Job summary
Would you like to work in a truly
inter-disciplinary team and for an organisation with a focus on body based and
integrative approaches?
We are looking for an experienced psychological therapist
(e.g. psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, creative arts psychotherapist)
with extensive therapeutic experience to work at senior therapist level within
our therapy team.
Experience or an interest in developing and gaining accreditation in Theraplay or Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy would be important and are areas of training Family Futures will finance as part of continued professional development.
Family Futures offers high-quality supervision and professional development training. We also offer a nurturing environment for staff to work in as we recognise that this is a stressful area of work.
For an application pack please email Simran Sandhu,
HR Administrator, on hr@familyfutures.co.uk or call 020 7354 4161.
Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 18th June 2023 with
interviews scheduled to take place on Wednesday
19th July 2023.However,
applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis prior to the deadline, so an
early application is strongly recommended.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone:
- who has experienceof working with children and families in a therapeutic setting, preferably in the field of fostering, SGO and adoption
- who has an understanding of Family Futures Neuro Physiological Psychotherapy (NPP) approach to the treatment of developmentally traumatised children
- who is parent-positive and child friendly
- who wishes to develop their therapeutic skills in working with children, parents and families
- who would enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
This is an exciting, challenging, and a wonderful opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a team of professionals who are helping traumatised children and their families based on the most recent neuro-scientific research.
Family Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.The organisation follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, and will require the successful applicant to undertake an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
About us
Family Futures is a Voluntary Adoption Agency and
Independent Fostering Agency specialising in providing assessment and treatment
for children from the care system.
Family Futures has been awarded an outstanding rating by OFSTED in 2018
for our third consecutive inspection.
We have a reputation for innovation and offer a
high quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary, assessment, treatment
and family-finding service for children who are traumatised or have attachment
difficulties.
At Family Futures our staff are all different as each staff member brings different lived experiences, unique ways of thinking and ideas to the team to provide an excellent service. This is one of our greatest strengths and enhances our agencys culture. Family Futures actively encourages applications from qualified Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals as they are currently under-represented at our organisation.
We offer excellent staff development opportunities and a highly nurturing environment.We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce.We encourage applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of age,disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Family Futures is a menopause friendly employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible to:
Assessment and Therapy Services Manager or Clinical Specialist level therapist
Main tasks:
- To take part in the Family Futures induction programme and the in-service programme for professional development if a new member of staff
- To operate as an integrated member of the therapy team offering telephone advice or video conference, email support, consultations, assessments and treatment to children and their parents/carers referred to Family Futures including home visits and out of hours support
- A senior therapist would key work between 10 15 cases (all at varying levels of intensity so that it may be that ultimately some these cases would have a minimal involvement) and would therefore be responsible for co-ordinating the service provision to those families
- At senior therapist level there is care responsibility for complex and high risk cases which require consistent and carefully case management to manage the complexity and the level of risk
- To hold budget responsibility for the cases key worked
- To liaise with local authorities, health authorities and other agencies on behalf of Family Futures
- To attend professionals meetings on behalf of Family Futures
- To take responsibility for the compilation of reports and ensure that they are finished to a high standard
- To compile comprehensive assessment and treatment reports and any other reports as required in connection to the children and their parents with whom they have been working
- To write good quality session notes and keeping a telephone log. As well as to ensure that this is done within 48 hours of the session.
- To maintain good and up to date computer records
- To be efficient in managing case load and checking telephone messages, email messages as well as post and then to respond appropriately
- To participate in the i-Adopt programme
- To attend court, if required, as an expert witness
- To have a teaching and tutoring role on courses and trainings run by Family Futures
- To participate in research projects as well as the monitoring and evaluation of Family Futures services
- To attend team meetings, supervision and consultation and participate fully as a member of the therapy team
- Any other reasonable requests by Family Futures
Please see the attached policy on the role and responsibilities of a key worker
Manner of Work:
- At all times, to maintain the highest standards of professional practice and to adhere to the UK Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP) Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (2019) or equivalent professional, statutory and regulatory bodies.
- To work in a collaborative and empathetic manner with parents, children and their support networks
- To be aware of the need for personal therapy due to the particular nature of the work undertaken at Family Futures and to be prepared to fund personal therapy should at any time it appear to be a requirement of the job.
- Family Futures provides regular supervision and consultation with our psychotherapist and access to our team of specialist consultants
- To comply with the requirements for registration of their respective professional body and to keep their professional membership up to date
- Adhere to Family Futures policies and procedures in respect of equal opportunities, health & safety, safeguarding children and client service satisfaction
- Adhere to the regulations and standards for Voluntary Adoption Agencies and Independent Fostering Agencies
- Ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard and compliance with the Data Protection Act and Family Futures confidentiality standards.
Person Specification
We are looking for an experienced psychological therapist (e.g. psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, creative arts psychotherapist, family therapist), clinical nurse specialist or social worker with extensive therapeutic experience) to work at senior therapist level within our therapy team. There would be opportunities to attend trainings in DDP and Theraplay, further develop experience in using these models and work towards completing these qualifications.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Recognised masters/postgraduate therapy qualification or Doctorate Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych)
Experience:
The ideal candidate will have all or some of the following:
- Experience of undertaking assessment of children and families with complex presentations
- Experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting
- Experience of working with children and families in the field of fostering and adoption
- Experience of taking case responsibility for cases and leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of working with complex or developmental trauma
- Experience of working with high degree of complexity.
- Experience of co-ordinating and writing reports that include formulations of children and families presentation and recommendations for treatments
- Experience of using the DDP or Theraplay models would be beneficial but not a requirement
Knowledge:
- An understanding of contemporary adoption and fostering law and practice
- An understanding of working therapeutically with families, children and adults
- An understanding of the use of the creative arts in a therapeutic setting
- An advanced understanding of theory and research in the field of trauma, attachment and therapeutic interventions with children and their parents
- An understanding of safeguarding children issues as well as an understanding of equal opportunities, data protection and general good practice.
- To have good financial skills in managing budgets
- An understanding and competence in using computers and office technology
Skills:
- An ability to have an empathetic understanding of the dynamics of adoption
- To be able to engage with children and adult in a sympathetic and empathic way
- An ability to work collaboratively as a team member
- Ability understand and work with a high degree of complexity
- Ability to engage with hard to reach children and young people
- Ability to recognise impact of trauma on self and engage in self care
- Ability to carry out risk assessments and engage in Family Futures
- Ability to assess and manage risk and respond appropriately to safeguarding issues
- Report writing skills
- Must be able to travel (when required)
- A good communicator
- Organisational skills
- Ability to communicate well in writing and to be able to type at a reasonable speed
- An ability to use computers and Microsoft office
Values:
- To show respect and an enthusiasm for the work of Family Futures and its users
- To show respect to all staff at Family Futures
- To show respect to all clients and staff by following the Equal Opportunities Policy and working in accordance with the Equality Act (2010).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible to:
Assessment and Therapy Services Manager or Clinical Specialist level therapist
Main tasks:
- To take part in the Family Futures induction programme and the in-service programme for professional development if a new member of staff
- To operate as an integrated member of the therapy team offering telephone advice or video conference, email support, consultations, assessments and treatment to children and their parents/carers referred to Family Futures including home visits and out of hours support
- A senior therapist would key work between 10 15 cases (all at varying levels of intensity so that it may be that ultimately some these cases would have a minimal involvement) and would therefore be responsible for co-ordinating the service provision to those families
- At senior therapist level there is care responsibility for complex and high risk cases which require consistent and carefully case management to manage the complexity and the level of risk
- To hold budget responsibility for the cases key worked
- To liaise with local authorities, health authorities and other agencies on behalf of Family Futures
- To attend professionals meetings on behalf of Family Futures
- To take responsibility for the compilation of reports and ensure that they are finished to a high standard
- To compile comprehensive assessment and treatment reports and any other reports as required in connection to the children and their parents with whom they have been working
- To write good quality session notes and keeping a telephone log. As well as to ensure that this is done within 48 hours of the session.
- To maintain good and up to date computer records
- To be efficient in managing case load and checking telephone messages, email messages as well as post and then to respond appropriately
- To participate in the i-Adopt programme
- To attend court, if required, as an expert witness
- To have a teaching and tutoring role on courses and trainings run by Family Futures
- To participate in research projects as well as the monitoring and evaluation of Family Futures services
- To attend team meetings, supervision and consultation and participate fully as a member of the therapy team
- Any other reasonable requests by Family Futures
Please see the attached policy on the role and responsibilities of a key worker
Manner of Work:
- At all times, to maintain the highest standards of professional practice and to adhere to the UK Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP) Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (2019) or equivalent professional, statutory and regulatory bodies.
- To work in a collaborative and empathetic manner with parents, children and their support networks
- To be aware of the need for personal therapy due to the particular nature of the work undertaken at Family Futures and to be prepared to fund personal therapy should at any time it appear to be a requirement of the job.
- Family Futures provides regular supervision and consultation with our psychotherapist and access to our team of specialist consultants
- To comply with the requirements for registration of their respective professional body and to keep their professional membership up to date
- Adhere to Family Futures policies and procedures in respect of equal opportunities, health & safety, safeguarding children and client service satisfaction
- Adhere to the regulations and standards for Voluntary Adoption Agencies and Independent Fostering Agencies
- Ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard and compliance with the Data Protection Act and Family Futures confidentiality standards.
Person Specification
We are looking for an experienced psychological therapist (e.g. psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, creative arts psychotherapist, family therapist), clinical nurse specialist or social worker with extensive therapeutic experience) to work at senior therapist level within our therapy team. There would be opportunities to attend trainings in DDP and Theraplay, further develop experience in using these models and work towards completing these qualifications.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Recognised masters/postgraduate therapy qualification or Doctorate Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych)
Experience:
The ideal candidate will have all or some of the following:
- Experience of undertaking assessment of children and families with complex presentations
- Experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting
- Experience of working with children and families in the field of fostering and adoption
- Experience of taking case responsibility for cases and leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of working with complex or developmental trauma
- Experience of working with high degree of complexity.
- Experience of co-ordinating and writing reports that include formulations of children and families presentation and recommendations for treatments
- Experience of using the DDP or Theraplay models would be beneficial but not a requirement
Knowledge:
- An understanding of contemporary adoption and fostering law and practice
- An understanding of working therapeutically with families, children and adults
- An understanding of the use of the creative arts in a therapeutic setting
- An advanced understanding of theory and research in the field of trauma, attachment and therapeutic interventions with children and their parents
- An understanding of safeguarding children issues as well as an understanding of equal opportunities, data protection and general good practice.
- To have good financial skills in managing budgets
- An understanding and competence in using computers and office technology
Skills:
- An ability to have an empathetic understanding of the dynamics of adoption
- To be able to engage with children and adult in a sympathetic and empathic way
- An ability to work collaboratively as a team member
- Ability understand and work with a high degree of complexity
- Ability to engage with hard to reach children and young people
- Ability to recognise impact of trauma on self and engage in self care
- Ability to carry out risk assessments and engage in Family Futures
- Ability to assess and manage risk and respond appropriately to safeguarding issues
- Report writing skills
- Must be able to travel (when required)
- A good communicator
- Organisational skills
- Ability to communicate well in writing and to be able to type at a reasonable speed
- An ability to use computers and Microsoft office
Values:
- To show respect and an enthusiasm for the work of Family Futures and its users
- To show respect to all staff at Family Futures
- To show respect to all clients and staff by following the Equal Opportunities Policy and working in accordance with the Equality Act (2010).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
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Desirable
- Please see the job description for this information.
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see the job description for this information.
Desirable
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Please see the job description for this information.
Desirable
- Please see the job description for this information.
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see the job description for this information.
Desirable
- Please see the job description for this information.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
