Functional Family Therapy Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established Functional Family Therapy team in Suffolk. We are seeking a team member who is an experienced and professional individual (social work, mental health nursing, psychology) to join the team of 5 therapists. Functional Family Therapy. is a licensed, evidence-based program with a strong track record of positive outcomes.

This is an outcomes-based contract for children 8-17 at risk of care entry (using a social impact bond structure), working to prevent children and young people entering care. We also work with a smaller cohort of young people who have entered care, for whom the service will manage a return home using the FFT intervention.

With significant family work experience, you may already be on the journey towards accreditation as a family therapist or systemic practitioner (in which case we may help to support your training) or you may already be qualified. You may also be trained in another therapeutic model but seek to expand your knowledge to systemic work. You will be joining a current team of 5 therapists from different clinical backgrounds, supervised by two FFT Supervisors.

The team has been operational since March 2019 covering the county of Suffolk and is embedded into the Social Care and Family Support Teams. You will achieve fidelity to the therapeutic model through initial training and continuous consultation, coaching supported by the Supervisor. You will take referrals from Suffolk Social Care and Family Support Teams and establish effective working relationships with both Social Care and partner agencies to achieve outcomes for families.

You will be comfortable working with the FFT model which will make the best of your skills in engaging families and creating sustainable change with them. You will take an outcome-focused approach with good sensitivity to dynamic risk, child protection, interagency working and complexity.

A relocation package is also available up to £2,000 or support with accommodation.

A retention bonus scheme is in place for this position, more information on this will be provided during the interview process.

FPM is a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by its employees. We have extensive expertise in evidence-based programmes and anticipate future opportunities to develop and broaden our portfolio of services. If you're interested in learning more about employee ownership in FPM, please contact the EO Council by sending an email to

FPM is committed to fostering inclusion and expanding the diversity of its workforce. We recognise the significant value that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, and we believe that the inclusion of diverse voices plays a vital role in driving our companys mission. We therefore encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an established team, be employed by a staff-led company, and develop new ways of intervening to protect and support young people and their families with complex needs and challenges.

We have an application pack for the role, which includes the job description, the person specification, and additional information about the company, our values, and our approach to employee ownership.

The FFT Worker role is to provide home-based family therapy sessions with young people aged 8 - 17 and their families using the FFT intervention model.

Workers will be required to carry a caseload of up to 7 families, providing services in their homes or in community settings for 3 to 5 months. FFT Workers will be initially trained by an FFT Consultant and receive weekly supervision by the FFT supervisor. FFT is a licensed intervention and fidelity to the model is quality assured ().

This position requires out of hours and flexible working to meet families when they are available. The area covered will mainly be Bury St Edmunds and Western surrounding areas including, Haverhill, Sudbury and Newmarket. Appreciation of the local demography and culture will be valuable.

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