Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 August 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join the multidisciplinary team at the Becton Centre for Children and Young People. The Becton Centre has 3 lodges working with young people with a range of complex mental health presentations who require intensive assessment, stabilisation, and treatment. Family and systemic psychotherapy is a valued and established profession within the MDT.

The successful post holder will join an experienced Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist and a range of other psychological professionals (Clinical Psychologists, art psychotherapists and child and adolescent psychotherapists) as part of the varied multidisciplinary team. As well as joining an established group of psychological professionals within the inpatient CAMH Service, the successful postholder will join the supportive group of Family and Systemic Psychotherapists at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust who meet regularly.

This post will be based on Emerald Lodge who support young people under the age of 13 with complex mental health presentations and will input into Ruby Lodge who support young people with learning disabilities and mental health presentations.

Reporting into the Professional Lead for Family Therapy Services, some of your responsibilities will include:

• To maintain high-quality clinical records in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
• Deliver direct family and systemic psychotherapy to children and families who are inpatients at the Becton Centre.
• Contribute a systemic perspective to the MDT assessment, formulation and care planning process for young people alongside other professionals.
• To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

Please note:

We do not offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 roles.

At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone's success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members. Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices.

A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at sc Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs.

Qualifications and Training

• Registration as a systemic family therapist with the UKCP
• Masters/Doctoral level qualification in Family Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and significant demonstrable practice.
• Post‑qualification training and accreditation in a specialised area of psychological practice

Experience

• Significant practice experience in relevant first profession (in Health and/or Social Care settings)
• Experience of working and communicating with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course; in particular with children and young people, as well as work with family groups and adults, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
• Experience of a wide variety of child & family clinical presentations across the full range of severity and care settings
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co‑ordinator and within the context of a multi‑disciplinary care plan
• Experience of representing family therapy within the context of multi‑disciplinary care.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Experience of assessing and treating…