# Highly Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-systemic-psychotherapist/0eb306e9-a6bd-4686-a482-e2e4016c3eaa - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-systemic-psychotherapist/0eb306e9-a6bd-4686-a482-e2e4016c3eaa.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust - **Location:** Springfield University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £75,328 - £86,114 per rata inclusive of Inner London HCAs - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T13:30:55.604Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/South_West_London_St_Georges_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Family_Therapy_Exp/Family_Therapy_Exp-v8290276 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8290276?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are delighted to be recruiting for this role as one of our long-standing and highly valued team members prepares for retirement. This presents a unique opportunity to join an established, supportive team and build upon a strong foundation of excellent work and commitment. We are looking for a talented and experienced Systemic Psychotherapist with supervisory experience to be part of the Trust wide Adult Mental Health Family & Couple Therapy Service based at the Prudence Skynner Clinic, and to develop skills in a range of clinical, supervisory, teaching and consultation settings. ### Main duties of the job The team has a strong commitment to developing innovative treatment to work with families and couples in an adult mental health setting. The clinic is based in an inner London borough, and we work with a diverse group of families of different cultures and faiths. The service has a long tradition of delivering systemic psychotherapy training and practice, both within the Trust and externally. We provide systemic training opportunities for a range of professionals in all mental health disciplines, including qualifying level Systemic Psychotherapy trainees. In addition, the team offers supervision to Systemic Family Psychotherapists and consults to multiple teams and agencies in and outside of the Trust. The post-holder will have: - an interest in and experience of working with mental health issues across the life span - experience of training professionals in Systemic practice and psychotherapy - experience of supervising Systemic Psychotherapists and other professionals This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Systemic Psychotherapist with a strong commitment in anti-oppressive practices driven by social justice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide high-quality evidence based systemic psychotherapy service. To provide highly specialist systemic assessment and psychotherapy to service users and their family system. To provide specialist advice and consultation on service users systemic treatment to NHS colleagues, external agencies and carers, working with an appropriate level of professional autonomy within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Trust’s policies and procedures. To provide supervision to trainee systemic psychotherapists To teach and train systemic psychotherapy up to and including Masters’ Level To provide supervision to junior doctors and medical psychotherapy trainees To undertake research and complex audit and provide research advice to staff and trainees To contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the Trust’s operational policies and services To develop, implement, and audit services for families Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. 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It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a systemic psychotherapist with families - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team to promote a cohesive service delivery **Desirable** - Registration as Clinical Supervisor by Ass. For Family Therapy (AFT) ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Skills in the use of complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration - Knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting - Skills in professional supervision to meet UKCP requirements; skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues - Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients **Desirable** - IT Skills ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - Postgraduate qualification in relevant mental health or social care profession and demonstrable supervised clinical practice equivalent to at least 50 hours of supervision. - Qualifying level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy (MSc or equivalent) - UKCP Registration as a systemic psychotherapist **Desirable** - Clinical Supervision Training - Training in teaching systemic psychotherapy ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 785.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2069) - [staff benefits (pdf, 239.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2318) - [swlstg diversity (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2314) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 957.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623764) - [swlstg privacy notice (pdf, 106.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2510) - [dbs information for candidates (pdf, 109.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=627) - [anti racism values into actions (pdf, 815.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2865) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10608155) ## 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.