About The Role
Position: Systemic Family Therapist within the ECHO team (Edge of Care – Home) in the Children and Families Directorate.
Job Details
Job Title: Systemic Family Therapist
Hours: 37
Salary: HC10 £46,142 - £50,269 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Thursday 21/05/2026
Interview date: TBC
The Role
The Systemic Family Therapist will be responsible for specialised systemic and family assessments and interventions for families with complex needs, alongside other approaches which meet the holistic needs of children, young people and their families.
The ideal candidate will be dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced, able to work with our young people and their families and carers, alongside a multi-disciplinary team of family support workers, substance misuse workers, domestic abuse workers and social workers.
Responsibilities
* Provide a specialist service to children, adolescents and their families/carers and networks of care.
* Support the development of systemic practice through consultation and training to colleagues, the multi‑disciplinary team and wider professional networks.
* Provide specialist systemic formulation and assessment.
* Provide initial assessments and duty rota support.
* Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
* Apply systemic practice within diverse and highly complex family situations, working both autonomously and within a multidisciplinary network, including in family homes.
Qualifications & Experience
To be successful you will:
* Be UKCP registered.
* Hold a professional qualification in systemic family therapy.
* Have experience working in systemic family therapy within complex family situations.
* Be motivated to apply systemic practice within diverse and highly complex family situations.
* Be able to work both autonomously and within a multidisciplinary network.
We Offer
* Competitive salary.
* Generous holiday entitlement, 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 10 days per annum.
* Access to contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, including pension scheme enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS).
* Career progression with clear pathways to progress.
* Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
* Payment of professional membership fees.
* Retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits including savings, cash back and discounts.
Equality & Diversity
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
* Those who indicate that they have a disability (part of our Commitment to the Disability Confident scheme).
* Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, or their families (part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant).
* Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver (part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care).
This role is a genuine opportunity to contribute to safeguarding and improving the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults within Herefordshire Council.
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