Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist

Highly Specialist Systemic PsychotherapistNHS AfC:
Band 8b

Main area Family Therapy Exp Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job
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Site Springfield University Hospital Town London Salary £75,328 - £86,114 per rata inclusive of Inner London HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

We are delighted to be recruiting for this role as one of our long-standing and highly valued team members prepares for retirement. This presents a unique opportunity to join an established, supportive team and build upon a strong foundation of excellent work and commitment.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Systemic Psychotherapist with supervisory experience to be part of the Trust wide Adult Mental Health Family & Couple Therapy Service based at the Prudence Skynner Clinic, and to develop skills in a range of clinical, supervisory, teaching and consultation settings.

The team has a strong commitment to developing innovative treatment to work with families and couples in an adult mental health setting. The clinic is based in an inner London borough, and we work with a diverse group of families of different cultures and faiths.

The service has a long tradition of delivering systemic psychotherapy training and practice, both within the Trust and externally. We provide systemic training opportunities for a range of professionals in all mental health disciplines, including qualifying level Systemic Psychotherapy trainees. In addition, the team offers supervision to Systemic Family Psychotherapists and consults to multiple teams and agencies in and outside of the Trust.

The post-holder will have:

• an interest in and experience of working with mental health issues across the life span
• experience of training professionals in Systemic practice and psychotherapy
• experience of supervising Systemic Psychotherapists and other professionals

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Systemic Psychotherapist with a strong commitment in anti-oppressive practices driven by social justice.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. T he Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our…