R2R103821 - Multi-Disciplinary – Systemic Family Therapist - Permanent

South End City Council

1 month ago

Southend-on-Sea, United KingdomFull TimePsychologist

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join South End City Council as a Systemic Family Therapist – Permanent, Full-Time in [object Object].

Key Responsibilities

informed direct work with children and families. Provide expert consultation and reflective practice sessions for practitioners and managers. Lead and support high

quality risk assessments, care planning, and safety planning. Promote a whole family, systemic approach as part of a wider therapeutic service. Model relational, strengths

based, and evidence

informed practice across Children’s Services. Help embed systemic principles organisation

Benefits & Compensation

25 days PTO.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join South End City Council as a Systemic Family Therapist – Permanent, Full-Time.

Key Skills

Systemic Family TherapyPsychotherapyTrauma-Informed WorkRisk AssessmentConsultationGuidanceDirect InterventionCare PlanningSafety PlanningRelational PracticeStrengths-Based PracticeMulti-Agency WorkingSafeguardingChild DevelopmentFamily FunctioningUKCP Registration

Requirements

Candidates must possess a degree in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy and hold current UKCP registration, coupled with extensive experience working with complex children, young people, and families. Essential qualities include strong abilities in multi-agency environments, applying a systemic lens to safeguarding issues, and demonstrating warm, reflective, and collaborative communication skills.

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates R2R103821 - Multi-Disciplinary – Systemic Family Therapist - Permanent at South End City Council a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at South End City Council is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

South End City Council lists compensation for this psychologist position at $46k to $52k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($46k–$52k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Systemic Family Therapy, Psychotherapy, Trauma-Informed Work, Risk Assessment, Consultation, Guidance, Direct Intervention, Care Planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Systemic Family Therapist will provide specialist systemic psychotherapy and trauma-informed direct work with children and families, while also offering expert consultation and reflective practice sessions for practitioners and managers. A key function involves leading the development of robust ...

Benefits package: 25 Days Annual Leave, Flexible Working, Training and Development, Enhanced DBS Check. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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