We're looking for a passionate and skilled Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities Team. In this vital role, you'll support children and young people with intellectual disabilities and work closely with their families to improve communication, strengthen relationships, and help them move forward together.
You'll bring systemic thinking to our multidisciplinary team, offer specialist therapy, and provide consultation and formulation to colleagues working with complex family situations. You will also play a key role in shaping and enhancing our service, be part of a supportive, reflective, and forward‑thinking team, access ongoing CPD, supervision, and development opportunities, and make a real impact for families who need specialist systemic support.
Responsibilities
Provide highly specialist systemic and family therapy to children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Deliver comprehensive systemic assessments, formulations and evidence‑based interventions for complex mental health presentations.
Offer consultation, advice and clinical supervision to MDT colleagues and wider agencies.
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions and multi‑agency planning, contributing expert systemic input.
Contribute to service development, audit and research, supporting continuous improvement within CAMHS ID.
Manage a specialist clinical caseload, including risk assessment, care planning and outcome monitoring.
Qualifications
Qualified Family & Systemic Psychotherapist (MSc or equivalent).
Experience working with children, young people, and families.
Strong systemic formulation skills and a collaborative, compassionate approach.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced); this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
