a Family Therapist - Sunflower House Tier 4 Inpatient Unit in Liverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED SAT 29 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
Sunflower House (Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Tier 4 inpatient ward) are seeking a half time highly skilled Family Therapist to support the children, young people and families that use the service.
In Sunflower House as a senior member of the team, you will be expected to support staff in developing their systemic thinking and practice through teaching, consultation, and supervision, ensuring families accessing the service are provided the best possible care. The role will include supervision of trainee and qualified Systemic Family Practitioners and training supervision of SFP and for Family Therapy will be supported.
Expected travel to Alder Hey Hospital Sunflower House .
This post does offer an additional financial incentive for the duration of the fixed term contract. For further details please contact Paul Smith Service Manager on
It is commissioned by NHS England to provide specialist assessment, treatment, T4 Consultation and Multi-Disciplinary opinion across Cheshire, Wirral and Merseyside but also accepts from across and outside of England where appropriate/services cannot be provided regionally.
More details can be found here - https://jobsincare.com/job/jbliJViR further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kylie McDonald Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:
Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes;
Refer a friend – Alder Hey staff
Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application.
This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation
Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month)
The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package
Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with for further information
In Sunflower House as a senior member of the team, you will be expected to support staff in developing their systemic thinking and practice through teaching, consultation, and supervision, ensuring families accessing the service are provided the best possible care. The role will include supervision of trainee and qualified Systemic Family Practitioners and training supervision of SFP and for Family Therapy will be supported.
Expected travel to Alder Hey Hospital Sunflower House .
This post does offer an additional financial incentive for the duration of the fixed term contract. For further details please contact Paul Smith Service Manager on
- The post holder will be the therapy lead for systemic psychotherapy/family therapy within the T4 service at Sunflower House Inpatient Unit Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
- They will be a specialist practitioner in systemic practice and will provide assessment and intervention with young people and their families/carers based on systemic psychotherapy principles and techniques.
- They will offer systemic consultation to the network informed by systemic principles.
- They will offer supervision and consultation to the teams and related trainees in agreement with the Clinical lead.
- They will work autonomously within professional guidelines.
- They will contribute to and at times lead on aspects of defined research, audit, policy and service development.
It is commissioned by NHS England to provide specialist assessment, treatment, T4 Consultation and Multi-Disciplinary opinion across Cheshire, Wirral and Merseyside but also accepts from across and outside of England where appropriate/services cannot be provided regionally.
More details can be found here - https://jobsincare.com/job/jbliJViR further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kylie McDonald Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:
Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes;
Refer a friend – Alder Hey staff
Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application.
This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation
Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month)
The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package
Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with for further information
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If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
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