Job summary
Tower Hamlets CAMHS
Family Therapist
Band 7 full-time fixed-term post - initially 12 month contract
(37.5 hours per week)
Child and adolescent mental health services in Tower Hamlets are outstanding and adapting to new and innovative ways of working. We are a busy service with high levels of demand and we want the very best services for our children and young people.
The service embraces continual improvement and the staff and management team have a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement. The Emotional and Behavioral Multi-disciplinary Team assesses and treats a wide variety of different presentations. The team aims to offer an accessible, flexible, timely and responsive CAMHS input to children, young people and their families, and their referrers.
Main duties of the job
You will work in a way that flexibly combines working in the office and from other sites in the community, and from home. You will be part of an Emotional and Behavioural Multi-disciplinary Team offering goal based episodes of care to young people, children and families presenting with a variety of challenges. You will also contribute to the duty rota.
We are looking for good communicators with energy, motivation and enthusiasm; the ability to work with individuals and families with complex difficulties and to work effectively with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts; flexibility of approach; commitment to evidence-based practice; and, the pursuit of the highest possible quality of service.
About us
It is a challenging, exciting and deeply rewarding job and we look forward to hearing from candidates who have the qualifications and experience to work in a busy and sometimes challenging Tier 3 CAMHS, and who want to extend their experience and knowledge of working in specialised and innovative ways. This post would suit a newly qualified family therapist as well as a more experienced family therapist looking for a new challenge. There is a well-established family therapy team in TH CAMHS and you would be encouraged to join one of our family therapy clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people and their families. This is a community-based post, located within the Emotional & Behavioural Team in Tower Hamlets CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations.
The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team.
The post-holder will assist in innovative developments in managing wait times, triage, self-referrals and drop-in.
The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people and their families. This is a community-based post, located within the Emotional & Behavioural Team in Tower Hamlets CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations.
The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team.
The post-holder will assist in innovative developments in managing wait times, triage, self-referrals and drop-in.
The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Family Therapy qualification
- Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Nursing or Counselling
- Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent
- UKCP Registered
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience in urgent/emergency assessments.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Specialist clinical skills within in specific therapeutic modalities
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
Knowledge/Other Requirements
Essential
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks.
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Family Therapy qualification
- Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Nursing or Counselling
- Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent
- UKCP Registered
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience in urgent/emergency assessments.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Specialist clinical skills within in specific therapeutic modalities
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
Knowledge/Other Requirements
Essential
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks.
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
