Family Therapist
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SOC 2224 (99% match) is an eligible occupation, and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists Most likely code | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive Perinatal Mental Health Team and Maternal Mental Health Service delivering a service across Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, York and North Yorks to women experiencing perinatal difficulties and maternal loss? We are looking to recruit 0.6 FTE Family Therapist in the Perinatal Mental Health Team and 1.2 FTE in the Maternal Mental Health Service.
Do you like the idea of using your skills in a rewarding and fulfilling way to help women at a crucial point in their lives? We know that providing person centred care and intervention can impact significantly on quality of life for women as well as that of their children and families and this post will add to our current range of psychological interventions.
The successful candidate will be expected work alongside our Perinatal Systemic Lead Practitioner in developing and delivering family based interventions across all of the 4 geographical patches we cover. And also work along with our CBT Therapists developing and delivering systemic psychological interventions within the Maternal Mental Health Service.
We are open to applicants who are currently undertaking the MSc FT training course with the view of a potential Band 6 to 7 Development Post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion, NICE guidelines and Safeguarding
- Masters level of qualification in family and systemic psychotherapy as recognised by DOH and AFT
- Specialist training and experience in a wide range of therapeutic frameworks and interventions with clients and families
Desirable
- Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or nationally
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate the ability to devise, implement and evaluate a wide range of evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatment plans for clients and their families/carers
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion, NICE guidelines and Safeguarding
- Skills in providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and non-professional groups and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to recommend and contribute to changes in service delivery and procedures within the team or service context
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/care pathways/audit within Adult Mental Health
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts out of own area of work/responsibility
- Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and audits within identified clinical area.
- Working knowledge of relevant IT database systems necessary for recording clinical activity/reports
Experience
Essential
- Ability to effectively chair meetings
- Experience of working with a variety of adults with severe, complex and enduring mental health difficulties and their families
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context
- Professional networking locally and regionally
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or clinical supervision within multi-disciplinary teams
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Effective inter-personal and communication skills and experience in managing in distressing, risky pressured circumstances
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
- Good time management skills
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
About the employer
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists (SOC 2224) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay- Median £48,204
ONS publishes no quartiles for this occupation, so the shaded band is a rough guide.
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