# Family and Systemic Psychotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/family-and-systemic-psychotherapist/d2b1ea0e-f69e-4607-904d-3c1314ef3ab6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/family-and-systemic-psychotherapist/d2b1ea0e-f69e-4607-904d-3c1314ef3ab6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent: Part -time 22.5 hours a week - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (n/a) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:00:59.770Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Health_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychology/Psychology-v8063280 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8063280?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.shsc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Psychological intervention, assessment, consultation - High level communication skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Psychological Therapies - Knowledge of theory and practice of specific psychological work with complex issues **Desirable** - Research methods ### Experience **Essential** - - Experience of specialist systemic assessment and treatment of service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings - - Experience of working with young people **Desirable** - - Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional qualification in family and systemic psychotherapy **Desirable** - Additional short courses ## Documents - [arms 8a senior psychological therapist jd and ps (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353755) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.