Principal Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

We are looking for an experienced Principal Family & Systemic Psychotherapist with advanced clinical skills and leadership experience to join our Community Children and Young People's (CYPS) Mental Health Team in North East Hampshire, based at the Aldershot Centre for Health.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, welcoming, and multi-skilled team that supports the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. The successful candidate will provide specialist systemic assessments and interventions for young people with a range of emotional, behavioural, and complex mental health needs, alongside providing supervision and consultation.

You’ll provide clinical leadership and direct systemic input as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes psychologists, nurses, therapists, and support workers. You’ll work with schools, GPs, local authorities and other partners to ensure coordinated and person-centred care. The team also has strong links to our Eating Disorder Service, Hope Service, Crisis Intervention and Early Intervention in Psychosis teams.

You will work closely with the team manager and to support and develop the team, whilst also playing a clinical role in the provision of systemic psychotherapy. The post holder will be supervised by the consultant family & systemic psychotherapist and work in partnership with them to provide strategic leadership, governance, and service development trust wide.

Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to undertake an assessment centre on the 10th or 13th July, with interviews taking place on 14th and 15th July.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Hilary Palmer

Job title:

Consultant Family & Systemic Psychotherapist
Email address:

Sharon Dean

Associate Director for CYPS