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Main area: Systemic Family Therapist Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Flexible working pattern, evening work will be required to meet the needs of young people and their families) Job ref: 186-495-25-MH
Site: The Lookout, Hopewood Town Sherwood Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period: Yearly Closing: 08/05/2025 23:59
Job overview
Hopewood Hospital in Sherwood, Nottingham has 32 beds across 3 wards and is based on site with an education facility for our inpatients, a CAMHS community base with specialist teams and both inpatient and community perinatal teams.
Hercules and Phoenix Ward have an exciting opportunity for a Systemic Family Therapist to join our established Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
Hercules Ward is an 8-bedded PICU that works with young people experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems. We work closely with families and a full MDT to ensure positive outcomes for young people and we encourage staff to be fully involved in patients' care and participate in both group and 1:1 work.
Phoenix Ward is a busy 12-bedded general acute ward providing highly specialist services, 7 days a week, to young people aged 13 to 18 who are experiencing a range of mental health and emotional difficulties. We have a large MDT and opportunity to ensure a wide range of therapeutic intervention.
We would consider this as a development post for newly qualified Systemic Family Therapists or those with limited experience in this field. We would also consider applications from trainees who complete their studies before September 2025. The banding will reflect experience.
Main duties of the job
Our Family Therapists provide Specialist Systemic clinical interventions to CAMHS Tier 4 Inpatient Services. The successful candidate will work directly with a caseload of approximately 7 families, delivering a range of systemic interventions. The post holder will be expected to participate in care planning, facilitating psycho-education, developing parent support groups, and training the staff team.
Our inpatient Family Therapists are part of a reflecting team clinic working jointly with the Family Therapist from Our Specialist Eating Disorder Ward, offering opportunities for supervision and ensuring a systemic approach is embedded within the team.
A large part of the role is participating in MDT responsibilities such as chairing CPAs and Ward Rounds, organizing and leading formulation, and providing supervision and training to the team underpinned by a systemic approach.
The Post holder will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision and will be supported by a large psychological therapy team.
Working for our organisation
#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 our 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 specialized Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see detailed job description and person specification for further information relating to the post.
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, Training and Registration
* Masters degree qualification in family therapy or nearing completion
* Registered with UKCP or eligible for this
* Systemic Training
* Additional postgraduate training relevant to the role
Experience
* Experience of working directly with young people and families
* Evidence of systemic approaches
* Evidence of teaching and supervision of others
* Evidence of working with a large and diverse MDT
* Experience of working with young people in an inpatient setting
Knowledge
* Evidence of good communication skills
* Evidence of collaborative working within a professional network
* Evidence of supervision (own and others)
* Evidence of engaging with young people and families
* Knowledge of the key strategies and policies affecting child and adolescent mental health services
Skills
* Evidence of team supervision and training
* Evidence of delivering Specialist Systemic clinical interventions/assessments
* Evidence of working with and managing risk
* Evidence of leading formulation
Additional Information
* We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
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* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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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.
Contact Information:
Name: Emma Corkill Job title: Service Manager Email address: emma.corkill@nottshc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0115 8655848
Additional information: Joanne Taylor - Systemic Family Therapist
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