Job summary
We are excited to go out to advert for a Lead for Systemic & Family Psychotherapy within the Children & Young People's Eating Disorder Service (CYPEDS) in Cornwall. This post reflects the huge expansion we have seen within our service over the past 18 months. The purpose of this post is to lead on the Family Therapy & Family Based Treatment pathway within CYPEDS. The post holder will be expected to travel throughout the county to deliver Family Therapy interventions, as well as to provide live supervision and support to the systemic practitioners and other clinicians within our service. They will be expected to be involved in further service development and to lead on use of appropriate outcome measures within the pathway. They will be expected to link with the university to support trainees on placement, and to work alongside the wider Family Therapy network within CFT.
The post sits alongside the other clinical leads for CYPEDS; the lead for the individual pathway, and the lead for the CYPEDS Intensive Support & Liaison Service (COAST ED). It also sits alongside the overall Team Manager.
Main duties of the job
- Providing high quality supervision to members of staff working within the evidence-based systemic treatment pathway within CYPEDS.
- Providing highly specialist systemic advice and consultation regarding formulations and treatment to the CYPEDS, wider NHS colleagues and external agencies.
- Providing specialist supervision, consultation, teaching, training to staff from external agencies (Education, Social Services, Family Services), many of whom are not psychotherapists so will require the adaption of key messages.
- Taking the lead on supervision of trainees within CYPEDS, particularly systemic psychotherapists up to Masters' qualifying level.
- Contributing to the CPD training and development of other Cornwall Partnership Trust professionals, as agreed with the team manager.
- Developing, implement and audit services for families and to initiate and participate in future service developments. To contribute to the specialist evaluation, Routine Outcome Monitoring and development.
- Holding a clinical caseload of young people with moderate to severe, complex, and persistent relationship and mental health problems.
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About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health.We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases.Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon.As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential
- Current professional registration e.g. HCPC, NMC, SWE etc.
- Professional qualification - Qualification in Family Systemic Therapy - MSc or Doctorate in systemic family psychotherapy
- Substantial clinical experience of working with children and young people with eating disorders
- Registration with UKCP and a member of UK Association for Family Therapy and System Practice
- Significant experience of teaching and training others in systemic psychotherapy
- Significant experience of providing in depth systemic clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of supporting systemic trainees
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge in the delivery of family therapy for eating disorders
- Communication and relationship skills of the highest level in working with significantly hostile patients and their families in e.g. situations of emotional, physical and sexual abuse, contested residency / contact situations, and cases in which complex formulations need to be explained.
- Knowledge of other professional and therapeutic approaches to children, young people and their families gained through a relevant Degree and Professional Qualification obtained prior to Infant/Child Psychotherapy training (e.g., Nursing, Social Work, Teaching, OT).
- Knowledge of, and skills in, the assessment of risk.
- Ability to facilitate a therapeutic group for young people, parents and families
Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Experience of working with highly complex clinical presentations where co-morbidity indicates a range of therapeutic interventions, requiring the practice to liaise across the team and within a multi-agency framework.
- Experience of multi-agency working.
- Experience of working with complex multi-dimensional presentations across organisations, e.g., additional disabilities, and severely challenging behaviour/distress in young people/parents etc.
- Knowledge of legislation and the implications for both clinical practice and professional development in relation to children/young people and parent/carers and mental health.
- Knowledge of the Children Act
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'contain' the stress of others, drawing on specialist systemic knowledge.
- A commitment to caring for oneself, maintaining resilience and compassion for self and others.
- The Following are personal qualities identified by service users as essential for a CAMHS clinician to possess. opassion and enthusiasm for working with infants/children families. oa sense of humour and a warm personality othe ability to make us feel safe, comfortable, and relaxed owillingness to help us and not give up on us oand should be kind, respectful, accepting, and non-judgemental
- Ability to demonstrate emotional warmth and security.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential
- Current professional registration e.g. HCPC, NMC, SWE etc.
- Professional qualification - Qualification in Family Systemic Therapy - MSc or Doctorate in systemic family psychotherapy
- Substantial clinical experience of working with children and young people with eating disorders
- Registration with UKCP and a member of UK Association for Family Therapy and System Practice
- Significant experience of teaching and training others in systemic psychotherapy
- Significant experience of providing in depth systemic clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of supporting systemic trainees
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge in the delivery of family therapy for eating disorders
- Communication and relationship skills of the highest level in working with significantly hostile patients and their families in e.g. situations of emotional, physical and sexual abuse, contested residency / contact situations, and cases in which complex formulations need to be explained.
- Knowledge of other professional and therapeutic approaches to children, young people and their families gained through a relevant Degree and Professional Qualification obtained prior to Infant/Child Psychotherapy training (e.g., Nursing, Social Work, Teaching, OT).
- Knowledge of, and skills in, the assessment of risk.
- Ability to facilitate a therapeutic group for young people, parents and families
Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Experience of working with highly complex clinical presentations where co-morbidity indicates a range of therapeutic interventions, requiring the practice to liaise across the team and within a multi-agency framework.
- Experience of multi-agency working.
- Experience of working with complex multi-dimensional presentations across organisations, e.g., additional disabilities, and severely challenging behaviour/distress in young people/parents etc.
- Knowledge of legislation and the implications for both clinical practice and professional development in relation to children/young people and parent/carers and mental health.
- Knowledge of the Children Act
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'contain' the stress of others, drawing on specialist systemic knowledge.
- A commitment to caring for oneself, maintaining resilience and compassion for self and others.
- The Following are personal qualities identified by service users as essential for a CAMHS clinician to possess. opassion and enthusiasm for working with infants/children families. oa sense of humour and a warm personality othe ability to make us feel safe, comfortable, and relaxed owillingness to help us and not give up on us oand should be kind, respectful, accepting, and non-judgemental
- Ability to demonstrate emotional warmth and security.
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).
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).
