# Highly Specialist Family & Systemic Psychotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-family-and-systemic-psychotherapist/261c38de-e5d3-4c76-b819-07cca40d3ab7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-family-and-systemic-psychotherapist/261c38de-e5d3-4c76-b819-07cca40d3ab7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum (subject to confirmation) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T08:01:50.583Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Skelmersdale/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8047308 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047308?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note that we are willing to consider applications from candidates suitable for a development opportunity. Appointment would be at Band 7, with progression to Band 8a after a 12‑month period upon successful completion of the required development objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service in Central Lancashire as we refresh our therapeutic offer across the locality. The post holder would be based in Skelmersdale but leading the development of systemic practice and family therapy within the Skelmersdale and Preston area. We would be delighted to hear from Family Therapists who have experienced in supervision and working in community CAMHs. Providing highly specialist family therapy to an individual case load, offering specialist advice, systemic supervision, and consultation regarding formulations and intervention will be integral to the role. Our third team, in Chorley & South Ribble also has a Highly Specialist Family Therapist in post and we anticipate that working together will provide an opportunity to develop specialist clinics across the locality. ### Main duties of the job As a valued member of our team you will be supported in nurturing an area of specialist interest relevant to your role and the service and contributing to the clinical leadership of the service. There is opportunity for peer support, including a well-established peer support group for systemic and family therapists within the organisation. You will also have access to individual clinical supervision and CPD in-line with professional requirements. We would be supportive of opportunities for you offering placements for trainee systemic and family therapists. All clinicians working in our service have an agreed job plan, which protects core clinical commitments and allocated time for agreed projects. This post is advertised as an 8a, full-time post at 37.5hours per week. The post is predominantly office/clinic based with some opportunity for remote working. The role requires travel to different sites across the Central Lancashire footprint. Accessing the area The postholder would be based at Westgate House in Skelmersdale, which is easily accessible by car via the M58. Time would also spent in Ellen House in Preston, which is easily accessible by car via M6. Parking is available at both localities and travel between both localities would be essential. Informal visits and discussions are encouraged. Please contact:   Dr Beverley Dayus, Consultant Clinical Psychologist – \[email protected\]  or Kylie McDonald Head of Clinical Service \[email protected\] ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details Please note that we are willing to consider applications from candidates suitable for a development opportunity. Appointment would be at Band 7, with progression to Band 8a after a 12‑month period upon successful completion of the required development objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service in Central Lancashire as we refresh our therapeutic offer across the locality. The post holder would be based in Skelmersdale but leading the development of systemic practice and family therapy within the Skelmersdale and Preston area. We would be delighted to hear from Family Therapists who have experienced in supervision and working in community CAMHs. Providing highly specialist family therapy to an individual case load, offering specialist advice, systemic supervision, and consultation regarding formulations and intervention will be integral to the role. Our third team, in Chorley & South Ribble also has a Highly Specialist Family Therapist in post and we anticipate that working together will provide an opportunity to develop specialist clinics across the locality. ## Job Description As a valued member of our team you will be supported in nurturing an area of specialist interest relevant to your role and the service and contributing to the clinical leadership of the service. There is opportunity for peer support, including a well-established peer support group for systemic and family therapists within the organisation. You will also have access to individual clinical supervision and CPD in-line with professional requirements. We would be supportive of opportunities for you offering placements for trainee systemic and family therapists. All clinicians working in our service have an agreed job plan, which protects core clinical commitments and allocated time for agreed projects. This post is advertised as an 8a, full-time post at 37.5hours per week. The post is predominantly office/clinic based with some opportunity for remote working. The role requires travel to different sites across the Central Lancashire footprint. Accessing the area The postholder would be based at Westgate House in Skelmersdale, which is easily accessible by car via the M58. Time would also spent in Ellen House in Preston, which is easily accessible by car via M6. Parking is available at both localities and travel between both localities would be essential. Informal visits and discussions are encouraged. Please contact: Dr Beverley Dayus, Consultant Clinical Psychologist – \[email protected\] or Kylie McDonald Head of Clinical Service \[email protected\] ## Responsibilities For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of and skill in using the variety of approaches and methods within systemic practice (i.e. social constructionist, narrative, solution focused, etc.) as required to work with individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations. - Knowledge of child development/ mental health issues including neurodevelopment, attachment. - Skills in the use of methods of Systemic Psychotherapy/ Family based assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. - Skills in providing consultation/supervision to other systemic psychotherapists and/or multidisciplinary colleagues. - Knowledge and skills of risk management and ability to perform a clinical risk assessment. ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial practice in relevant first profession. - Minimum of 2 years as a family and systemic psychotherapist within Children and Young people’s Mental Health Services, or similar specialist service, where practise has been supervised by a senior family/systemic psychotherapist. - Experience of delivering evidence-based approaches with children and young people. - Experience of working within a Multi-disciplinary Team/ Multi- Agency Working. - Experience of supervising staff in Systemic/ other psychological approaches. - Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualification (postgraduate or undergraduate) in a relevant mental health / social welfare profession and demonstrable practice over a minimum of 3 years within that profession - Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, accredited with UKCP. - UKCP registration which is maintained through meeting relevant AFT CPD requirements. ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336254) - [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256) ## 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.