Job responsibilities
1. To provide systemic/family therapy as an autonomous professional at highly specialist level employing methods based upon evidence.
2. To develop positive, enabling and collaborative relationships with clients and carers working in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families and people with mental health difficulties.
3. To undertake detailed and highly specialist psychological and systemic assessment of clients’ and families’ needs. This will involve face to face contact with clients and families to discuss and work through highly complex, sensitive and personal information related to their mental health presentation.
4. To assist in developing responsive and comprehensive support plans for family members of service users.
5. To work jointly with other team members in the provision of individual and group based programmes, including multi- family workshops.
6. To participate in multidisciplinary meetings, providing professional advice on individual care programme planning and other clinical matters in collaboration with care co coordinators and other relevant professionals, as necessary.
7. As required, lead and chair multidisciplinary meetings.
8. To prioritise workload to ensure the best use of the post holder’s skills and knowledge in meeting the needs of the client group and their families.
9. To participate in the development and implementation of relevant policies and procedures to ensure a high quality, well governed service.
10. To facilitate the training of Trainee Systemic/Family Therapy students and Trainees from other disciplines.
11. Promote service user and carer involvement in all aspects of the service.
12. Work within all relevant health & safety legislation and ensure that the service premises remain safe and secure.
13. To line-manage junior members of the Psychological Therapies team, as agreed with the service lead.
14. To provide other aspire professionals with consultation, supervision, teaching and training, which supports them in working with families, friends and carers
15. To identify areas of need for the team in terms of family intervention training and to further develop their skills in observing and intervening in family processes and interactions.
16. To deliver in-service training workshops and seminars on relevant topics for aspire staff.
17. To receive and participate in regular clinical supervision from an appropriately qualified clinical supervisor to ensure quality of professional practice.
18. To engage in professional development within AFT guidelines that ensures that Continuing Professional Development requirements are met and that UKCP/HCPC registration requirements are maintained.
19. To initiate and participate in the on-going evaluation of the aspire approach to working with families and social networks, including reviews of the different family interventions, so that the effects go beyond individual cases and improve the effective running of that service for young people and/or their families.
20. To participate in the development and completion of service reviews, audit and research activity, including collecting and recording data, completing data analysis, report writing, and completing research proposals.
21. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.
22. To comply with the Professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of changes in these.
23. To comply with all relevant policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these.
24. To ensure that client case notes and other information systems are kept to a high standard, in accordance with organisational standards (as appropriate to the role).
25. To communicate and present complex information in a clear format, including using a computer, manipulating data, writing reports, and preparing/editing videotapes, for presentation to other professionals.
26. Keep up-to-date with policies, guidelines, procedures and practices.
27. Represent Community Links in a knowledgeable and professional manner at all times.
28. Maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.
29. Identify own training and development needs in conjunction with your line manager and participate in training opportunities as directed.
30. Partake in Community Links’ Personal Development Review system.
