Family Systemic Psychotherapist

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Rhyl; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major health organization in North Wales is seeking a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. The role involves coordinating Family Therapy within the LIFT team, supporting families in challenging situations. Qualified candidates with a passion for child development and systemic therapy are encouraged to apply. Opportunities for professional development are provided.

Qualifications

• Post grad Family Therapy or equivalent qualification.
• UKCP Registration as a Family/Systemic Psychotherapist required.
• Knowledge of evidence-based family interventions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide Family Therapy services.
• Work alongside the LIFT Team Manager.
• Support children and families in complex situations.

Skills

Systemic practice skills

Ability to coordinate Family Therapy

Ability to manage training packages

Experience working with children

Education

Post grad Family Therapy or equivalent qualification at Masters level

UKCP Registration as a Family/Systemic Psychotherapist

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Early Intervention Prevention and Promotion Service within the CAMH Service joining the established Local Integrated Family Team (LIFT), a multi-disciplinary, integrated partnership, successfully bringing together Conwy and Denbighshire County Councils and the Central Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) services. LIFT works with children of all ages, families and wider systems to understand behaviours that challenge within the home. Whilst employed through Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), you will be embedded within the LIFT team contributing to the values of the service, which puts families at the heart. Using a compassionate bio-psycho-social understanding of challenging behaviour, LIFT works with the 'missing middle', providing assessment and intervention where universal interventions have been exceeded, and where difficulties do not meet thresholds for statutory services.

Main duties of the job

The team are looking for an enthusiastic Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to work alongside the LIFT Team Manager and other specialists to support the service to meet the team's aims and uphold its values and purpose. The successful candidate will coordinate and provide a Family Therapy service within LIFT team, as part of the wider Central Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Early Intervention, Prevention and Promotion (EIPP) service, covering the areas of Conwy and Denbighshire. Newly qualified psychotherapists, and those due to qualify as Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, would be welcome to apply, with opportunities for further professional development supported.

An understanding of child development and systemic factors which contribute to healthy child- parent relationships are desirable, along with any experience of using evidence based and practice-based evidence, to deliver interventions within services would be valued.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and /or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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 .

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Post grad Family Therapy or equiv qualifiction at Masters or higher award
• UKCP Registration as a Family/Systemic Psychotherapist
• Knowledge of research design and methodology as practised within the field of family therapy
• Knowledge of legislation for both clinical practice and professional management in relation children and families
• Evidence of CPD
• Additional relevant academic and/or accredited therapeutic qualification

Experience

• Experience of implementing evidence based family interventions
• Experience of taking full clinical responsibility for clients' care with experience of co-ordinating
• Experience of working as a registered family/systemic psychotherapist
• Experience of working directly with children and young people
• Direct experience of Care Coordination under the MHM 2010
• Experience of Teaching, training and/or supervision

Aptitue and Abilities

• Highly developed skills in systemic practice
• Ability to develop, manage and co-ordinate Family Therapy/interviewing
• Ability to develop, manage and coordinate training packages (staff and clients)
• Ability to work within an evidence based framework
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others
• Ability to work with distressing clinical material and help others manage this
• Ability to work in contexts of high complexity and ongoing change
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Ability to develop manage co-ordinate and provide consultation to other professionals

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.