Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Family Therapist, Children and Young People's Gender Service

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional clinician with strong clinical experience to be a family therapist in the Children and Young People's Gender Service (North West).
We are a Phase 1 Provider of Gender Services provided in partnership by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
About the Role
As the family therapist in the service you will:
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- Lead the family therapy clinic
- Provide specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families
- Have protected time specifically for family therapy
- Engage in liaison and engagement with a range of partnership agencies to ensure an integrated and coordinated care plan is provided
- Provide supervision to clinical practitioners
Key Requirements
Successful candidates will have:
- A passion for delivering safe, high quality and effective services to children and young people
- Strong communication skills
- Commitment and organizational skills
- The ability to work effectively as a senior clinician in a multidisciplinary team
The main duties for this role are provided in the attached job description.


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Contact Information
For further details please contact:
gsnorthwest@alderhey.nhs.uk
Benefits
The base for this service is Mandarin Court, Centre Park, Warrington which includes the following benefits:
- Free parking and free EV charging
- Short walk from Warrington Bank Quay station
- Bicycle storage and on site changing facilities
Employment Details
We welcome applicants looking for both full time and part time contracts, with flexible working opportunities available. Some remote working will also be possible in this role.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Stephanie Murphy
Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Email address: gsnorthwest@alderhey.nhs.uk
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