Location
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 pa
Profession
Psychologist
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
19 Jun 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Part -time 22.5 hours a week
Posted Date
05 Jun 2026
Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate Family and Systemic Psychotherapist within the Early Intervention Service (EIS).    This is an exciting opportunity to develop your therapeutic skills, working in a supportive group of clinical psychologists, CBT psychotherapists and family therapists.  You will be required to deliver evidence-based family therapy and family interventions to our service users and families, as identified in the National guidelines.  Indirect work includes facilitating multi-disciplinary reflective practice groups and team formulation sessions, supervision, systemic consultation, running teaching & training, and audit/research, as well as opportunities for community and outreach development work.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified specialist family and systemic therapy service to service users of the Early Intervention Service (EIS) and At Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway. To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. In common with all Psychological Therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.

Please see Job Description document for more information.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a qualified specialist family and systemic psychotherapy service to service users of the Early Intervention Service (EIS) / At Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway.  To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. In common with all Psychological Therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice.

To provide clinical supervision to trainee(s) or other professionals.

To assist and advise the Senior Operational Manager and Senior Psychology colleagues in evaluating clear, achievable and measurable objectives.

To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust and UKCP policies/guidelines/standards.

To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Please see Job Description document for details.

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This advert is for Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pa. The contract type is Permanent: Part -time 22.5 hours a week. The application deadline is 19 Jun 2026.

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