Job Title: Systemic Family Therapist
Hours: 37
Salary: HC10 €46,142 - €50,269 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 29/04/2026
Overview
We are looking for a Systemic Family Therapist to be part of the ECHO team (Edge of Care Home) in the Children and Families Directorate, Herefordshire. The ECHO team supports children and young people who are on the Edge of Care and those who can be reunified with their birth parents after a period in care.
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.
Responsibilities
Providing a specialist service to children, adolescents and their families/carers and networks of care; supporting the development of systemic practice through consultation and training to colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and wider professional networks; providing specialist systemic formulation and assessment; providing initial assessments and duty rota support; utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
Qualifications
Dynamic, enthusiastic and an experienced systemic family therapist capable of working with young people and their families and carers alongside a multi-disciplinary team of family support workers, substance misuse worker, domestic abuse worker and social workers.
Motivated to apply systemic practice within diverse and highly complex family situations; able to work both autonomously and within a multidisciplinary network; ready to work in a variety of settings including family homes; UKCP registered and hold a professional qualification in systemic family therapy.
Benefits
A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme.
* Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
* Career progression: clear pathways to progress
* Generous Annual Leave: 31 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. Additional 10 days per annum can be purchased.
* Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
* Payment of professional membership fees
* Pick your perks: savings, cash back and discounts from retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits.
Equality and Diversity Statement
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria: those who have a disability, serve in the Armed Forces, or are a Herefordshire care leaver.
We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and families and take our commitment to safeguarding seriously.
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