Principal Family Therapist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust in Northampton is seeking a dedicated professional in Adult Mental Health to design and deliver Family Therapies. The role involves working within community mental health teams and supervising staff in family therapy training. Benefits include a recruitment incentive, relocation package, and potential for remote working. The ideal candidate will have relevant therapy qualifications, supervisory experience, and a strong background in adult mental health services. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the community.

Benefits

Recruitment incentive of £5,000

Relocation package up to £8,000

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must drive and have access to a vehicle.
• Experience of supervising others.
• Experience working in adult mental health/learning disabilities services.

Responsibilities

• Work within CMHT Psychological Therapies and CTPLD.
• Supervise CMHT/CTPLD staff in family therapy training.

Skills

Essential skills listed in the criteria

Relevant skills to the role

Education

Additional relevant therapy training/qualifications

Additional supervision training/qualifications

Job description

Site St Mary's Hospital/ Lotus House/ Campbell House Town Kettering/ Northampton Salary £64,455 - £74,896 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 04/02/2026

Job overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in Adult Mental Health, predominantly in the Adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) and in the Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD) to design and deliver a Family Therapies offer.

There are a number of psychological therapy staff working in the CMHTs/ CTPLD and the successful applicant would be part of friendly and supportive teams. More broadly, the psychological therapies community in NHFT is large and vibrant. There are many opportunities for connecting with others and being involved in projects across the trust.

The role may include an aspect of remote working and benefits from arecruitment incentive of £5,000 pro rata for successful candidates over 2.5 years. Initial payment of £2,000 will be made in the 1st month with a subsequent payment of £2,000 made on the 13th month of employment. The remaining £1,000 will be paid out in the 18th month of employment. Terms and conditions apply.

A relocation package is available up to £8, 000, if the successful postholder relocates to Northamptonshire and meet other eligibility criteria. This is subjected to approval.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work within CMHT Psychological Therapies and CTPLD carrying out a range of family focused activity. There will be the opportunity to supervise CMHT/ CTPLD staff undertaking different forms of family therapy training as well as working with staff on a more informal basis. For a more detailed overview of the main duties of this role please see the job description for more details.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

qualifications

• meets the essential criteria from the JD/PS
• can drive and has access to a vehicle
• additional relevant therapy training/qualifications
• additional supervision training/qualifications

experience

• experience of supervising others
• experience of service development
• experience working in adult mental health/ learning disabilities services
• experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
• experience in a similar role/ developed a similar role

Skills

• any essential skills listed in the essential criteria of the JD/PS
• relevant skills to the role

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Nadia Karim

Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Email address [e-mail]

Additional information

Dr Nadia Karim

Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Adult Mental Health Psychology Lead

[e-mail]

07747458151