Family Therapist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 13 AUG 2024

We have an exciting opportunity available for a systemic family therapy role within our children and young people’s deaf CAMHS service. This service supports direct work with children and young people and their families on the CAMHS units within SW London NHS Trust across the 5 boroughs and provides much needed mental health support for those struggling with mental health issues as well as their hearing challenges.
We are looking for experienced family therapists (ideally minimum 2 year’s post qualification experience), interested in working in this fascinating area. Please note - you do not need to have experience in working with deaf people as we will provide support and training to develop this specialist knowledge area.


The successful candidate for this role will work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams in the deaf services in the delivery of evidence based psychological systemic therapies. This includes the provision of NHSE commissioned National Deaf CAMHS services in London, Kent and Cambridge, as well as the National Deaf CAMHS Corner House Unit, based at Springfield University Hospital.

  • Support the development of the delivery of evidence based systemic family therapy in an outpatient service for deaf CAMHS .
  • Participate in assessment, care planning and facilitate psycho-educational and parent support groups.
  • Offer advice and consultation on the psychological care of clients and their families to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, nonprofessional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures
  • Support nursing staff to implement care plans through the dissemination of systemic frameworks and interventions.
  • Support management of ROMs and audit.
  • Offer systemic family therapy to carers and clients using a range of systemic interventions and family therapy for deaf services.
  • Attend all multi-disciplinary meetings and care planning reviews.
  • Run systemic consultations across the MDT and contribute to thinking about young people and their families from a systemic psychotherapy perspective.
  • Set up and run reflecting team groups to develop systemic thinking across the staff groups.
  • Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by this Service.
  • To support the assessment, formulation and therapy care plans provided by other psychology and psychotherapy (P&P) staff and other clinical members.
  • To work within governance guidelines and use the electronic clinical record information system (RIO).

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.


About our locations:



Springfield University Hospital, Tooting


Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victor Nathan Job title: Team Manager Email address:
We have an exciting opportunity available for a systemic family therapy role within our children and young people’s deaf CAMHS service. This service supports direct work with children and young people and their families on the CAMHS units within SW London NHS Trust across the 5 boroughs and provides much needed mental health support for those struggling with mental health issues as well as their hearing challenges.
We are looking for experienced family therapists (ideally minimum 2 year’s post qualification experience), interested in working in this fascinating area. Please note - you do not need to have experience in working with deaf people as we will provide support and training to develop this specialist knowledge area.

The successful candidate for this role will work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams in the deaf services in the delivery of evidence based psychological systemic therapies. This includes the provision of NHSE commissioned National Deaf CAMHS services in London, Kent and Cambridge, as well as the National Deaf CAMHS Corner House Unit, based at Springfield University Hospital.

  • Support the development of the delivery of evidence based systemic family therapy in an outpatient service for deaf CAMHS .
  • Participate in assessment, care planning and facilitate psycho-educational and parent support groups.
  • Offer advice and consultation on the psychological care of clients and their families to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, nonprofessional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures
  • Support nursing staff to implement care plans through the dissemination of systemic frameworks and interventions.
  • Support management of ROMs and audit.
  • Offer systemic family therapy to carers and clients using a range of systemic interventions and family therapy for deaf services.
  • Attend all multi-disciplinary meetings and care planning reviews.
  • Run systemic consultations across the MDT and contribute to thinking about young people and their families from a systemic psychotherapy perspective.
  • Set up and run reflecting team groups to develop systemic thinking across the staff groups.
  • Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by this Service.
  • To support the assessment, formulation and therapy care plans provided by other psychology and psychotherapy (P&P) staff and other clinical members.
  • To work within governance guidelines and use the electronic clinical record information system (RIO).

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our locations:


Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victor Nathan Job title: Team Manager Email address:


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