Job summary
We're looking for a passionate and skilled Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities Team. In this vital role, you'll support children and young people with intellectual disabilities and work closely with their families to improve communication, strengthen relationships, and help them move forward together.
You'll bring systemic thinking to our multidisciplinary team, offer specialist therapy, and provide consultation and formulation to colleagues working with complex family situations.
What we're looking for:
Qualified Family & Systemic Psychotherapist (MSc or equivalent)Experience working with children, young people, and familiesStrong systemic formulation skills and a collaborative, compassionate approach
Why join us?
Play a key role in shaping and enhancing our serviceBe part of a supportive, reflective, and forward-thinking teamAccess ongoing CPD, supervision, and development opportunitiesMake a real impact for families who need specialist systemic support
If you're ready to bring your expertise to a team that values your contribution and makes a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Provide highly specialist systemic and family therapy to children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Deliver comprehensive systemic assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for complex mental health presentations. Offer consultation, advice and clinical supervision to MDT colleagues and wider agencies.Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions and multi-agency planning, contributing expert systemic input.
Contribute to service development, audit and research, supporting continuous improvement within CAMHS ID.Manage a specialist clinical caseload, including risk assessment, care planning and outcome monitoring.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Team. You will provide highly specialist systemic assessments, formulations and family therapy to children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families, many of whom present with complex developmental and emotional needs.
Your responsibilities will include delivering evidencebased systemic interventions, undertaking risk assessment and care planning, managing a specialist caseload, and contributing expert systemic insight to MDT discussions, safeguarding meetings and multiagency work. You will also offer consultation, clinical supervision and training to colleagues and partner agencies, supporting a systemic culture across the service.
You will work closely with multidisciplinary CAMHS colleagues, social care, education, and wider health partners to ensure integrated, highquality care for young people. The role also involves contributing to service development, audit and research to support ongoing improvement within the CAMHS ID pathway.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Team. You will provide highly specialist systemic assessments, formulations and family therapy to children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families, many of whom present with complex developmental and emotional needs.
Your responsibilities will include delivering evidencebased systemic interventions, undertaking risk assessment and care planning, managing a specialist caseload, and contributing expert systemic insight to MDT discussions, safeguarding meetings and multiagency work. You will also offer consultation, clinical supervision and training to colleagues and partner agencies, supporting a systemic culture across the service.
You will work closely with multidisciplinary CAMHS colleagues, social care, education, and wider health partners to ensure integrated, highquality care for young people. The role also involves contributing to service development, audit and research to support ongoing improvement within the CAMHS ID pathway.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential
- oMasters (MSc) qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT accredited equivalent (usually academic study, assessed clinical training and supervised practice including the full range of models within systemic practice and life span development) - OR WORKING TOWARDS.
- oUKCP registration
Desirable
- oTraining in other relevant therapeutic modalities
- oLeadership (qualification/recognised training)
- oQualification in clinical supervision recognised (by accrediting body)
Training
Essential
- oTrained in delivery of clinical supervision
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oTo have undertaken statutory child safeguarding training.
Desirable
- oTraining specific to the needs of young people with mental health disorders
- oLeadership training/qualification
- oTeaching training/qualification
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- oFull UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post
Values and Behaviour
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: oTrust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical
Essential
- oAbility to work in variety of environments.
Experience
Essential
- oRelevant practice in first profession plus clinical experience as above.
- oExperience of working with children, young people who have mental health difficulties/diagnoses and their families.
- oExperience of working with diverse service user groups
- oExperience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
- oExperience of working in a family therapy setting or service and reflecting team approach.
- oExperience of consultation and or training to primary care/ other staff supporting Children and their families
Desirable
- oExperience of working across a broad range of care groups including children within the community, developmental difficulties including LD & ASD and or physical health needs
- oExperience of Leadership of teams and clinical staff.
- oExperience of Clinical supervision of qualified and trainee Family Therapists/ Systemic practitioners.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of the theory and practices of specialist family therapies and clinical supervision as practiced within the field of systemic psychotherapy
- oKnowledge of approaches or models of working relevant to CAMHS e.g., attachment models, parenting approaches.
- oKnowledge of guidelines/policy informing best practice within mental health services for children and families.
- oKnowledge of research and models of good practice that inform direct and indirect working
- oKnowledge of evidenced treatments when working with young people with a mental health disorder.
Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of evidenced treatments when working with young people with a mental health disorder.
- oAbility to exercise autonomous responsibility making clinical judgments in highly complex, challenging and emotive situations interpreting Trust policies and working within professional guidelines.
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, interpersonally, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oSkills in liaison with other agencies and in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- oBroad knowledge of relevant theories and practice in child development and child protection, including relevant legislation in the field of mental health, children and families
- oDeveloped skills in understanding, processing and resolution of ethical issues
- oCommitment to anti-discriminatory practice
- oPhysical skills for manipulation in use of video/audio recording equipment/IT
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential
- oMasters (MSc) qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT accredited equivalent (usually academic study, assessed clinical training and supervised practice including the full range of models within systemic practice and life span development) - OR WORKING TOWARDS.
- oUKCP registration
Desirable
- oTraining in other relevant therapeutic modalities
- oLeadership (qualification/recognised training)
- oQualification in clinical supervision recognised (by accrediting body)
Training
Essential
- oTrained in delivery of clinical supervision
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oTo have undertaken statutory child safeguarding training.
Desirable
- oTraining specific to the needs of young people with mental health disorders
- oLeadership training/qualification
- oTeaching training/qualification
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- oFull UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post
Values and Behaviour
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: oTrust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical
Essential
- oAbility to work in variety of environments.
Experience
Essential
- oRelevant practice in first profession plus clinical experience as above.
- oExperience of working with children, young people who have mental health difficulties/diagnoses and their families.
- oExperience of working with diverse service user groups
- oExperience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
- oExperience of working in a family therapy setting or service and reflecting team approach.
- oExperience of consultation and or training to primary care/ other staff supporting Children and their families
Desirable
- oExperience of working across a broad range of care groups including children within the community, developmental difficulties including LD & ASD and or physical health needs
- oExperience of Leadership of teams and clinical staff.
- oExperience of Clinical supervision of qualified and trainee Family Therapists/ Systemic practitioners.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of the theory and practices of specialist family therapies and clinical supervision as practiced within the field of systemic psychotherapy
- oKnowledge of approaches or models of working relevant to CAMHS e.g., attachment models, parenting approaches.
- oKnowledge of guidelines/policy informing best practice within mental health services for children and families.
- oKnowledge of research and models of good practice that inform direct and indirect working
- oKnowledge of evidenced treatments when working with young people with a mental health disorder.
Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of evidenced treatments when working with young people with a mental health disorder.
- oAbility to exercise autonomous responsibility making clinical judgments in highly complex, challenging and emotive situations interpreting Trust policies and working within professional guidelines.
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, interpersonally, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oSkills in liaison with other agencies and in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- oBroad knowledge of relevant theories and practice in child development and child protection, including relevant legislation in the field of mental health, children and families
- oDeveloped skills in understanding, processing and resolution of ethical issues
- oCommitment to anti-discriminatory practice
- oPhysical skills for manipulation in use of video/audio recording equipment/IT
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
