Job summary
- Main area
- Trainee Systemic Family Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6 to Band 7
- Contract
- 24 months (This is a secondment during the training period, on successful completion of the MSc in Systemic Family Therapy and registration the post holder will move onto a permanent Band 7 job description. If the post holder does not complete the course and register successfully the secondment will end. All applicants will need to receive formal permission from their current manager/service before applying for this post.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This post includes time to attend University for the formal learning elements of the training)
- Job ref
- 373-CYP1435
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Birch Centre
- Town
- Birkenhead
- Salary
- £37,338 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Systemic Family Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6 to Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be fully funded and supported to train as a systemic family therapist with Children & Young People's Mental Health Service Wirral 0-18 team. The applicant will have either be currently undertaking the MSc Systemic Family training or to be able to demonstrate that they have secured as place on the 2025 intake of students.
Main duties of the job
The post will include working with families in an established team as part of the longer term plans to develop a Family Therapy Service. The successful candidate will take up a training post on a Band 6, which will then lead to a full-time Band 7 Family Therapist position once they have successfully completed the MSc and registered with the UKCP/AFT as a Family Therapist. Candidates will need to have completed two years recognised systemic training or one-year CYIAPT to be eligible for the training post.
While training the successful candidate will also support the existing Systemic Family Practitioners, hold a range of systemic practise cases and uphold all other expectations of working within a CYPMH service.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Areas to clearly demonstrate in your application;
- To have undertaken a recognised qualification in a statutory regulated core qualification such as nursing, social work or occupational therapy
- Two years systemic training to intermediate level with a recognised provider or one-year systemic family practice IAPT training course in order to meet further masters level training course requirements
- Registered with NMC, HCPC, SWE statutory registration body or DIP HE nursing, social work or occupational therapy
- To be able to demonstrate CORE systemic skills working with a range of difficulties and families
- Ability to balance studying and carrying a family therapy caseload in a busy health care setting
- Experience of autonomously carrying a family practitioner caseload
- Up to date knowledge of developments in systemic and family therapy in order to provide evidence-based practice
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Core Profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional
- Professional registration with Social Work England or NMC or HCPC
- Nationally recognised post graduate training in Systemic Family Practise
- Evidence of having been accepted onto and begun undertaking MSc in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Training in another psychological therapy e.g. EMDR, VIG
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a range of psychological therapies and interventions applicable to work in clinical settings
- Demonstrable working knowledge of specialist therapeutic approaches e.g. CBT, Family Therapy
- Knowledge of Child Protection workings and Practice.
- Working knowledge of Children related legislation
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating Care / Treatment Plans
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a clinical or community setting with client groups and service settings directly relevant to child mental health related field
- Experience of providing a range of psychological therapeutic interventions, Significant post qualification experience of working within a CYPMHS or Child Mental Health related field.
- Recognised experience of working within an environment where evidence based interventions have been delivered
- Undertaking formal and informal clinical risk assessments and risk management planning
- Undertaking mental health assessments
- IT skills, including using databases, Microsoft Office and clinical systems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in multicultural, multi-faith contexts and with a diverse range of people with differing identities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephanie Ireland
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 303 3157
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
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