Job summary

The role of the Systemic Family Psychotherapist and Neurodevelopmental Sub Team Lead is to provide a specialist family and systemic psychotherapy service to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multidisciplinary CAMHS service, including specialist family assessment and therapy for service users and their families/carers, and advice and consultation to non-systemic psychotherapist colleagues and the wider professional network. You will be joining a vibrant team of professionals and systemic psychotherapists who regularly attend discipline meetings and CPD events.

The post holder will be based in Westminster CAMHS as part of the Neurodevelopmental Team, providing generic CAMHS assessment and intervention alongside specialist systemic psychotherapy interventions. They will contribute to care plans and highly specialist assessments of children with complex presentations including ADHD, ASD, and OCD, and support formulation and treatment planning in line with best practice, evidence-based interventions and NICE guidance. Westminster CAMHS is open Monday - Friday (9am - 5pm), excluding bank holidays .

The Neurodevelopmental Team MDT takes place weekly on Thursdays, thereforeattendance on this day is required.

Candidate will be expected to work Monday, Thursdays & Fridays.

We take flexible working seriously, and will always be open to discussion to meet our workforce's competing work-life demands .

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.

The post holder will provide clinical supervision to Band 7s within the service, B7 family therapists and family therapy trainees, including live supervision within the Family Therapy Clinic, however this is not limited to Family Therapist and . They will also be the Sub-team Lead for the Neurodevelopmental Team, holding senior clinical and operational responsibilities and working with consultants, sub-team leads, borough leads and the team manager & service manager.

The Neurodevelopmental Team is jointly led by a Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Clinical Psychologist. The post holder will join the leadership structure as Sub Team Co-Lead, sharing responsibility for service delivery, clinical leadership and operational performance.

The post holder will provide clinical supervision to Band 7's within Westminster CAMHS Service as well as B7 systemic psychotherapists and trainees, including live supervision within the Systemic psychotherapy Clinic.

About us

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist mental health trusts in England, providing a wide range of mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services for a population of 2 million people across nine London Boroughs.

There is a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. Were always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

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Details

Date posted

05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£63,665 to £70,887 a year Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-G-CA-1773

Job locations

Westminster CAMHS

7a Woodfield Road

London

W9 2NW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description Job responsibilities 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.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MSc/MA in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy, UKCP registration and post qualifying experience
• UKCP registration as family therapist

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in additional CAMHS related specialised areas
• Post-qualification training in teaching and supervision of child family therapy
• CYP IAPT training/Supervisor training OR accredited supervisor with the Association for Family Therapy (AFT).
• Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience
• Up-to-date safeguarding children training

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team
• Experience in supervising as Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
• Experience developing and delivering bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals

Desirable

• Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisal

Core Competencies

Essential

• Confident and competent in generic, specialist neurodevelopmental and emergency/urgent CAMHS assessment
• Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
• Competent in Risk and safeguarding assessment
• Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
• Commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
• Experience of family and parenting work and has comprehensive understanding of the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
• Cultural Competent
• Leading on provision of consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
• Engage in psychoeducation supporting self-management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rotations, peer support, training and skills development
• Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
• Active use of supervision and professional- development opportunities for development of skills
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
• Effective engagement, excellent communication and able to foster strong alliances

Specialist Competencies

Essential

• Experience of undertaking and supervising specialist family therapy assessment
• Experience, knowledge and skills in family therapy intervention, group therapy and supervision with children, adolescents and families
• Experience undertaking neurodevelopmental assessment within the ND pathway

Desirable

• Experience of running parenting groups (Triple P, NVR, SPACE ,Mellow, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work group such as multi- family group
• Experience of undertaking assessment of parenting capacity as part of court directed parenting assessments

Administration and Record Keeping

Essential

• Able to use Word and Excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data.
• Competent with clinical recording systems such as SystmOne and RiO
• Understands importance of safe, secure and relevant clinical record keeping
• Able to use email in line with CNWL policy
• Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations

Desirable

• Use of SystemOne

Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics

Essential

• Able to build constructive and collaborative relationships with Family Therapists and the Wider MDT
• Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
• Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
• Honesty, enthusiasm and a sense of loyalty
• Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environments
• Able to Prioritise Workload

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential MSc/MA in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy, UKCP registration and post qualifying experience UKCP registration as family therapist Desirable Post-qualification training in additional CAMHS related specialised areas Post-qualification training in teaching and supervision of child family therapy CYP IAPT training/Supervisor training OR accredited supervisor with the Association for Family Therapy (AFT). Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience Up-to-date safeguarding children training Experience Essential Substantial post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team Experience in supervising as Family and Systemic Psychotherapist Experience developing and delivering bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals Desirable Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisal Core Competencies Essential Confident and competent in generic, specialist neurodevelopmental and emergency/urgent CAMHS assessment Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly Competent in Risk and safeguarding assessment Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure Commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice Experience of family and parenting work and has comprehensive understanding of the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support Cultural Competent Leading on provision of consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers Engage in psychoeducation supporting self-management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rotations, peer support, training and skills development Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition Active use of supervision and professional- development opportunities for development of skills Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication Effective engagement, excellent communication and able to foster strong alliances Specialist Competencies Essential Experience of undertaking and supervising specialist family therapy assessment Experience, knowledge and skills in family therapy intervention, group therapy and supervision with children, adolescents and families Experience undertaking neurodevelopmental assessment within the ND pathway Desirable Experience of running parenting groups (Triple P, NVR, SPACE ,Mellow, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work group such as multi- family group Experience of undertaking assessment of parenting capacity as part of court directed parenting assessments Administration and Record Keeping Essential Able to use Word and Excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data. Competent with clinical recording systems such as SystmOne and RiO Understands importance of safe, secure and relevant clinical record keeping Able to use email in line with CNWL policy Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations Desirable Use of SystemOne Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics Essential Able to build constructive and collaborative relationships with Family Therapists and the Wider MDT Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change Honesty, enthusiasm and a sense of loyalty Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environments Able to Prioritise Workload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Westminster CAMHS

7a Woodfield Road

London

W9 2NW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Westminster CAMHS

7a Woodfield Road

London

W9 2NW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)