Job summary
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and their families? We're looking for a dedicated Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our vibrant Core CAMHS multidisciplinary team. This is a unique opportunity to bring your expertise in systemic psychotherapy to a role where your work truly matters.
In this role, you will deliver compassionate, evidence-based assessments and interventions--whether through individual therapy, family sessions, or group work. You'll have the chance to connect with families, offering support that respects their unique dynamics and challenges.
We value clinical autonomy and creativity, encouraging you to draw on a range of therapeutic models tailored to the specific needs of each young person and family system you work with. Your insights and skills will be vital in shaping care plans that embrace the complexities of family relationships and social networks.
If you're driven by a systemic approach and committed to collaborative, inclusive care that supports emotional growth and resilience, this role offers a meaningful platform to lead, innovate, and inspire within child and adolescent mental health.
Come and be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your expertise can empower young lives and their families to thrive.
Main duties of the job
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Deliver specialist systemic therapy and care packages tailored to complex family systems.
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Work autonomously using a variety of therapeutic models based on clinical needs.
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Provide advice, consultation, and supervision to CAMHS team members and other professionals.
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Contribute to training, education, research, audits, and service development.
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Lead by example within the community mental health service, promoting best practices and emerging evidence.
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Offer expert evaluations, second opinions, and input on complex cases.
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Represent the service in community and professional meetings.
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Support and supervise trainees in family therapy placements.
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Build strong professional networks across multidisciplinary teams, local authorities, and third sector partners.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD /PS for a more detailed overview
Clinical To provide an effective and efficient systemic therapy service for children and young people with mental health needs,building resilience and community support systems. To independently plan, organise, lead and evaluate individual and group treatment sessions providing guidance toothers on suitable techniques as required. To explore best practice and to innovate in the areas of assessment and intervention within CAMHS. To provide evidence-based interventions and demonstrate high level clinical reasoning skills in implementing bestpractice; to explore innovations in practice and implement accordingly. To analyse complex facts and situations and compare a range of options in order to develop highly specialisedservice delivery to meet the needs of children and young people in early intervention CAMHS. To establish and maintain excellent communication with other members of the MDT, individuals, family, carers andsignificant others. To provide consultation to professionals in creating management plans for children and young people. To liaise with and where appropriate participate in joint work with other clinicians. To communicate highly complex condition or intervention related information to children, young people and theirfamilies, responding sensitively to issues which are potentially highly emotive. To participate in and contribute to case conferences and review meetings for children, young people and theirfamilies. To undertake 'one-off' assessment and intervention with less experienced therapists for identified casesdemonstrating up to date, expert evidence-based clinical skills. To provide professional advice to patient/carer groups. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures. To provide a second opinion where there are practice dilemmas. To maintain clinical records and produce reports on service users in accordance with service guidelines andstandards. To work within the Association of Family Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and within Health Boardand departmental policies and procedures. To be responsible for development and implementation of appropriate policies/ protocols within area ofresponsibility.
Leadership To prioritise, manage and monitor own caseload and to support colleagues with the day-to-day organisation of workwithin the service. To work closely with Service Leads in implementing the clinical governance agenda, in respect of standards andquality of assessment and intervention for children and young people. This will include addressing issues ofservice capacity, staffing and waiting times management. To attend locality operational meetings as appropriate and agreed with manager and the CAMHs seniormanagement team. To work with manager and CAMHS senior management team to develop and audit clinical standards acrossthe service relating to area of clinical specialism. To evaluate the clinical performance of staff within the team (where they are in post); supporting thedevelopment of staff within the context of service delivery. To prioritise own work within the resources available to the service and to highlight deficiencies to the OperationalManager and the CAMHS senior management team where they impact on either the quality or standards of servicedelivery. To take part in the recruitment, selection and appointment of staff and to organise induction programmesas appropriate. Where appropriate, to act as supervisor for junior staff providing regular supervision sessions in line with ABUHBpolicies. Where appropriate, carry out annual appraisals according to ABUHB policy. To observe departmental and ABUHB systems and policies to meet quality standards and to provide accurateand timely statistical information as required. To interpret and implement national and local guidelines within the service. To contribute to the development of departmental policies regarding service provision. To work with clinicians in the S-CAMHS service and colleagues in the MDT promoting changes in practice in line withcurrent innovation. To facilitate these changes by supporting colleagues through the 'management of change'process. To develop and build-positive and productive relationships and professional networks within across theorganisation and externally to the organisation, to enhance service provision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD /PS for a more detailed overview
Clinical To provide an effective and efficient systemic therapy service for children and young people with mental health needs,building resilience and community support systems. To independently plan, organise, lead and evaluate individual and group treatment sessions providing guidance toothers on suitable techniques as required. To explore best practice and to innovate in the areas of assessment and intervention within CAMHS. To provide evidence-based interventions and demonstrate high level clinical reasoning skills in implementing bestpractice; to explore innovations in practice and implement accordingly. To analyse complex facts and situations and compare a range of options in order to develop highly specialisedservice delivery to meet the needs of children and young people in early intervention CAMHS. To establish and maintain excellent communication with other members of the MDT, individuals, family, carers andsignificant others. To provide consultation to professionals in creating management plans for children and young people. To liaise with and where appropriate participate in joint work with other clinicians. To communicate highly complex condition or intervention related information to children, young people and theirfamilies, responding sensitively to issues which are potentially highly emotive. To participate in and contribute to case conferences and review meetings for children, young people and theirfamilies. To undertake 'one-off' assessment and intervention with less experienced therapists for identified casesdemonstrating up to date, expert evidence-based clinical skills. To provide professional advice to patient/carer groups. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures. To provide a second opinion where there are practice dilemmas. To maintain clinical records and produce reports on service users in accordance with service guidelines andstandards. To work within the Association of Family Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and within Health Boardand departmental policies and procedures. To be responsible for development and implementation of appropriate policies/ protocols within area ofresponsibility.
Leadership To prioritise, manage and monitor own caseload and to support colleagues with the day-to-day organisation of workwithin the service. To work closely with Service Leads in implementing the clinical governance agenda, in respect of standards andquality of assessment and intervention for children and young people. This will include addressing issues ofservice capacity, staffing and waiting times management. To attend locality operational meetings as appropriate and agreed with manager and the CAMHs seniormanagement team. To work with manager and CAMHS senior management team to develop and audit clinical standards acrossthe service relating to area of clinical specialism. To evaluate the clinical performance of staff within the team (where they are in post); supporting thedevelopment of staff within the context of service delivery. To prioritise own work within the resources available to the service and to highlight deficiencies to the OperationalManager and the CAMHS senior management team where they impact on either the quality or standards of servicedelivery. To take part in the recruitment, selection and appointment of staff and to organise induction programmesas appropriate. Where appropriate, to act as supervisor for junior staff providing regular supervision sessions in line with ABUHBpolicies. Where appropriate, carry out annual appraisals according to ABUHB policy. To observe departmental and ABUHB systems and policies to meet quality standards and to provide accurateand timely statistical information as required. To interpret and implement national and local guidelines within the service. To contribute to the development of departmental policies regarding service provision. To work with clinicians in the S-CAMHS service and colleagues in the MDT promoting changes in practice in line withcurrent innovation. To facilitate these changes by supporting colleagues through the 'management of change'process. To develop and build-positive and productive relationships and professional networks within across theorganisation and externally to the organisation, to enhance service provision.
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Person Specification
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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
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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).
