Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Systemic Family and Couples Psychotherapist
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We are seeking an experienced and passionate Band 8a Highly Specialist Systemic Family and Couples Psychotherapist to be part of an expanding Specialist Perinatal Service working collaboratively to deliver the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan in Greater Manchester.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide systemic psychotherapy and systemic practice and therapeutic interventions to women, couples and families during pregnancy and 12 months post partum (due to extend to 15mths). You would be part of newly developed systemic pathway within the Specialist Perinatal Service.
The role will involve working with couples and families experiencing a range of perinatal mental health difficulties offering systemic psychotherapy that recognises the relational context of perinatal distress.
- Providing specialist psychotherapy assessments, systemic formulation and interventions for couples and families within the perinatal period.
- Providing systemic guidance, consultation and support to members of the MDT and other professional disciplines within the service under supervision from the Principal Systemic Family and Couples Psychotherapist.
- Setting up and running a Family Therapy Clinic and offering supervision to the reflecting team and other team members as required.
- Contributing to service development, pathway design and quality improvement initiatives.
- Contributing to research and audit.
- Providing training to perinatal staff and the wider perinatal system alongside other colleagues within the systemic pathway.
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We will consider applications from those candidates with less experience. Less experienced candidates will be appointed at band 7 and work towards band 8a competencies.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
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Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Shaziyah Afzal
Job title: Principal Systemic Psychotherapist
Email address: shaziyah.afzal@gmmh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 2710188
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