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Job Summary
Are you an enthusiastic, experienced systemic family therapist with a passion for providing and developing quality specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services for young people? We want you to join an expanding service recognised by the Care Quality Commission as outstanding.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a committed Lead Family Therapist who is passionate about working with children and young people with complex presentations, and who is also interested wider CYPMH - East Lancashire development initiatives. This role is open to a qualified Systemic Family Therapist with a qualification as Systemic Family Therapist registered with UKCP.
* Experience of working with children and young people
* Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team
* The ability to act as a clinical supervisor to Family Therapist, trainees and colleagues
* The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community
* The ability to efficiently manage a caseloado Knowledge and skills in risk management and safeguarding
About Us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well‑being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi‑time and career breaks. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Details
* Date posted: 28 October 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: 8a
* Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Part‑time
* Reference number: 351‑SPS1507‑CLK
* Job location: CYPMH Community Team East Lancs, Burnley, BB10 2PQ
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education
* Systemic Family Psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) via the College of Family Couple and Systemic Therapy, with demonstrable practice.
* Active UKCP registration
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
Knowledge
* Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and management.
* Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing appropriate to a variety of audiences.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups.
Experience
* Consolidated experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families/carers.
* Consolidated experience of working with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Experience of delivering family and systemic supervision.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
* Employer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
* Address: CYPMH Community Team East Lancs, Burnley, BB10 2PQ
* Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/
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