CAMHS Senior Systemic Psychotherapist and Systemic Interventions Lead
We are seeking an experienced Systemic Psychotherapist to provide clinical leadership, service development and operational oversight for our Systemic Intervention provision within Gloucestershire CAMHS. This role offers the opportunity to influence service delivery, support workforce development and ensure high‑quality, evidence‑based systemic practice for children, young people and families.
Main duties of the job
* Provide leadership and clinical governance of the county‑wide Family Therapy Clinics, Systemic Consultations and NVR (Non‑Violent Resistance) Groups and any future Systemic Interventions you develop with us.
* Deliver specialist systemic assessments and interventions for complex cases, 1:1 and as part of the family therapy team, including holding a care coordination role where appropriate.
* Offer supervision, consultation and reflective practice to multidisciplinary colleagues.
* Lead service development and quality improvement initiatives in systemic practice.
* Contribute to workforce planning and pathway performance monitoring.
* Promote systemic thinking across the wider CAMHS service.
* Ensure safe, effective and outcome‑focused care delivery.
* Demonstrate clinical leadership and a commitment to ensuring the voice of the child is central to personalised care planning for all children and young people, working closely with senior leadership, operational managers and clinical leads to keep the pathway responsive, accessible and aligned with local and national priorities.
Qualifications
* Masters level qualification in Systemic Family Psychotherapy recognised by the Association for Family Therapy (AFT).
* Additional professional qualification as an RMHN, applied psychologist, child and adolescent psychotherapist, RLDN, OT or MHSW.
Experience
* Significant post‑qualification experience and clinical expertise in systemic psychotherapy provision.
* Demonstrated experience of highly specialist professional consultancy and clinical leadership in CAMHS practice, including service development initiatives or a formal clinical leadership role.
* Experience of delivering NVR groups within a CAMHS service.
Professional Knowledge
* Highly specialist knowledge and reasoning regarding a range of evidence‑based systemic interventions, including current best practice across CAMHS settings.
* Demonstrated leadership skills in developing effective working relationships with team colleagues and multi‑agency partners.
Personal Skills
* Ability to remain calm and effective in emotionally charged situations.
* Leadership skills in developing effective working relationships with team colleagues and multi‑agency partners.
Benefits
* Free car parking at many sites.
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with long service.
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* Multi‑professional preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses, nursing associates, internationally educated practitioners, allied health professionals and return‑to‑practice practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours.
* Flexible, family‑friendly and agile working opportunities.
* Recognition and long‑service awards.
* Fast‑track physiotherapy.
* Access to discounts and salary‑sacrifice schemes, including cycle‑to‑work, car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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