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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Systemic Family Psychotherapist CAMHs
Band 7 – £48,788 - £56,747 per annum
Plus £1,349 Distant Islands Allowance per annum
Permanent Post
37 Hours per Week
Are you a passionate and driven Systemic Family Psychotherapist looking for an opportunity to create real, lasting change? Join our dynamic CAMHs team and help transform the lives of individuals and families by providing expert therapy that fosters better relationships, emotional growth, and a brighter future. This is your chance to make a profound impact in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.
Our vacancy is based in Stornoway with commitment to inter-island travel across the islands as required. Working within the community sector the post holder will carry a diverse caseload across the CAMHs tiers, providing therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families.
Candidates will ideally have:
- Degree in a relevant field of mental health or social care and demonstrable and relevant post graduate practice in Child and Adolescent services.
- Completion of the 4 year post graduate Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT) training to Masters level (at all accredited levels: Foundation, Intermediate and Qualifying Level).
For further information regarding this post, please contact Mike Hutchison - Associate Director of Mental Health and Learning Disability mike.hutchison3@nhs.scot or Maggie Macleod - Community Psychiatric Nurse maggie.macleod@nhs.scot
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
CLOSING DATE: 04th February 2025