Systemic Practitioner/Trainee Systemic Family Therapist Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Would you like to be part of a service which is innovative, forward-thinking and committed to enabling people who are experiencing eating disorders to recover and discover their potential? Would you also like to be supported to complete the Masters in Systemic Psychotherapy? We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Systemic Practitioner (AFT approved CYP-IAPT or Intermediate Level course trained) to join a busy and well-respected All Age Eating Disorder Service (EDS). We are a specialist service with five locality teams covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria area, providing excellent opportunities for shared learning and support. This post will be in the East Lancashire locality team based at Pendle House, Nelson. Some input into the West team, based in Ormskirk may also be required. You should be an excellent communicator and team player, with the successful applicant joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high-quality systemic interventions to children, young people, and adults with eating disorders, working with them alongside their families, carers, and as couples, as is clinically indicated. The job will also involve supervision of nurses delivering FT-AN, co-facilitating in-house training, and coordinating Multi-Family Therapy Groups, alongside the Senior Family Therapist. Main duties of the job To complete the Masters in Systemic Psychotherapy (funded by the service). To contribute to a high-quality specialist family therapy service to service users and families with complex emotional and mental health needs as part of the All Age Eating Disorder Service. To provide specialist assessment, formulation, and therapy within the service. To offer advice, consultancy, and supervision, under the supervision of the Senior Family Therapist, and support the work of colleagues providing care and treatment, according to expertise. To work with the Senior Family Therapist to provide training to a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To be involved in service developments, as appropriate. 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 well-being. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. Job responsibilities Please see attached latest job description and person specification for more information about this role. Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance. As part of the pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS check at a cost of £44. Deductions will be taken from the first 3 months salary. Person Specification Education Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent. Postgraduate training in Systemic Practice to enable the title of Systemic Practitioner - namely completion of either 'AFT approved' Intermediate Level Systemic Practice Training or CYP-IAPT in Systemic Family Practice. Registration with the appropriate regulatory body for core profession. Knowledge Skills in the use of methods of Systemic Psychotherapy/Family-based assessment, intervention, and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. High level of relationship and communication skills to work with clients, families, and/or professionals where the atmosphere might be both pressured and emotive. Well-developed skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex emotive situations and those with impaired communication capacities. Experience Substantial practice in relevant first profession. Substantial experience of working as a family and systemic psychotherapist. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team. 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. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust £43,742 to £57,349 a year per annum pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr