Principal Family Therapist

Principal Family Therapist

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The closing date is 23 January 2026

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in Adult Mental Health, predominantly in the Adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) and in the Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD) to design and deliver a Family Therapies offer.

There are a number of psychological therapy staff working in the CMHTs/ CTPLD and the successful applicant would be part of friendly and supportive teams. More broadly, the psychological therapies community in NHFT is large and vibrant. There are many opportunities for connecting with others and being involved in projects across the trust.

The role may include an aspect of remote working and benefits from a recruitment incentive of £5,000 pro rata for successful candidates over 2.5 years. Initial payment of £2,000 will be made in the 1st month with a subsequent payment of £2,000 made on the 13th month of employment. The remaining £1,000 will be paid out in the 18th month of employment.

Terms and conditions apply.

A relocation package is available up to £8,000, if the successful postholder relocates to Northamptonshire and meets other eligibility criteria. This is subjected to approval.

The successful applicant will work within CMHT Psychological Therapies and CTPLD carrying out a range of family focused activity. There will be the opportunity to supervise CMHT/ CTPLD staff undertaking different forms of family therapy training as well as working with staff on a more informal basis. For a more detailed overview of the main duties of this role please see the job description for more details.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.

We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

• meets the essential criteria from the JD/PS
• can drive and has access to a vehicle
• additional relevant therapy training/qualifications
• additional supervision training/qualifications

• experience of supervising others
• experience of service development
• experience working in adult mental health/ learning disabilities services
• experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
• experience in a similar role/ developed a similar role

• any essential skills listed in the essential criteria of the JD/PS
• relevant skills to the role

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

St Mary's Hospital/ Lotus House/ Campbell House