Systemic Family Therapist

Job overview

• The Children and Young People’s Intensive Support Hub
• Band 7 (Part time
• 30 hours per week)

The aims of the service are to prevent hospital admission and/or to reduce the length of inpatient stays and support transition back to the community. CYP ISH is an 8am-8pm service that runs 7 days/week, so some flexible working may be required.

Applicants who are currently undertaking qualifying level training may be considered for a preceptorship opportunity with substantial prior experience.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for this process understanding and applying evidence-based approaches both in relation to family treatments and in the involvement of service users and carers.

The post-holder will be expected to discuss clients’ care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

The post holder will also be accountable for their own professional actions and will need to interpret broad occupational policies (i.e. commitment to a family approach to treatment, involving service users and carers at all levels of treatment and service development).

The CYP ISH team operate 7 days a week 8am until 8pm therefore the post holder may be expected to work some evenings and weekends.

Working for our organisation

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Delivery of a full range of family treatments to all patients. These treatments may include the following systemic psychotherapy interventions:

• Conjoint family therapy (all family members present in the room at the same time, plus patient and other members of multi-disciplinary team).
• Separated family therapy (i.e. parental counselling and individual systemic counselling running in parallel).
• Multi-family group therapy

The post holder is expected to participate in assessments of patients referred for treatment and to consult to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency colleagues regarding the family treatment component of each patient’s care. Assessment of family interactions and formulating how these are connected to diagnostic factors will be a key component of the post, influencing the direction of treatment and recommendations for appropriate family interventions.

To communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner to clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care.

To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, and to provide appropriate reports on this.

To produce reports on clients, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of systemic assessment and formulation and treatment outcome, in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrers.

To assist in the management of the team caseload.

To work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory and non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications

• M.Sc./Post-graduate Diploma in Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy.
• UKCP registered family therapist.
• Additional qualification in a related profession (NMC, HCPC)

• NVR Training and or knowledge around child and adolescents’ Mental health disorders.

Experience

• Post-qualifying experience commensurate with the role as a systemic/family psychotherapist working in health care or social care setting

Knowledge

• Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users

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• In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
• Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.
• All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
• All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.

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