Highly Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist
Band 8a
Main area Adult Community Mental Health Services Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 277-7776304-CMH-A
Site Bexley ADAPT & Bexley OAMH Town Erith and Bexleyheath Salary £63,665 - £70,887 pro rata pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
We seek to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) to join Bexley Adult Community Mental Health Services across different teams, including the Older Adults Team.
You will have a Masters or Doctorate level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy, with post registration systemic psychotherapist experience, and the additional training as a systemic supervisor, approved or in the process of being approved by the AFSP.
You will have a UKCP registration and excellent therapeutic skills, be skilled in assessing and managing risk, and be able to be responsive and flexible in working with people across the age range.
You will support teams and clinicians to embed ways of engaging and working with families.
The role covers the Erith Centre and the Bexleyheath Centre.
Main duties of the job
* Assess patients’ mental health needs and their families and offer evidence-based interventions to families with specific needs.
* Act as part of the multidisciplinary team: liaise with members of the MDT and other teams, services and agencies as part of the ongoing care plan as and when needed.
* Offer consultation and training to all the adult community mental health teams and offer supervision to colleagues in the acute service.
* Offer live supervision to systemic practitioners and family therapy trainees.
* Contribute to research and service improvement initiatives related to Adult Mental Health and systemic psychotherapy.
Job responsibilities
* Provide the Bexley Working Age Adult Directorate and the Older People Service with a high quality, evidence based, systemic psychotherapy service to adult community patients, families, carers and professional networks.
* Provide clinical supervision to the Family Consultation in the Borough.
* Provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families of patients.
* Provide specialist advice and consultation regarding assessments, diagnoses and treatment to teams, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines.
* Provide specialist consultation to other professionals looking to increase their expertise in systemic psychotherapy.
* Collaborate in the evaluation of the service and contribute to its development and implementation.
Qualifications
* Masters Qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
* Current UKCP Registration
* Training in systemic supervision
Experience
* Working with families in a relevant mental health or social welfare setting
* Working with a wide variety of client groups and degrees of severity
* Care coordination experience and MDT relationships
* Working with psychosis or personality disorder diagnoses
Guidance
* Using a wide range of systemic theories/interventions/client focus
* Working with racial/diverse communities
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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