Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Trainee

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust is further developing its Family Therapy Services (RISE).

We are building the team and are delighted to be recruiting a Band 6 1.0 WTE Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Trainee. Once you join we will have a team of approximately 6.0 WTE Family Systemic Psychotherapists including one trainee and additional practitioners covering Systemic Family Therapy, Eating Disorder Services, NVR, family work services.

You will be funded to complete the 4 years of training to gain a MSc and qualify as a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. Following completion of the course will have a 6 month period to complete competencies to achieve a Band 8a.

This whole initiative has arisen from the Trust's commitment to systemic strategic management of service delivery. The successful candidate will be contributing to innovative developments within RISE.

The post holder will cover Coventry and Warwickshire, mix of online and face to face working.

Systemic clinical supervision will be available.

If you are excited about change and want to be part of this innovative service development with the aspiration to really make a difference we would very much welcome your application.

Applicants will need to hold professional registration and required to remain in the job role following completion of the 4 years of training, for at least 2 years (or training costs will need to be re-paid).

Main duties of the job

To undertake training in order to qualify as a family and systemic psychotherapist.

To work within a multidisciplinary team offering full comprehensive assessments and intervention in a range of settings and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people and their families in line with local and national guidelines.

About us

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.