Family and Systemic Psychotherapist - CFHD
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a fixed-term, part-time Family & Systemic Psychotherapist role within the Moods, Emotions and Relationships (MERS) and Managing Eating Disorder pathway in Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD). The successful candidate will provide systemic therapy to children, young people, and their families experiencing complex emotional and mental health challenges and eating difficulties. The role involves conducting systemic assessments, delivering evidence-based therapy, and managing a caseload under supervision. It offers support, supervision, and CPD opportunities.
Key responsibilities
- Complete systemic assessments to identify strengths, risks and needs to inform care planning for children and young people.
- Provide evidence-based systemic therapy in line with NICE guidance.
- Manage a caseload of children and young people with moderate to severe mental health needs, ensuring timely, person-centred interventions.
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues and partner agencies.
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
- Maintain clear clinical records in line with professional and organisational standards.
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
- Active registration with the UKCP as a Systemic and Family Therapist
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working systemically with a range of children and young people with complex needs, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment and evidence-based systemic
- interventions, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
- Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring their safety in partnership with other agencies as appropriate
- Experience that evidences an ability to attend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice
- Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and inter-agency meetings
- Experience of managing and processing emotionally distressing information, seeking support as required
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
- Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision
- Experience in providing effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Family and Systemic Psychotherapist - CFHD
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
We are excited to be recruiting afixed term, part-time Family & Systemic Psychotherapist , Band 7, to join our Moods, Emotions and
Relationships (MERS) and Managing Eating Disorder pathway in Children and
Family Health Devon (CFHD).
We have a vacancy in Torbay and South (0.8wte, 30 hours).
This is an
excellent opportunity to join a supportive multi-disciplinary team providing
systemic therapy to children, young people and their families experiencing
complex emotional and mental health challenges and eating difficulties in this
cross- pathway role.
The successful applicant will be offered support,
supervision, and CPD opportunities to develop their skills in this role.
You will offer evidence-based systemic therapy, contribute
to assessments, care planning and interventions, and support colleagues to
embed family-focused practice. We offer regular systemic supervision, a
collaborative team culture, and ongoing professional development.
Main duties of the job
Complete systemic assessments to identify strengths, risks and needs to inform
care planning for children and young people referred to MERs (CAMHS).
Provide evidence-based systemic therapy in line with NICE guidance.
Manage a caseload of children and young people with moderate to
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