CAMHS Family & Systemic Psychotherapist

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Dunstable is looking for a Systemic Family Therapist to join their multi-disciplinary Emotional & Behavioural CAMHS Team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in CAMHS and offer therapeutic treatment to young individuals and their families. Responsibilities include assessment, family therapy facilitation, and coordination with schools and agencies. The organization values inclusivity and offers opportunities for professional development. Flexible working arrangements are considered.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Free parking

50% discount on season ticket fares

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience of working in CAMHS.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines.
• Registration as Clinical Supervisor by Association for Family Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Offer assessment and therapeutic treatment to young people with mental health difficulties.
• Co-facilitate family therapy clinics and groups.
• Provide consultations and clinical supervision.

Skills

Experience in relevant first profession

Experience of working with children and young people

Knowledge of systemic theories and interventions

Ability to engage with a multi-ethnic community

Education

Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession

UKCP Registration

AFT-agreed equivalent Masters or Doctoral level qualification

Job description

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 significant post qualification 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, clinical supervision, and internal CPD. 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.

This post is based close to the M1 and easily reached by car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The clinic also has the added benefit of free parking and all clinicians are supported by very dedicated and efficient administrative staff.Most of the work will be based in the clinic when not remote working, but access to a car is helpful. The Trust has an arrangement for 50% discount on season ticket fares with Thameslink, the rail provider, for its staff. A generous relocation package is available if you need to move to access this job.

The post is funded to 8A but we would consider applications from newly qualified or less experienced clinicians who would be interested in a band 7 to 8A preceptorship position. At band 7, you would not be expected to be a primary supervisor, and involvement with provision of training, QI projects and leadership roles would be reduced. Your supervisor would support you in working towards an 8A position via achievement of learning objectives.

Job responsibilities

Francesca Curti-Gialdino, Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist, Dunstable CAMHS, tel [phone] or email [e-mail] or

Dr Louise Scrivener, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Dunstable CAMHS, tel [phone] or email [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Psychiatry, Teaching OR AFT-agreed equivalent Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent
• UKCP Registration
• Evidence of CPD
• NVR training
• Registration as Clinical Supervisor by Association for Family Therapy

Experience

• Experience in relevant first profession
• Post-qualifying experience
• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of working with children and young people in an emotionally demanding environment.
• Experience of teaching and training systemic psychotherapy
• Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters.

Knowledge

• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines
• Knowledge of and skill 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
• Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development
• Knowledge of current development in CAMHS
• Masters or Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology consistent with systemic practice

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.

Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead