Southampton Children’s Hospital is looking for a Systemic and Family Psychotherapist to provide a specialist therapy service to Children and Young people with kidney disease as well as providing support to their families. and developing the family therapy service to meet the needs of children and families in other sub-specialities across the hospital. 

This post will work closely with the Paediatric Nephrology, CAMHS and child psychology teams and other outside agencies.  The post will also support teaching for multi-disciplinary staff in the broader concepts of systemic therapy. 

The paediatric nephrology service is a regional service that cares for young people across the Wessex area. The paediatric nephrology team consists of consultant paediatric nephrologists, clinical nurse specialists, youth workers, dietitians, and pharmacist colleagues.  The Children’s Hospital has a haemo-dialysis unit and provides pre and after care for renal transplant patients. Input to families will be across a variety of settings, inpatient, on haemo-dialysis and out-patient. The post- holder may be expected to attend external multi-disciplinary meetings and help develop the family therapy service across child health.