Systemic Family Therapist

About The Role

Job Title: Systemic Family Therapist

Hours: 37

Salary: HC10 £ 46,142 - £50,269 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 19/07/2026

We are looking for a Systemic Family Therapist to be part of the ECHO team (Edge of Care – Home) in the Children and Families Directorate, Herefordshire. The ECHO team supports children and young people who are on the Edge of Care and those who can be reunified with their birth parents after a period in care.

The Systemic Family Therapist will be responsible for specialised systemic and family assessments and interventions for families with complex needs, alongside other approaches which meet the holistic needs of children, young people and their families.

The ideal candidate will be dynamic, enthusiastic and an experienced systemic family therapist who will be able to work with our young people and their families and carers, alongside a multi‑disciplinary team of family support workers, substance misuse workers, domestic abuse workers and social workers.

• Provide a specialist service to children, adolescents and their families/carers and networks of care.
• Support the development of systemic practice through consultation and training to colleagues, the multi‑disciplinary team and wider professional networks.
• Provide specialist systemic formulation and assessment.
• Provide initial assessments and duty rota support.
• Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.

• Motivated to apply systemic practice within diverse and highly complex family situations.
• Able to work both autonomously and within a multidisciplinary network, including in family homes.
• UKCP registered and hold a professional qualification in systemic family therapy.

• Pension scheme enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS).
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress.
• Generous annual leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays, plus option to purchase an additional 10 days per annum.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
• Payment of professional membership fees.
• Pick your perks – access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits, including savings, cash‑back and discounts.

• We will interview candidates who indicate they have a disability under the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• We will interview candidates who indicate they serve or have served in the Armed Forces or belong to their families under the Armed Forces Covenant.
• We will interview candidates who indicate they are a Herefordshire care leaver under the commitment to support young people leaving our care.

We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region and beyond. We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.