Job summary
We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivated Systemic Family Therapist to join our friendly and professional multi-disciplinary Emotional & Behavioural CAMHS Team based in Dunstable, within the South Bedfordshire Specialist CAMHS Service. Our team is inclusive and we consciously think about the varying contexts we work within (i.e. racial, cultural and socio-economic factors). Our work is underpinned by strong values to treat each other, service users and agency partners with respect and care. We would be happy to consider requests for flexible working.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have experience of working in CAMHS. You will be offering assessment and therapeutic treatment to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and their families/carers, including generic CAMHS assessments as needed. You will be joining with our team's existing systemic psychotherapist and co-facilitating family therapy clinics and groups as appropriate (e.g. NVR and parent sessions), potentially also working alongside therapists from other local CAMHS teams. You will involve parent/carers, schools and other agencies as required. In addition, the post holder will offer consultations. You will require a high degree of professional autonomy, organization, and self management, with the ability to work well in a team. You will be supported by regular specialist clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of internal CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the teams, monthly complex case discussions and a monthly reflective space. There are opportunities to take part in discipline-specific meetings within Bedfordshire CAMHS and ELFT.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Francesca Curti-Gialdino, Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email francesca.curtigialdino@nhs.net or
Dr Louise Scrivener, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email louise.scrivener1@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Francesca Curti-Gialdino, Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email francesca.curtigialdino@nhs.net or
Dr Louise Scrivener, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email louise.scrivener1@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice over a minimum of three years.
- Masters/Diploma level qualification (or its equivalent) in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, accredited with UKCP.
- The Maintenance of UKCP Registration by attendance on short or long training courses to meet AFT CPD requirements.
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialized areas of therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential
- Minimum three years practice in relevant first profession
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist for a minimum of 2 years, substantial previous relevant clinical experience, or newly qualified systemic psychotherapist with both substantial and significant previous relevant clinical experience and family therapy experience within the designated speciality where the post is located.
- Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of systemic psychotherapy in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly Specialist skills in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
- Highly Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical &/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Highly Specialist skills in providing consultation to other professional groups.
Desirable
- Experience in supervision of counselling or nursing. A short course in supervision would be desirable.
- Highly Specialist skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the adults and mental health.
- Knowledge of current psychological evidence base and best practice in working with adults.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice over a minimum of three years.
- Masters/Diploma level qualification (or its equivalent) in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, accredited with UKCP.
- The Maintenance of UKCP Registration by attendance on short or long training courses to meet AFT CPD requirements.
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialized areas of therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential
- Minimum three years practice in relevant first profession
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist for a minimum of 2 years, substantial previous relevant clinical experience, or newly qualified systemic psychotherapist with both substantial and significant previous relevant clinical experience and family therapy experience within the designated speciality where the post is located.
- Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of systemic psychotherapy in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly Specialist skills in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
- Highly Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical &/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Highly Specialist skills in providing consultation to other professional groups.
Desirable
- Experience in supervision of counselling or nursing. A short course in supervision would be desirable.
- Highly Specialist skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the adults and mental health.
- Knowledge of current psychological evidence base and best practice in working with adults.
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).
