Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of family based interventions and systemic psychotherapy within the Cardiff and Vale Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group. The successful applicant will be joining an established team of family therapists, at an exciting time in the development of the family therapy service and wider delivery of mental health and emotional wellbeing services in Cardiff and the Vale.
The post is permanent, and 30 hours per week, so there is flexibility on how the hours are configured. The service also operates a hybrid model of in person and virtual working.
You would be joining a supportive and friendly team, and we encourage those with various experience to apply, as the service is keen to support and develop the workforce over time.
Main duties of the job
The role will be situated within the Core CAMHS Team. Working with the Senior Family Therapy Team, and the wider mutli-disciplinary team, you will provide specialist psychological and therapeutic interventions and systemic assessments. The post holder will also contribute to formulation and diagnosis of common mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties in children, young people and families, and the wider delivery of care.
As a systemic psychotherapist/family therapist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, supporting families with care planning and designing and delivering specialist psychological interventions within child and adolescent emotional wellbeing settings and services.
Care co-ordination, consultation, and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team will be key aspects of the role, as well as partnership working with health, education and social care.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Qualifications:
Essential criteria:
- Relevant Core Professional Training relevant to this field:
- Nursing
- Clinical/Counselling/Educational/Forensic Psychology
- Social work
- Occupation Therapy
- Masters Level Training in Systemic Psychotherapy.
- Relevant statutory professional registration (e.g., HCPC, NMC etc).
- and
- Registration with the UKCP as a family/systemic psychotherapist.
Experience:
Essential:
- Extensive experience of undertaking assessments and providing evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families.
- Significant experience of researching, developing and/or delivering training packages.
- Experience of effective multi-agency / multidisciplinary team working in the NHS or equivalent.
- Experience of participating in the planning and development of services.
- Experienced in speaking & lecturing in public & professional forums.
- Experience of research.
Skills and Competencies:
Essential:
- High level communication and interpersonal skills to convey and receive complex, highly technical, sensitive information effectively at both a written and oral level.
- Skilled in working with people at all levels from all disciplines and interagency level.
- Ability to engage others in collaborative change processes.
- High level of presentation and report writing skills for clinical and academic content in a range of contexts.
- Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Ability to critically evaluate research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and service development.
- Ability to plan, formulate, organise and implement a broad range of complex clinical and service-related operational activities, programmes and plans.
Special Knowledge & Knowledge:
Essential:
- Expert knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders and clinical presentations in children and young people.
- Specialist skills in working with complex mental health problems.
- Skilled and experienced in providing clinical supervision to a range of clinicians.
- Computer literate.
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, and short courses.
- Up to date knowledge of relevant mental health legislative frameworks for children, adolescents and adults.
- Specialist knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders.
Personal Qualities:
Essential:
- Able to lead complex communication processes where there are opposing views and significant barriers to acceptance and understanding.
- Able to work consistently and therapeutically with frequent exposure to highly emotional, distressing and sensitive clinical circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Qualifications:
Essential criteria:
- Relevant Core Professional Training relevant to this field:
- Nursing
- Clinical/Counselling/Educational/Forensic Psychology
- Social work
- Occupation Therapy
- Masters Level Training in Systemic Psychotherapy.
- Relevant statutory professional registration (e.g., HCPC, NMC etc).
- and
- Registration with the UKCP as a family/systemic psychotherapist.
Experience:
Essential:
- Extensive experience of undertaking assessments and providing evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families.
- Significant experience of researching, developing and/or delivering training packages.
- Experience of effective multi-agency / multidisciplinary team working in the NHS or equivalent.
- Experience of participating in the planning and development of services.
- Experienced in speaking & lecturing in public & professional forums.
- Experience of research.
Skills and Competencies:
Essential:
- High level communication and interpersonal skills to convey and receive complex, highly technical, sensitive information effectively at both a written and oral level.
- Skilled in working with people at all levels from all disciplines and interagency level.
- Ability to engage others in collaborative change processes.
- High level of presentation and report writing skills for clinical and academic content in a range of contexts.
- Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Ability to critically evaluate research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and service development.
- Ability to plan, formulate, organise and implement a broad range of complex clinical and service-related operational activities, programmes and plans.
Special Knowledge & Knowledge:
Essential:
- Expert knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders and clinical presentations in children and young people.
- Specialist skills in working with complex mental health problems.
- Skilled and experienced in providing clinical supervision to a range of clinicians.
- Computer literate.
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, and short courses.
- Up to date knowledge of relevant mental health legislative frameworks for children, adolescents and adults.
- Specialist knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders.
Personal Qualities:
Essential:
- Able to lead complex communication processes where there are opposing views and significant barriers to acceptance and understanding.
- Able to work consistently and therapeutically with frequent exposure to highly emotional, distressing and sensitive clinical circumstances.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Core Professional Training relevant to this field
- Masters Level Training in Systemic Psychotherapy
- Professional registration (e.g., HCPC, NMC etc)
- Registration with the UKCP as a family/systemic psychotherapist
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of undertaking assessments and providing evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families
- Experience in providing supervision / consultation for other clinicians
- Experience of effective multi-agency / multidisciplinary team working in the NHS or equivalent
- Experience of participating in the planning and development of services
Desirable
- Experience of working with families, drawing on a systemic knowledge and practice base
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skilled in working with people at all levels from all disciplines and interagency level
- High level of presentation and report writing skills for clinical and academic content in a range of contexts
- Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Ability to critically evaluate research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and service development
Desirable
- Experience in presenting papers in local and regional professional forums
Special knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders and clinical presentations in children and young people
- Specialist skills in working with complex mental health problems
- Computer literate
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, and short courses
- Up to date knowledge of relevant mental health legislative frameworks for children, adolescents and adults
- Specialist knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Core Professional Training relevant to this field
- Masters Level Training in Systemic Psychotherapy
- Professional registration (e.g., HCPC, NMC etc)
- Registration with the UKCP as a family/systemic psychotherapist
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of undertaking assessments and providing evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families
- Experience in providing supervision / consultation for other clinicians
- Experience of effective multi-agency / multidisciplinary team working in the NHS or equivalent
- Experience of participating in the planning and development of services
Desirable
- Experience of working with families, drawing on a systemic knowledge and practice base
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skilled in working with people at all levels from all disciplines and interagency level
- High level of presentation and report writing skills for clinical and academic content in a range of contexts
- Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Ability to critically evaluate research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and service development
Desirable
- Experience in presenting papers in local and regional professional forums
Special knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders and clinical presentations in children and young people
- Specialist skills in working with complex mental health problems
- Computer literate
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, and short courses
- Up to date knowledge of relevant mental health legislative frameworks for children, adolescents and adults
- Specialist knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria
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).
