# Research Family and Systemic Psychotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-family-and-systemic-psychotherapist/c217f9bb-baed-48b0-bbc8-dbe302007b6d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-family-and-systemic-psychotherapist/c217f9bb-baed-48b0-bbc8-dbe302007b6d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Pro Rata per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 22 months (Renewed annually once funding confirmed) - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T09:40:39.337Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/BOLTON/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Autism_Research/Autism_Research-v8118900 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8118900?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our dynamic NHS trust within a research study. The role of the Family and Systemic Psychotherapist is to ensure delivery and development of a high-quality specialist assessment and intervention offer underpinned by a systemic framework as part of the SAFE Systemic Autism Family Enabling Research Trial This is a randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of a therapist-led intervention (SAFE: Systemic Autism-related Family Enabling) plus treatment as usual versus treatment as usual on family functioning and mental health in three dimensions (strengths and adaptability, coping with difficulties and problem solving, communication and understanding) in families of autistic children: a multicentre assessor-blinded trial with parallel process evaluation and economic evaluation. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for a Trial therapist for the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) site of the trial. The therapist should be qualified in Family & Systemic psychotherapy The trial therapist will receive further training and supervision in the trial therapy and work alongside other trial therapists to deliver high quality Family & Systemic Psychotherapy in line with therapy protocols.  The post holder will also be expected to contribute to study processes including maintaining research records and participating in qualitative research conducted alongside the RCT. The post holder will need to travel to different study sites in the GMMH footprint in Wigan and Bolton and Trust Headquarters in Prestwich to attend meetings, training, and supervision ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits - Pay Enhancements:  – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. - 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years - Excellent pension - Cycle to work scheme - Salary sacrifice car scheme - Wellbeing programme - Blue Light Card Discounts - fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) ### For further details / informal vis ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents including child protection procedures and policies **Desirable** - - Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education Structures, National policies and frameworks ### Experience **Essential** - Have experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of families as a full member of a multidisciplinary team located in community, primary care, outpatient or inpatient setting **Desirable** - - Experience of the application of systemic psychotherapy in different cultural contexts - - Experience of offering clinical supervision and /or professional consultation ### Qualifications **Essential** - Masters level qualification in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy and UKCP registration in this modality **Desirable** - Pre-qualification training and qualifications in relevant fields in health, social care or education settings 2 years post qualifying experience - Family & Systemic Psychotherapy Doctorate Qualification ### OTher Requirements **Essential** - - There a requirement to travel across the wider footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role. ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - - Skills in the use of complex methods of psychotherapeutic assessment, intervention and management. - - Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [research family and systemic psychotherapist (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436874) ## 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.