An exciting opportunity has arisen to be fully funded and supported to train as a systemic family therapist with Children & Young People's Mental Health Service Wirral 0-18 team. The applicant will have either be currently undertaking the MSc Systemic Family training or to be able to demonstrate that they have secured as place on the 2025 intake of students.
The post will include working with families in an established team as part of the longer term plans to develop a Family Therapy Service. The successful candidate will take up a training post on a Band 6, which will then lead to a full-time Band 7 Family Therapist position once they have successfully completed the MSc and registered with the UKCP/AFT as a Family Therapist. Candidates will need to have completed two years recognised systemic training or one-year CYIAPT to be eligible for the training post.
While training the successful candidate will also support the existing Systemic Family Practitioners, hold a range of systemic practise cases and uphold all other expectations of working within a CYPMH service.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stephanie Ireland Job title: Team Manager Email address: stephanie.ireland2@nhs.net Telephone number: 0300 303 3157
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100 #J-18808-Ljbffr