Job summary
- Main area
- Psychological Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 20 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5)
- Job ref
- 444-7598963-MH
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Swanswell point
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Family and systemic Psychotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
Are You a Family Therapist Who Wants to Make a Difference to Offender Care Across Coventry and Warwickshire?
Come and Join Our Growing Forensic CMHT
We are looking to recruit a Systemic Family Therapist, to support our service users, their families/carers and professional teams.
Location: Across Coventry & Warwickshire
Contract: Fixed Term for 20 months
Hours: 1 WTE
Exciting investment at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) allows us to expand our existing Forensic Community Mental Health Team. This ambitious, 2-year project is backed by significant funding and is focused on transforming mental health services for people who are a risk to others. Systemic Family Therapy is an integral intervention for our service users, and we are excited to pilot the provision in the service.
What We're Working On:
- Setting up a dedicated clinic space within a local remand prison
- Improving the transition pathway from secure care to community services
- Embedding forensic specialists into each Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
- Providing consultation and formulation support to staff and services
- Creating a co-production forum for collaborative service development
- Offering targeted therapeutic interventions in the community
- Delivering comprehensive forensic training for all CWPT staff
- Leading research on community forensic services to shape future care
Main duties of the job
About You
We are seeking a therapist who can draw upon highly developed theoretical and practice knowledge in Systemic Psychotherapy gained from a master’s or equivalent entry requirements utilising extensive specialist knowledge from qualifications in more than one discipline
· A first post- graduate qualification in appropriate mental health/ social welfare profession e.g. social worker/ nurse/ psychologist or AFT agreed equivalent plus
· A Master’s qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT accredited equivalent (usually 4 years academic study, assessed clinical training & supervised practice including the full range of models within systemic practice and life span development).
Working for our organisation
What We Offer:
- A supportive and enthusiastic work environment with a focus on growth
- Weekly team supervision to ensure ongoing professional development
- Generous opportunities for CPD, tailored to your interests and career goals
- Roles that match your skills and strengths, ensuring you thrive in your position
- A chance to be part of a transformative project that will shape the future of forensic mental health services
At CWPT, we're committed to nurturing a team of motivated and compassionate professionals who can make a real impact in the lives of those with complex mental health needs. If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge, we'd love to hear from you and discuss how you can contribute to this innovative project.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. A registered systemic psychotherapist, providing specialist systemic psychotherapy services to service users, their families and carers.
2. To provide consultation to the professional network bringing a systemic perspective to all aspects of the work of the community team.
3. Work autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing generic and specialist systemic psychotherapy assessments, therapy, care planning and interventions.
4. Carry a core work caseload
5. Provide specialist advice and consultation on systemic formulations and practice to colleagues and partner organisations.
6. Identify, analyse and interpret complex clinical facts using well developed interpersonal and communication skills to communicate highly sensitive condition related information and potentially distressing decisions to clients and colleagues in contexts of challenging behaviour and potentially high emotive atmosphere, working in emotionally demanding environments and/ or difficult working conditions.
Interested? Reach out today to learn more or ask any questions you may have about the roles and the team. Please contact Dr Elizabeth Fitzmaurice (Consultant Forensic Psychologist) at [email protected]
Please see attached job description for full details of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate Qualification in a psychological therapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialist psychological assessment methods and therapeutic approaches in relation to the client group.
- Skills in applying this knowledge.
- Well developed communication skills, suitable to the specialty.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and the legal context. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with adults and/or young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
- Experience of working with a range of clients, presenting a range of clinical severity and maintenance of professionalism in challenging circumstances.
- Experience of tailoring psychological assessment and intervention to individual needs.
- Experience in providing consultancy to colleagues.
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
- Dr Elizabeth Fitzmaurice
- Job title
- Consultant Forensic Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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