Band 7 Family and Systemic Therapist - Riverside In-patient, Bristol

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary team within the Riverside Unit responsible for providing an inpatient service for tier 4 patients (both inpatient and day patient services)

The post holder will be responsible for providing family/systemic assessments, therapy (individually and in the FT Clinic) and consultations to referred children, young people and families as a member of the multi-disciplinary team within the Riverside Team.

The post holder will provide systemic consultations to other professionals regarding referred children, young people and families with complex mental health issues and including the treatment of Young People with a range of mental health difficulties including Eating Disorders.

The post holder will attend the team weekly review meetings and family therapy team meetings/forums, liaise with other professionals in the family system, write reports, contribute to case formulations, and develop treatment planning for a small number of complex cases.

Promote the use of effective systemic interventions and evidence-based practice in the service.

Help support, and consult into the care management of young peoples care packages whilst at Riverside.

To contribute to the care of Young People by attending and/or facilitating meetings such as CPAs, Therapy team meetings, Quality and Standards meeting, Community Group etc

To attend appropriate staff groups such as Reflective Group, Milieu Meeting etc.

Liaise with the wider service network and provide consultation when required.

Ensure that a systemic perspective is held during the care of young people and the Unit.

Liaise effectively with referrers, local CAMHS and Adult Services and work alongside teams to offer seamless service delivery when work transfers over to other teams and services.

Plan, facilitate and evaluate group work interventions in line with the therapeutic programme of the unit.

Provide training, as appropriate, to the team at Riverside and wider within the Trust.

Participate fully in the development of the service as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, to include involvement in clinical activity (audit and evaluation of the service, outcome evaluation and governance).

Participate in own clinical, case load and management supervision as appropriate. Accountable for own clinical work and requires skills in case load management.

Participate in the annual appraisal process.

Adhere to local Working Together arrangements, in particular, Child Protection guidelines.

Carry out other duties as may be requested by management.

Liaise effectively with referrers, local CAMHS and Adult Services and work alongside teams to offer seamless service delivery when work transfers over to other teams and services.

Participate in additional activities alongside team members and outside agencies taking part in the Families in the Wild programme (outdoor activities)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in family and systemic psychotherapy.
• Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP.

Desirable

• First degree and or professional qualification or equivalent in social work, nursing or psychology or other first qualification as recognised by AFT.

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a CAMHS clinician in multiple contexts including Eating Disorders.
• Post qualification experience in child and adolescent mental health speciality and in working with families with severe and complex difficulties.
• Ability to assess, develop and implement treatment for individual patients and for families and to practice in accordance within organisational structures and guidelines.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Awareness and ability to work with Child Protection Procedures and anti-discriminatory practice.
• Knowledge of and skill in using the variety of approaches within systemic practice as required to meet the needs of different clients and their families and the ability to work with a range of psychiatric and psychological problems.
• Ability to work with highly complex issues that require analysis, judgement and also assessment and management of risk.
• Ability to communicate complex information in orla and written form.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Ability to provide consulation adn supervision for the wider MDT.
• Ability to work in emotive situations where clients can be hostile.

Personal

Essential

• Ability to contain personal and organisational stress.
• Flexibility in approach to team working.
• Ability to manage situations with empathy and reasurance where violence or aggression may be a factor.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road, Fishponds.

Bristol

BS16 2EW

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)