Job summary
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Family Therapist with interest and/or expertise in perinatal mental health to be part of an expanding Specialist Perinatal Service as a maternity cover post. The role will be to provide live supervision to existing family therapy team sessions, along with individual supervision of systemic staff and involvement in regional systemic project work. The service has an established group of systemic staff who work closely together across three regional hubs. The role will be a job share with an experienced family therapist in a permanent position in the service. The postholder will work with families from a range of backgrounds and will be committed to issues of equality in everyday practice. Working across boundaries, the ability to establish responsive relationships and collaborate with colleagues is key. We are seeking people who have a robust understanding of the impact of social inequalities on maternal mental health, and are passionate about improving outcomes for black, brown and minority ethnic women and families.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, the post holder will be providing highly specialised systemic psychotherapy and systemic practice to mothers, babies and families, and professionals within the Specialist Perinatal Service. Responsibilities include:
1. To establish responsive relationships and collaborate across the service and provider trusts.
2. To supervise and support the assessment and treatment provided by Systemic Family Practitioners across the patch.
3. To work collaboratively with families and 'experts by experience' and support co-production methodologies to inform service model.
4. To develop bespoke systemic training and psychoeducational packages based on best practice and the evidence base.
5. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of systemic practice within the service.
6. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
7. To develop and implement policy and procedures collaboratively within the area served by the service.
The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:
1. Promote safe practices
2. Value the aims of service users
3. Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
4. Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
5. Value social inclusion
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Date posted: 26 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £62,215 to £72,293 a year Pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 350-CC7073466
Job locations:
Hollins Park Hospital, Hollins Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8WA
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