to delivering a variety of systemic assessments and interventions for CYP and their families. We are currently looking to hire two experienced Senior Family and Systemic Psychotherapists for our Salford and Trafford CAMHS locations, with one full time position available at each site.

Joining our team means becoming part of a well-established network of Systemic Family Therapists (SFTs) and Systemic Family Practitioners (SFPs) and includes:

- A solid supervision framework- Regular quarterly gatherings for the Manchester SFT and SFP network- Opportunities for teaching and training- Collaboration and supervision with colleagues from various professional backgrounds- The chance to connect with the Manchester division of the AFT (Association for Family Therapy)

We seek applicants confident and adept at working independently and collaboratively, offering systemically informed consultation and supervision. We welcome candidates from a diverse array of backgrounds.

MFT CAMHS is renowned for its creative and inclusive approach to mental health support, having been the first CAMHS to receive two consecutive "Outstanding" ratings from the CQC. We ensure a thorough induction for new staff and foster leadership at every level. Living and working in Manchester offers numerous benefits, including vibrant music, sports, theatre, and diversity.

Main duties of the job

In the role of Family Therapy, you will manage a clinical caseload, working directly with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental health challenges, often compounded by trauma, and who may be engaged with multiple agencies and services. The primary responsibilities include:

- Providing systemic psychotherapy independently at a specialist level.- Conducting comprehensive psychological and systemic assessments of children, young people, and families, including risk evaluation.- Offering written and verbal systemic formulations to support evidence-based clinical interventions for children, young people, and families with complex issues.- Implementing a specific care package of specialized therapeutic interventions, utilizing a wide range of systemic models.- Delivering expert one-on-one clinical consultations to other clinical staff regarding the application of Family Therapy and Systemic Psychotherapy, aiding in formulation and care planning, and collaborating with team members in the delivery of individual and group programs.- Assisting in the provision of guidance and consultancy to local teams and services of partner agencies, promoting the integration of informed systemic practice in their routine work with children, young people, and families.- Engaging in the supervision of newly qualified systemic psychotherapists and trainees.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

• Masters/Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy from a training institute recognised by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT)
• You must be registered/accredited with a professional body. e.g. NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BABCP
• Active United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registration as a systemic psychotherapist
• Additional qualifications in Psychological Intervetions

Experience

• Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment independently and within a multidisciplinary and multiagency context
• Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
• Extensive experience of case management, including experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding
• Evidence of successful partnership working with other professional groups

Knowledge and skills

• Skills in the use of complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples family systems, groups and organisations
• Knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
• Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation
• Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and overcome barriers to acceptance with children, parents and professionals
• Ability to plan, implement and evaluate appropriate therapeutic interventions with children across the age range and their parents/carers
• The ability to work with people from a range of different backgrounds, cultures and or different ages
• To be able to provide feedback and constructive guidance to junior members of the team and trainees to facilitate their personal and professional development
• The ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata)