Job summary
Are you a Systemic Family Therapist who is passionate about working with families and young people affected by Eating Disorders? We are a dynamic and proactive service that delivers a range of evidence-based interventions to support children and young people across Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.
We work hard to improve awareness in our communities and reduce barriers to accessing services. We strive to intervene early and work preventatively, maximising opportunity for recovery. We provide a range of interventions appropriate to each young person's needs and work principally in the community, but also in-reach into Paediatric and Psychiatric in-patient settings. We are looking to develop our service and explore opportunities, specifically around improving our group work provision, reducing inpatient admissions and providing specialised pathways for ARFID.
Having just been awarded RDASH Clinical Team of the Year, there is no better time to join us! ...if you'd like to come and meet us in person before applying, we are holding an 'open day' at The Stonecastle Centre in Conisbrough (10am - 4pm on 7th February) where you will be able to meet some of the team, hear about our work, ask questions and get a feel for what the job might be like. Please email sue.wilkinson15@nhs.net if you are interested in attending or to let us know if a virtual meeting or phone conversation would work better for you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and will provide consultation to families, schools and other professionals and agencies.
There will be a requirement to undertake Eating Disorder assessments and to consider differential diagnoses. You will have relevant experience of working in Child and Adolecent Mental Health Services, experience of working in specialist eating disorder services is ideal but not essential.
Formulation is key in the service that we provide, and it is essential that you can demonstrate the ability to formulate systemically. The primary role is the provision of systemic family therapy and supporting the team to provide family focused therapy for Anorexia and Bulimia (FT-AN and FT-BN).
Enhancing systemic thinking across the team through the provision of training and supervision is also a key part of this role, along with service development through audit, evaluation, and research.
We are strongly committed to personal and professional development; the role is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and transferable skills in a supportive team environment.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
Are you good at building relationships, working with teams and promoting new ways of doing things?
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Professional postgraduate qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent.
- Postgraduate qualification in family/systemic psychotherapy
- Registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body.
- Continued professional development through structured self-study, specialist clinical supervision, and/or relevant combination of short courses.
Desirable
- Specialist Training in teaching Systemic Psychotherapy.
- Specialist training in supervision that has led to 'approved' clinical supervisor status (or working towards this).
- Specialist training in Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa / Bulimia Nervosa
- Multi Family Therapy for Eating Disorders
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working as a family therapist within CAMHS or Eating Disorders Services.
- Experience of working with a Multi-disciplinary Team
- Experience of supervising staff in systemic approaches.
- Experience of teaching and training Systemic/Family Therapy theory and skills to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Experience of designing and implementing research projects.
- Experience of the application of psychological therapies in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Professional postgraduate qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent.
- Postgraduate qualification in family/systemic psychotherapy
- Registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body.
- Continued professional development through structured self-study, specialist clinical supervision, and/or relevant combination of short courses.
Desirable
- Specialist Training in teaching Systemic Psychotherapy.
- Specialist training in supervision that has led to 'approved' clinical supervisor status (or working towards this).
- Specialist training in Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa / Bulimia Nervosa
- Multi Family Therapy for Eating Disorders
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working as a family therapist within CAMHS or Eating Disorders Services.
- Experience of working with a Multi-disciplinary Team
- Experience of supervising staff in systemic approaches.
- Experience of teaching and training Systemic/Family Therapy theory and skills to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Experience of designing and implementing research projects.
- Experience of the application of psychological therapies in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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).
