Family/Systemic Therapist

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000

Job description

Job summary

My name's Neil Toplis and I am the Operational Manager for the Central Norfolk, Child and Young People's teams

In our service we support young people (aged 0-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers.

Additionally, we are making a number of positive changes to the service; seeing waiting-lists drop and taking opportunities to think innovatively about our practice.

As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.

We're really excited to offer an opportunity for a Family Therapist to work in our diverse multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to offer specialist family therapy interventions to our young people, and being a voice for this practice in our clinical discussions. If appointed you will work across our North and South Youth Teams to truly change the lives of the young people in Norfolk.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Family Therapist is to provide specialist therapeutic interventions to our young people, their families and loved ones. It is a chance to positively influence the way we practice as a team, and to make a lasting difference for the young people we support.

If appointed, you will:

• Deliver family therapy interventions.
• Complete quality assessments with young people.
• Offer support, supervision and informal training to your colleagues.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
• Undertake other clinical tasks within the team.

You will have a professional qualification in Family Therapy (with appropriate registration with a professional body), and a Qualification in a core profession (medicine, social work, nursing, occupational therapy or psychology).

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Additional information

Date posted: 27 March 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 246-CEN7041144

Job location: Central Youth Service, 80 St Stephen's Road, Norwich, NR1 3RE

Job description Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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With any questions, or to discuss the role further, please reach out to Neil Toplis - [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Health or Social Care professional qualification RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work or equivalent
• Masters in Family Therapy or Systemic Practice

Experience Essential

• Documentary evidence of continuing professional development
• Group work in mental Health
• Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT, Family Therapy

Desirable

• Audit and research Procedures Service development

Skills Essential

• Able to communicate effectively with a range of individuals, clients, professionals and organisations
• Able to demonstrate a flexible enabling approach to service delivery
• Work autonomously and set down priorities and practice effective time management

Knowledge Essential

• Awareness of other therapeutic approaches and application
• Awareness of safeguarding principals'
• Awareness of NICE guidelines
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance

Other Essential

• Accreditation with Association for Family Therapy (AFT) or equivalent.
• Willingness to share skills, experience and thus promote patient care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address: Central Youth Service, 80 St Stephen's Road, Norwich, NR1 3RE

Employer's website: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx