Family Interventions Therapist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lewisham Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (LEIS) is recruiting a dedicated Family Interventions Therapist to join our multidisciplinary community mental health team. You will deliver family interventions for psychosis, support carers, and provide supervision and training to colleagues and trainees.

There are opportunities for research and professional development within a supportive NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering family interventions for psychosis and related interventions (FI, CBT-based, Open Dialogue).
• Experience working with service users and carers within a multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Willingness to provide supervision and training to students/trainees; involvement in research possible.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support delivery of family interventions for psychosis at LEIS.
• Facilitate team work with families where a member has psychosis.
• Provide 1-1 carer support and run a carers' support group.
• Provide supervision and consultations to team members and students; participate in research opportunities.

Skills

Family interventions

Psychosis experience

Team collaboration

Carer support

Job description

The Lewisham Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (LEIS) is looking for a highly enthusiastic and skilled Family Interventions Therapist with experience working with people with psychosis. The successful applicant will share responsibility for the provision of family interventions for psychosis to families and carers. The post holder will join a psychological therapies team within LEIS.

LEIS is a specialist multidisciplinary community mental health team supporting people aged 18-65 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team uses well-researched Early Intervention strategies and works intensively with service users and carers for up to three years, to promote engagement with the team and with a range of interventions to facilitate social inclusion and recovery., You will be responsible for developing and supporting the provision of family interventions at LEIS, particularly facilitating the teams' work with families where a member is experiencing psychosis. Family interventions involve experience delivering FI, Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions, Open Dialogue, Cognitive-Behavioural Family Interventions or Systemic oriented family interventions and psycho-education. The role will also involve supporting carers 1-1, as well as facilitating a carers support group. The post-holder will also be involved in providing supervision and consultations to other team members and students. There are opportunities for research and supervision of trainees.

We are looking for an energetic and highly motivated Family Interventions Therapist who has a genuine interest n Psychosis and Early Intervention, and the ability to work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team. Psychological input is valued in the team, and considered an integral part of the services on offer to our service users and their families.

LEIS is based at a community site in Hither Green, Lewisham, and is well connected to the other community and acute services the borough provides. The site also has good transport links with London and surrounds, Hither Green Rail station is nearby, the building has dedicated parking.