We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility Job overview We’re looking for a passionate and skilled Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities Team. In this vital role, you’ll support children and young people with intellectual disabilities and work closely with their families to improve communication, strengthen relationships, and help them move forward together. You’ll bring systemic thinking to our multidisciplinary team, offer specialist therapy, and provide consultation and formulation to colleagues working with complex family situations. What we’re looking for: Qualified Family & Systemic Psychotherapist (MSc or equivalent) Experience working with children, young people, and families Strong systemic formulation skills and a collaborative, compassionate approach Why join us? Play a key role in shaping and enhancing our service Be part of a supportive, reflective, and forward‑thinking team Access ongoing CPD, supervision, and development opportunities Make a real impact for families who need specialist systemic support If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a team that values your contribution and makes a genuine difference, we’d love to hear from you. Advert Provide highly specialist systemic and family therapy to children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Deliver comprehensive systemic assessments, formulations and evidence‑based interventions for complex mental health presentations. Offer consultation, advice and clinical supervision to MDT colleagues and wider agencies. Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions and multi‑agency planning, contributing expert systemic input. Contribute to service development, audit and research, supporting continuous improvement within CAMHS ID. Manage a specialist clinical caseload, including risk assessment, care planning and outcome monitoring. Working for our organisation TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment. Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are seeking a Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Team. You will provide highly specialist systemic assessments, formulations and family therapy to children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families, many of whom present with complex developmental and emotional needs. Your responsibilities will include delivering evidence‑based systemic interventions, undertaking risk assessment and care planning, managing a specialist caseload, and contributing expert systemic insight to MDT discussions, safeguarding meetings and multi‑agency work. You will also offer consultation, clinical supervision and training to colleagues and partner agencies, supporting a systemic culture across the service. You will work closely with multidisciplinary CAMHS colleagues, social care, education, and wider health partners to ensure integrated, high‑quality care for young people. The role also involves contributing to service development, audit and research to support ongoing improvement within the CAMHS ID pathway. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. Additional Information We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants. The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. 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