Systemic Family Therapist band 8a/7-8a

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Trainee Systemic Family Therapist, working with children and families within CAMHS. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills in systemic therapy while providing vital support to those in need. You'll engage in specialized assessments and deliver impactful psychotherapy, all within a nurturing environment that values diversity and inclusion. With a commitment to professional growth, you'll have the chance to advance to a higher band upon completion of your training. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Required a Master's level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy.
• Experience in CAMHS and working with children and families is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide systemic psychotherapy to children and families in inpatient CAMHS.
• Conduct highly specialist assessments and develop therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Systemic Family Therapy

Psychotherapy

Assessment Skills

Cultural Competence

Working with Children and Families

Education

Masters/Diploma in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy

Completion of SFP qualification

Post-qualification training in specialized areas

Job description

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Main area: Systemic Family Therapist Grade 8a/7-8a
Contract: 3 years (3 years fixed term, years 1 and 2 training at uni, year 3 preceptorship.)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (some evenings as required for carers meetings and sessions)
Job ref: 311-HYM635-24-A

Site: Hope Ward
Town: Bury
Salary: £46,148 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople.

We are looking for a Trainee Systemic Family Therapist with a passion for working with children, young people and families to join us at CAMHS inpatients. We are a welcoming team who value thinking and working systemically and have a strong well-being ethos with a supportive, compassionate culture.

On successful completion of all learning requirements within your contracted period, you will be eligible to apply/be uplifted to 8a Systemic Family Therapist within the trust and registration with the professional body.

Progress to complete learning requirements will be monitored throughout your fixed term contract, and failure to achieve these may result in a decision being made on your continued employment within this role. However, where there are evidenced extenuating circumstances outside of your control that mean you are unable to complete your programme by the end of your initial fixed term contract, the Trust will review your case and endeavour to support you in completing your studies where possible.

Year 1: band 7 while doing masters
Year 2: band 7 while doing masters
Year 3: band 7 whilst completing family therapy competencies, upon completion uplift to the band 8a.

Main duties of the job

To undertake highly specialist systemic assessments of children and their families leading to systemic formulations and the delivery of highly specialist systemic psychotherapy to the children and families referred to inpatient CAMHS.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide systemic psychotherapy as an autonomous professional at a highly specialist level employing methods based upon evidence.

At all times work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families and people with mental health difficulties. To take a proactive stance in challenging racism and discrimination and support the development of a culturally competent service.

To undertake detailed and highly specialist psychological and systemic assessment of children and families using such assessment procedures as may be appropriate. This will involve face to face contact with children and families to discuss and work through highly complex, sensitive and personal information related to their mental health presentation. This would also include the completion of personal and relational development, genograms, eco-maps, analysis and assessment of multiple levels of contextual meaning, deconstruction of current interactional patterns of behaviour and meaning around mental health issues and complex relationships, creating methods for client centred analysis of change, through the use of live team observations, videotape analysis, and other systemic assessment tools. To provide highly specialist psychological assessment including issues of risk.

To be responsible for implementing a range of systemic interventions for individuals and their families, including meetings with parents and groups, adjusting and refining systemic formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Masters/Diploma level qualification (or its equivalent) in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, accredited with UKCP or willingness to undertake course
• CAMHS experience and knowledge
• Completion of SFP qualification
• Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of therapeutic practice

Experience

• Significant experience of working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist or substantial previous relevant clinical experience or newly qualified systemic psychotherapist with both substantial and significant previous relevant clinical experience and family therapy experience within the designated speciality where the post is located.
• Experience of working with children and families.

Sponsorship: We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will be used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offered a position with us and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offered is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider the brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure your application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Kate Tasker
Job title: Service Lead CAMHS
Email address: [e-mail]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
OL6 7SR
Telephone: [phone]