Job summary
Are you ready to make a real difference to the lives of families within CAMHS?
Oxford Health NHS Trust have an exciting opportunity for a full time Family Therapist, to join the Bath and North East Somerset CAMHS Getting More Help Service. This is a unique opportunity to join a creative and innovative CAMHS team. The role will have a focus on being part of TEDS (The Eating Disorders Service) and will also include working as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
Family therapy is supported and highly regarded within Oxford health, and you will be joining a large group of family therapists who work through out BaNES. There will be opportunities to link to your family therapy colleagues. In terms of carer progression there are a number of family therapy posts at different bands. For yourself their will also be opportunities for further training, alongside CPD.
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Main duties of the job
Based at Temple House in Keynsham, which is situated between Bristol and Bath, you will offer family therapy routine clinics, family therapy complex case clinics, offering consultation, taking part in research and the development of the family therapy provision.
You will also offer clinical supervision, support the development of junior staff, support trainees, take part in the duty rota, care coordinate a case load, contribute to peer supervision and complete both routine and urgent assessments.
About us
With a big national focus on improving services for children and young people's mental health and wellbeing, there has never been a better time to join Oxford Health CAMHS and make a positive difference to children and young people's life chances.
You will have the opportunity to make an active and meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation and redesign that is based on the i-Thrive model, ensuring children and young people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from individuals with the right skills.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a very supportive and innovative team. Clinical supervision and professional development are priorities for the service.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a qualified systemic family therapy service to the clients served by BaNES CAMH service.
- Providing consultation, supervision and support to other clinical members of the team who provide family-based care and treatment is key to this role.
- You will also be required to work alongside the Consultant/Lead FT who is based at BaNES.
- To work with the Eating Disorders clinic, offering family based treatment (FBT) and to contribute approximately once per year to the Banes-Swindon-Wiltshire (BSW) wide Multi Family Therapy group (MFT is a 4 day group, 3 days follow-up).
This role requires high levels of autonomy, working within professional guidelines. You will exercise responsibility for the governance of family therapy practice within the service/team and utilise skills for audit, policy, service development and research.
If you are interested in applying and would further information and an informal discussion, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please Note:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a qualified systemic family therapy service to the clients served by BaNES CAMH service.
- Providing consultation, supervision and support to other clinical members of the team who provide family-based care and treatment is key to this role.
- You will also be required to work alongside the Consultant/Lead FT who is based at BaNES.
- To work with the Eating Disorders clinic, offering family based treatment (FBT) and to contribute approximately once per year to the Banes-Swindon-Wiltshire (BSW) wide Multi Family Therapy group (MFT is a 4 day group, 3 days follow-up).
This role requires high levels of autonomy, working within professional guidelines. You will exercise responsibility for the governance of family therapy practice within the service/team and utilise skills for audit, policy, service development and research.
If you are interested in applying and would further information and an informal discussion, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please Note:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
- Postgraduate qualification in family and systemic psychotherapy
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health or social welfare (or established equivalence according to AFT criteria)
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of family therapy assessment, interventions and family therapy process relevant to client group
- Knowledge of evidence base in relation to child mental health treatments.
- Knowledge and application of standardised assessments and outcome measures
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessment / intervention with children, young people and families in a mental health or equivalent setting
- Experience of working with children with severe mental health problems and their carers
- Experience of maintaining a caseload
Desirable
- Experience of running/co-running groups.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
- Postgraduate qualification in family and systemic psychotherapy
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health or social welfare (or established equivalence according to AFT criteria)
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of family therapy assessment, interventions and family therapy process relevant to client group
- Knowledge of evidence base in relation to child mental health treatments.
- Knowledge and application of standardised assessments and outcome measures
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessment / intervention with children, young people and families in a mental health or equivalent setting
- Experience of working with children with severe mental health problems and their carers
- Experience of maintaining a caseload
Desirable
- Experience of running/co-running groups.
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).
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).
