Systemic Practitioner

LSCft; Barrow-in-Furness; Sur place; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a part‑time Systemic Practitioner (Band 7) to join the South Cumbria CYPMH Service. You will undertake triage calls, comprehensive mental health assessments, formulations and risk assessments for children and young people up to 18, delivering evidence based therapies.

The role requires travel across Barrow and Kendal, a car driver is essential, and you will contribute to training, supervision and a duty rota,

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline and regulatory registration.
• Postgraduate Systemic Practice training (AFT Intermediate Level or CYP-IAPT).
• Registration with the appropriate regulatory body.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist assessment, formulation and therapy within the service.
• Undertake triage calls and risk assessments for children and young people.
• Offer supervision and training to staff in systemic approaches.
• Be part of the Duty Rota handling referrals and urgent mental health queries.

Connaissances

Systemic Practice

Family Assessment

Formation

Mental health or social welfare qualification

Postgraduate Systemic Practice Training

Regulatory registration

Description du poste

Site Alfred Barrow Health Centre Town Barrow-in-Furness Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata (subject to confirmation) Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well‑being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing service? Are you committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families?

In a period of exciting change, South Cumbria CYPMH Service are looking to recruit a part time Systemic Practitioner, within a Band 7 post, to complement the wider multi‑disciplinary CYPMH Service; a busy, friendly service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people 0 – 18yrs including CBT, EMDR, Systemic Family Therapy, psychiatry, psychology and DBT. We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies.

We work with children, young people and families up to the age of 18 years presenting with a wide range of moderate to severe, emotional and mental health difficulties. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties is essential. The role will focus on undertaking Triage calls, comprehensive mental health assessments, formulations and risk assessments as well as carrying out evidence based therapeutic interventions to support children and families experiencing difficulties relating to complex mental health needs.

We are committed to ongoing continuous professional development of our staff and as a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in various training initiatives, including CYPIAPT.

Main duties of the job

The hours of work are 9am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday and as we have bases in Barrow and Kendal, travel across the South Cumbria locality will be required and therefore a car driver will be essential.

To contribute to a high quality specialist family therapy service to Young People and families with complex emotional and mental health needs as part of the South Cumbria CYPMH Service.

To provide specialist assessment, formulation and therapy within the service.

To offer advice, consultancy and supervision, under supervision and support the work of colleagues providing care and treatment, according to expertise.

To work with the Senior Family Therapist to provide training to a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed.

To be part of the Duty Rota, managing day‑to‑day incoming referrals, urgent mental health queries, and acute crisis responses for children and young people.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent.
• Postgraduate training in Systemic Practice to enable the title of Systemic Practitioner – namely completion of either ‘AFT approved’ Intermediate Level Systemic Practice Training or CYP-IAPT in Systemic Family Practice.
• Registration with the appropriate regulatory body for core profession.

Experience

• Minimum of 12 months experience of working as a Systemic Practitioner and embedding systemic skills in a clinical setting since finishing intermediate training, under the supervision of a suitably qualified Family Therapist.
• Experience of running groups, particularly with parents, adolescents and children.
• Experience of providing consultation to staff in systemic approaches.

Knowledge

• Skills in the use of methods of Systemic Practice/ family based assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• High level of relationship and communication skills to work with clients, families and/or professionals where the atmosphere might be both pressured and emotive.
• Well‑developed skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex emotive situations and those with impaired communication capacities.

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.

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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.