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Job summary

Main area
EIPPS - CAMHS
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
050-PST130-0925
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Town
Rhyl
Salary
£48,527 - £55,532 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Family Systemic Psychotherapist

Band 7

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

 

 

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Early Intervention Prevention and Promotion Service within the CAMH Service joining the established Local Integrated Family Team (LIFT), a multi-disciplinary, integrated partnership, successfully bringing together Conwy and Denbighshire County Councils and the Central Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) services. LIFT works with children of all ages, families and wider systems to understand behaviours that challenge within the home. Whilst employed through Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), you will be embedded within the LIFT team contributing to the values of the service, which puts families at the heart. Using a compassionate bio-psycho-social understanding of challenging behaviour, LIFT works with the ‘missing middle’, providing assessment and intervention where universal interventions have been exceeded, and where difficulties do not meet thresholds for statutory services.

Main duties of the job

The team are looking for an enthusiastic Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to work alongside the LIFT Team Manager and other specialists to support the service to meet the team’s aims and uphold its values and purpose. The successful candidate will coordinate and provide a Family Therapy service within LIFT team, as part of the wider Central Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Early Intervention, Prevention and Promotion (EIPP) service, covering the areas of Conwy and Denbighshire. Newly qualified psychotherapists, and those due to qualify as Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, would be welcome to apply, with opportunities for further professional development supported.

 An understanding of child development and systemic factors which contribute to healthy child- parent relationships are desirable, along with any experience of using evidence based and practice-based evidence, to deliver interventions within services would be valued.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and /or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac .

Person specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Relevant Degree
  • Post grad Family Therapy or equiv qualifiction at Masters or higher award
  • UKCP Registration as a Family/Systemic Psychotherapist
  • Knowledge of research design and methodology as practised within the field of family therapy
  • Knowledge of legislation for both clinical practice and professional management in relation children and families
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Additional relevant academic and/or accredited therapeutic qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of implementing evidence based family interventions
  • Experience of taking full clinical responsibility for clients' care with experience of co-ordinating
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working as a registered family/systemic psychotherapist
  • Experience of working directly with children and young people
  • Direct experience of Care Coordination under the MHM 2010
  • Experience of Teaching, training and/or supervision

Aptitue and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Highly developed skills in systemic practice
  • Ability to develop, manage and co-ordinate Family Therapy/interviewing
  • Ability to develop, manage and coordinate training packages (staff and clients)
  • Ability to work within an evidence based framework
  • Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others
  • Ability to work with distressing clinical material and help others manage this
  • Ability to work in contexts of high complexity and ongoing change
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to speak Welsh
  • Ability to develop manage co-ordinate and provide consultation to other professionals

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Working ForwardApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderStonewall Top 100Stop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddTime to changeStonewall Top 100 EmployersCore principles

Applicant requirements

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christine Griffiths
Job title
Clinical Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000 856023
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