Family & Systemic Psychotherapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bedford, MK40 3JT |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7728670/363-SSLB7728670 |
Summary
North Bedfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Family & Systemic Psychotherapist
CAMHS Adolescent Mental Health Team / Alternative to Admission Pathway
Band 8a
33.75 hours per week - permanent
Do you want to be a valued member of a diverse and dynamic mental health team working with young people and families? We are a range of professionals who know the importance of bringing together our different skills and experience to work together to meet the needs of our service users, and we are looking for a Family & Systemic Psychotherapist who would like to join us in meeting that challenge.
We are looking for someone who is an experienced Family & Systemic Psychotherapist with a substantial knowledge in the field of child and adolescent mental health and who is confident working with adolescent mental health and crisis/risk management.
Our clinically-led service is strongly committed to continuously improving the experience and quality of care we offer our families. We encourage curiosity and innovation in our clinicians in our ambition to do the very best for our service users.
As the successful candidate you would receive a robust induction program, regular clinical and management supervision to support you in the role. You would be invited to a regular countywide forum for family & systemic therapist’s so that you can develop and maintain links with other family psychotherapist’s working across a range of teams and benefit from the shared learning from presentations by colleagues.
As a Trust and in our local service we are working hard to support staff well-being and address inequalities (for our service users and ourselves). We are doing our best to encourage open dialogues about difficult topics and ensure that the Trust values are evident in how we deliver our service and work together.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
The successful applicant will be located within our North Bedfordshire clinic working with families with specific emphasis on adolescents with complex, severe and enduring mental health problems. This varied role will include the provision of specialist advice/consultation/ formulation, family therapy/systemic assessment, liaison with other agencies, systemic interventions, clinical supervision and teaching of staff and/or students.
This post is based in Bedford, Bedfordshire, close to the M1 and easily reached by rail and car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The clinic also has the added benefit of free parking and all clinicians are supported by very dedicated and efficient administrative staff. Whilst some of the work is based in the clinic, access to a car is essential as some travel will be required to undertake outreach support at home or other CAMHS/ multi-agency sites.
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This advert closes on Monday 26 Jan 2026