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Systemic Family Practitioner/Systemic Therapist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancaster, LA1 4JJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

5 October 2026

3 days left

Job description

Are you a qualified systemic therapist or Systemic Family Practitioner (SFP) looking to apply your skills in a compassionate team making a real differ...

To contribute to a high quality specialist systemic service to service users and families as part of the Perinatal Service

To provide specialist systemic assessment, formulation and therapy within the service.

To offer advice, consultancy and supervision as appropriate and support the work of colleagues providing care and treatment, according to expertise.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

To be involved in service developments, as appropriate.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline OR agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent.
  • Postgraduate training in Systemic Practice to enable the title of Systemic Practitioner - namely completion of either 'AFT approved' Intermediate Level Systemic Practice Training or CYP-IAPT in Systemic Family Practice.
  • Registration with the appropriate regulatory body for core profession.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Skills in the use of methods of Systemic Practice/ family based assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • High level of relationship and communication skills to work with clients, families and/or professionals where the atmosphere might be both pressured and emotive.
  • Well-developed skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex emotive situations and those with impaired communication capacities.

Personal

Essential

  • Ability to sit for extended periods of time and maintain intense focussed concentration during clinical tasks often with pressurised circumstances
  • Ability to withstand high levels of emotionally charged situations.
  • Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" the stress of others.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

25 September 2026

Last checked

29 September 2026

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About the employer

LSC
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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