Job summary
Family & Systemic Psychotherapist preceptorship role
In a preceptorship role, it is expected that you will progress within 18-24 months post-qualification to band 8a.
Overview of the Post
Bexley CAMHS provides specialist mental health care for children and young people from birth to 18 years with their parents/families/carers. We provide specialist assessment and treatment for children and young people with severe and enduring emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. The service provides a responsive, timely and accessible service, targeted at those children, young people and their families who are most in need of specialist mental health services.
This post is in Maple Team which works with those young people at risk of an inpatient admission. The team provides a rapid response service to adolescents with severe and complex mental health problems who are at risk of inpatient admission. The team provides outreach and intensive multi-disciplinary interventions as a community alternative to inpatient care. Team members also provide consultation, advice and support to professionals and carers involved with the young people. The team uses mentalization based approaches (AMBIT, MBT-A, MBT-F).
Main duties of the job
This post holder is situated within Bexley CAMH Service.
To provide the CAMHS team with a high quality, evidence based systemic psychotherapy service to children, their families, carers and professional networks, in keeping with CYP-IAPT principles.
To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families with children and adolescents who are referred to CAMHS.
To provide specialist advice and consultation regarding diagnoses and treatment to CAMHS colleagues, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to overall service delivery as required.
To contribute to the development, implementation and audit of services for families with children presenting to the Service.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We're Kind
* We're Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
Details
Date posted
10 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£53,751 to £60,651 a year pa inc
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
CYP
Job locations
Bexley CAMHS Park Crescent
Park Crescent
Erith
DA8 3EE
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Descriptions and Personal Specifications attached for both the Band 7 and Band 8a roles, and notes to candidates.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Descriptions and Personal Specifications attached for both the Band 7 and Band 8a roles, and notes to candidates.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification relevant to post ie family therapy qualification obtained or imminently due to be recieved
Experience
Essential
* Relevant experience working with CYP children and young people such as MH services, education, yos, CSC
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge relevant to post, MH experience, SW experience, education experience, safeguarding
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification relevant to post ie family therapy qualification obtained or imminently due to be recieved
Experience
Essential
* Relevant experience working with CYP children and young people such as MH services, education, yos, CSC
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge relevant to post, MH experience, SW experience, education experience, safeguarding
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bexley CAMHS Park Crescent
Park Crescent
Erith
DA8 3EE
Employer's website
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Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bexley CAMHS Park Crescent
Park Crescent
Erith
DA8 3EE
Employer's website
(Opens in a new tab)
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