Family Therapist - Edge of Care
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Edge of Care (EoC) team, which sits within Children’s Social Care in Tower Hamlets. It is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Social Workers, Family Practitioners, Psychologists and a Family Therapist. EoC provides individual and family therapeutic support to children, young people and parents/carers to enable them to remain in, or return to, the care of their family. The team offers crucial support to children and young people who are subject to Child in Need, Child Protection and Looked After Children plans.
The post is line managed by the CAMHS Senior Psychologist within the EoC team, with clinical supervision provided by a senior Systemic Psychotherapist in wider Tower Hamlets CAMHS.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To provide systemic interventions to parents, carers and children on social care plans with significant parenting, relationship and behavioural difficulties.
2. To work jointly with other members of the team, bringing a systemic perspective to their work with families.
3. To provide systemic supervision to team members and staff within CSC and support the development of systemic practice within the service.
4. To support the development of systemic practice and training within Children’s Social Care.
Applicants should be aware that they must have completed the four year Systemic Clinical MSc and be registered with UKCP.
Local knowledge of Tower Hamlets and its diverse range of cultures and ethnic groups is desirable.
Closing date: Wednesday 8th October 2025
Interview date: w/c 13th October 2025 (Please note there will be a test on the day)
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Shana Hoque on 07927588585 or via email shana.hoque@towerhamlets.gov.uk (working days: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).
Additional Details
Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.
Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.
We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.
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This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
Tower Hamlets Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment