Job summary
Systemic Family Therapist - The Children and Young People's Intensive Support Hub - Band 7 (Part time - 30 hours per week)
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Children and Young People's Intensive Support Hub (CYP ISH) for a Systemic Family Therapist to join the team on a part-time basis. The CYP ISH was developed in 2021 and was designed as a short-term, bolt-on service to core CAMHS to support young people (aged 12-18) and their families. The aims of the service are to prevent hospital admission and/or to reduce the length of inpatient stays and support transition back to the community. CYP ISH is an 8am-8pm service that runs 7 days/week, so some flexible working may be required.
The team employs an MDT approach to delivering a trauma-informed, therapeutic service and there has been recent investment and development in relation to family-based work, including Non-Violent Resistance (NVR). This is a fantastic opportunity for a Qualified Systemic Family Therapist who is passionate about improving the outcomes for young people and their families. Applicants who are currently undertaking qualifying level training may be considered for a preceptorship opportunity with substantial prior experience.
Main duties of the job
To provide a qualified systemic family therapy service to clients of the Children and young people's intensive support Hub (CYP ISH) across all sectors of care. This post provides a systemic overview of the family approach to the treatment of complex mental health disorders. The post-holder will be responsible delivering a variety of family and systemic interventions. These interventions are highly specialised, reflecting an expectation that the service will continue to develop innovative practices that are based on collaboration between clinicians, service users and carers, and commissioners of the service. The post holder will be responsible for this process understanding and applying evidence-based approaches both in relation to family treatments and in the involvement of service users and carers.
The post-holder will be expected to discuss clients' care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
The post holder will also be accountable for their own professional actions and will need to interpret broad occupational policies (i.e. commitment to a family approach to treatment, involving service users and carers at all levels of treatment and service development).
The CYP ISH team operate 7 days a week 8am until 8pm therefore the post holder may be expected to work some evenings and weekends.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivery of a full range of family treatments to all patients. These treatments may include the following systemic psychotherapy interventions:
- Conjoint family therapy (all family members present in the room at the same time, plus patient and other members of multi-disciplinary team).
- Separated family therapy (i.e. parental counselling and individual systemic counselling running in parallel).
- Multi-family group therapy
The post holder is expected to participate in assessments of patients referred for treatment and to consult to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency colleagues regarding the family treatment component of each patients care. Assessment of family interactions and formulating how these are connected to diagnostic factors will be a key component of the post, influencing the direction of treatment and recommendations for appropriate family interventions.
To communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner to clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care.
To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this.
To produce reports on clients, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of systemic assessment and formulation and treatment outcome, in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers.
To assist in the management of the team caseload.
To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory and non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivery of a full range of family treatments to all patients. These treatments may include the following systemic psychotherapy interventions:
- Conjoint family therapy (all family members present in the room at the same time, plus patient and other members of multi-disciplinary team).
- Separated family therapy (i.e. parental counselling and individual systemic counselling running in parallel).
- Multi-family group therapy
The post holder is expected to participate in assessments of patients referred for treatment and to consult to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency colleagues regarding the family treatment component of each patients care. Assessment of family interactions and formulating how these are connected to diagnostic factors will be a key component of the post, influencing the direction of treatment and recommendations for appropriate family interventions.
To communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner to clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care.
To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this.
To produce reports on clients, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of systemic assessment and formulation and treatment outcome, in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers.
To assist in the management of the team caseload.
To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory and non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- M.Sc./Post-graduate Diploma in Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy.
- UKCP registered family therapist.
- Additional qualification in a related profession (NMC, HCPC)
Desirable
- NVR Training and or knowledge around child and adolescents' Mental health disorders.
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualifying experience commensurate with the role as a systemic/family psychotherapist working in health care or social care setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- M.Sc./Post-graduate Diploma in Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy.
- UKCP registered family therapist.
- Additional qualification in a related profession (NMC, HCPC)
Desirable
- NVR Training and or knowledge around child and adolescents' Mental health disorders.
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualifying experience commensurate with the role as a systemic/family psychotherapist working in health care or social care setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills.
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).
