Lead Systemic Family Psychotherapist

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Redditch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is seeking an experienced family and systemic psychotherapist to enhance their family therapy service in the United Kingdom. The role involves contributing to evidence-based treatment of child mental health issues and providing training and consultation within the service. Candidates must hold qualifications in systemic family therapy and be registered with relevant professional bodies. Benefits include flexible working options and generous leave.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Flexible working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Supportive staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in systemic family therapy with post qualification experience in an NHS setting.
• Holding registration with the UKCP via the Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice.
• Desirable: qualification in systemic supervision recognized by AFT.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to evidence-based treatment of children with mental health difficulties.
• Lead specialist family therapy clinics across the county.
• Provide consultation and training to professionals within CAMHS.

Skills

Systemic thinking

Consultation and training

Systemic supervision

Education

Qualified in systemic family therapy

Registration with UKCP via AFT

Qualification in systemic supervision recognized by AFT (desirable)

Job description

We are seeking an experienced family and systemic psychotherapist to join our well-established and valued family therapy service within specialist CAMHS in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The post holder would contribute to the provision of the evidence-based treatment of children with mental health difficulties by developing and supporting systemic thinking and practice within CAMHS. They would contribute to the work of core CAMHS and lead specialist family therapy clinics across the county. They would provide consultation and training to other professionals within CAMHS and supervision to newly qualified family therapists and those on introductory and intermediate training. There is much scope to develop innovative systemic approaches to improve outcomes for young people and families at all stages of the CAMHS journey.

The post holder would join a vibrant group of systemically trained professionals including four qualified and experienced family therapists and two AFT registered supervisors, a systemic therapist currently in training and 4 practitioners who are trained (or in training) to intermediate level. They would participate in all aspects of the systemic family therapy service including provision and receipt of training and supervision as appropriate to their level of experience. The service has strong links to both Birmingham and Exeter University training courses and has trained a growing number of staff through securing HEE funding.

The post holder would need to be fully qualified in systemic family therapy with some post qualification experience in an NHS setting working with families, holding registration with the UKCP via the Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice. A qualification in systemic supervision recognised by AFT would be desirable.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

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Benefits

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities