Family Therapist Posted yesterday - Band 8a

Job overview

Are you an experienced Psychotherapist with experience working with children and young people?

Join us at Marlborough House Adolescent Unit in Swindon, part of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to deliver specialist systemic therapy for young people with complex mental health needs. Our inpatient unit is set in a calming environment with access to outdoor spaces, supporting therapeutic work that values connection with nature as part of recovery.

• Provides specialist systemic assessments and interventions for young people, families, and carers.
• Works autonomously in assessment, treatment planning, and discharge.
• Offers consultation and supervision to colleagues and trainees, promoting systemic thinking across the team.
• Contributes to risk assessment and management in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Delivers training and live supervision to staff and support service development.
• Engages in audit, research, and evaluation to improve outcomes.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”.

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity  will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

• Recognised qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy

• Additional qualifications in relevant areas of therapeutic and leadership areas

• Capacity to work with complex families and young people in crisis
• Be able to provide consultation and supervision within the multidisciplinary team
• Skills facilitating groupwork with both staff, patients and there families in a range of contexts

• A keen interest in utilising nature based elements to therapeutic working
• Additional interests and experience that would enhance working within a CAMHS GAU setting

• Evidence of qualities and values essential to working with complex families in crisis and providing leadership and supervision to the wider MDT within a CAMHS GAU setting

Band 8a Family Therapist JD (PDF, 220.0KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Name:
Tom Waterfield

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Modern Matron

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