Senior Family & Systemic Psychotherapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£63,665 to £70,887 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, W9 2NW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

Key Responsibilities 1. Roles and Responsibilities for the Sub-team Lead Be responsible and accountable for the teams service performance. Ensure provision of high-quality, evidence-basedand cost-effective care for children and young people accessing the team and service. Provide clinical leadership for the sub-specialty team. Working in collaboration with the other Sub-Team Lead and Consultant Psychiatrist to deliver outcomes for the team. Implement and embed the CAMHS clinical model of brief intervention through defined care pathways. Contribute to systems for achieving agreed targets, including evaluating capacity and clinical activity to improve waiting times and throughput. Provide assurance that staff accessappropriate casemanagement and therapy supervision in line with Service Line and Trust policies. Support evaluation of clinical outcomes atsubspecialistteam level. Create a culture of continuous quality improvement and contribute actively to servicequality-improvementinitiatives. Contribute to the local Care Quality and Performance Group and clinical-effectiveness systems and processes. Support review of skill mix and recruitment to deliver serviceobjectives. Participate in planning,distributionand allocation of clinical, administrative,professionaland managerial tasks. Contribute to evidence-based clinical practice and guidelines, local partnership work and stakeholder meetings when delegated. 2. Clinical Deliver generic CAMHS assessments of children and young people referred to the Neurodevelopmental Team within required timescales. Contribute to Neurodevelopment Assessments, Conduct ADHD assessments and Contribute to Autism assessments as required (training for this can be provided within the role). Formulate and implement evidence-based care plans across the full range of care settings. Implement a range of short- and long-term systemic psychotherapy interventions for individuals, carers,familiesand groups within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway. Evaluate treatment options using relevant theoretical and therapeutic models and consideration ofhighly complexfactors. Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment,treatmentand discharge. Provide specialistsystemic consultation, formulation, expertise and guidance that contributes to assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and multidisciplinary decision-making. Undertake risk assessment and riskmanagement, andadvise other professionals on these matters. Act as care coordinator or lead professional,initiatingand reviewing CAMHS care plans. Communicate assessment,formulationandtreatmentinformation in a skilled and sensitive manner. Participate in the community dutyrota. Support the dutyrotaas lead on-site a few times a month. To be noted: This list is not exhaustive; the post holder may be required to undertake additional duties consistent with the grade. The job description will be reviewed periodically in line with service needs.

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