Couples and Family Systemic Psychotherapist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 April 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M40 5BP |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7878257/437-7878257 |
Summary
We are delighted to invite applications for an experienced and passionate Band 8b Couples and Family Systemic Psychotherapist to join our expanding Specialist Perinatal Service.
You will join a warm, skilled, multidisciplinary team committed to:
• Trauma‑informed, compassionate care
• A relational and systemic focus across all pathways
• Promoting the wellbeing of infants, parents, and the wider family system
• Collaborative working with partners across maternity, health visiting, and community services
We welcome applications from clinicians who:
• Are caring, relational, and family‑focused
• Have strong systemic formulation and intervention skills
• Enjoy collaborative, multi‑agency work
• Are committed to high‑quality, evidence‑based practice
• Are enthusiastic about shaping developing perinatal pathways
We offer:
• A highly supportive and reflective multidisciplinary team
• Comprehensive induction to perinatal practice
• Specialist systemic supervision from an experienced Couples and Family Systemic Psychotherapist
• Regular, supportive line management
• Access to CPD opportunities, professional networks, and development programmes
• Opportunities for involvement in research, innovation and service improvement
• A culture that values staff wellbeing, shared learning, and compassionate leadership
As a senior systemic psychotherapist within the service, you will:
• Offer clinical leadership within the perinatal care pathway
• Provide specialist systemic assessments and interventions for couples and families
• Support and supervise systemic family practitioners within the team
• Contribute to service development, pathway design and quality improvement work
• Participate in research, audit and evaluation
• Deliver training and consultation to colleagues across the perinatal system
You will work with families experiencing a range of perinatal mental health difficulties, providing systemic therapy that recognises relational, cultural, and contextual influences on wellbeing.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Thursday 9 Apr 2026