Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist

The closing date is 01 March 2026

Job summary

Weseekto appoint anexperienced and enthusiasticSystemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist)to joinBromleyAdult Community Mental Health Servicesacross different teams, including theOlder AdultsTeam.

You will have a Masters or Doctorate level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy, with post registration systemic psychotherapist experience, and theadditionaltraining as a systemic supervisor, approved orin the process of beingapproved by the AFSP.

You will have UKCPregistration and excellent therapeutic skills, be skilled in assessing and managing risk, and be able to be responsive and flexible in working with people across the age range.

You will besupportteams and clinicians to embed ways of engaging and working with families.

The role will be basedprimarilyin Beckenham Beacon.

Main duties of the job

  • As a Systemic Psychotherapist, you will assess patients' mental health needs and theirfamilies, andoffer evidence-based interventions to families with specific needs.
  • You will liaise with members of the MDT and other teams,servicesand agencies as part of the ongoing care plan as and when needed.
  • You will offer consultation and training to all the adult community mental health teams and offer supervision to our colleagues in the acute service.
  • You will also offer live supervision to systemic practitioners and family therapy trainees.
  • You will contribute to research and service improvement initiatives related to Adult Mental Health and systemic psychotherapy.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry,nursingand therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, localcouncilsand the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres,schoolsand people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London weoperatewithin the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as theBractonCentre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire,Kentand South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We'reKind

  • We're

  • We Listen

  • We Care

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,631 to £68,623 a year pro rata pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

277-7780270-CMH

Job locations

Adults and Community Services Department

1st Floor, Beckenham Beacon Hospital, 379 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3QL

Bromley

BR6 0JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To provide theBromleyWorking Age Adult Directorate and the Older People Service with a high quality, evidence based, systemic psychotherapy service to adult communitypatients,families,carersand professional networks.
  • To provide clinical supervision to the Family Consultation in the Borough.
  • To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families of patients.
  • To provide specialist advice and consultationregardingassessments, diagnoses and treatment to teams, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines.
  • To provide specialist consultation to other professionals looking to increase theirexpertisein systemic psychotherapy.
  • To collaborate in the evaluation of the service and contribute to its development and implementation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To provide theBromleyWorking Age Adult Directorate and the Older People Service with a high quality, evidence based, systemic psychotherapy service to adult communitypatients,families,carersand professional networks.
  • To provide clinical supervision to the Family Consultation in the Borough.
  • To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families of patients.
  • To provide specialist advice and consultationregardingassessments, diagnoses and treatment to teams, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines.
  • To provide specialist consultation to other professionals looking to increase theirexpertisein systemic psychotherapy.
  • To collaborate in the evaluation of the service and contribute to its development and implementation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
  • Current UKCP Registration
  • Training in systemic supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Working with families in a relevant mental health or social welfare setting
  • Working with wide variety of client groups and degrees of severity
  • Care coordination experience and MDT relationships
  • Working with psychosis or personality disorder diagnoses

Skills / Ability

Essential

  • Using wide range of systemic theories / interventions / client focus
  • Working with cultural, racial diverse communities
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
  • Current UKCP Registration
  • Training in systemic supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Working with families in a relevant mental health or social welfare setting
  • Working with wide variety of client groups and degrees of severity
  • Care coordination experience and MDT relationships
  • Working with psychosis or personality disorder diagnoses

Skills / Ability

Essential

  • Using wide range of systemic theories / interventions / client focus
  • Working with cultural, racial diverse communities

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adults and Community Services Department

1st Floor, Beckenham Beacon Hospital, 379 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3QL

Bromley

BR6 0JB


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adults and Community Services Department

1st Floor, Beckenham Beacon Hospital, 379 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3QL

Bromley

BR6 0JB


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist

Manuel Navarro

m.navarro3@nhs.net

07766368198

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,631 to £68,623 a year pro rata pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

277-7780270-CMH

Job locations

Adults and Community Services Department

1st Floor, Beckenham Beacon Hospital, 379 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3QL

Bromley

BR6 0JB


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