Job summary
Are you a compassionate Senior Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, looking for a new role where you can be autonomous, creative, and a team player?
Are you dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people with complex needs?
This post is based in our Oxfordshire Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service. The Family Therapist role will deliver a high-quality, comprehensive mental health service for children, young people, and their families experiencing mental health and eating disorder challenges alongside the multidisciplinary team. We are looking for an experienced and dedicated professional, who's not afraid to think outside the box, to support and engage children, young people, and their families.
Main duties of the job
NICE concordant treatments, including family-based treatments are at the forefront of our practice. The MDT consists of clinicians from a range of specialisms including psychology, nursing, dietetics, family therapy and psychiatry. In this role, you'll hold your own case load.
Key tasks
- The assessment and treatment of young people with a range of eating disorder presentations
- Delivering family-based treatment and family and systemic psychotherapy to young people and families
- Maintaining a systemic perspective of the young people we see in context and using systemic skills such as systemic formulation to aid the evidence-based treatment we offer
You'll be co-located with a range of other services already working alongside the team and our young people with complex needs (CAMHS Crisis, Outreach etc).
As a senior clinician you will be a member of the senior leadership team who prioritise service development, ongoing research, and the collation of outcome data for research and service evaluation.
There are times you may be required to work off site and in other clinical buildings or departments. We work closely with out inpatient units and collaborative working is vital.
We'll need you be flexible and adaptable, have excellent interpersonal/communication skills and high levels of resilience. We're looking for someone with a strong background of working with CYP with mental health difficulties. Someone who thrives on the challenges and rewards of working with complexity.
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in family/systemic psychotherapy
- Maintenance of registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
Desirable
- Professional postgraduate qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association for Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, family systems and groups, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Advanced 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, developmental stage of client and work setting
- Communication and relationship skills of the highest level in working with hostile patients and their families in situations of sexual abuse and where complex formulations need to be explained
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of Systemic Psychotherapy/Family therapy in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, eating disorders, dual diagnosis etc)
- Skills in providing advanced level systemic/ Family Therapy training and supervision to other professionals.
Experiance
Essential
- Substantial practice in relevant first profession.
- Substantial experience of working as a family and systemic psychotherapist within CAMHS.
- Experience of teaching and training Systemic/Family Therapy theory and skills to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Experience of designing and implementing research projects.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in family/systemic psychotherapy
- Maintenance of registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
Desirable
- Professional postgraduate qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association for Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, family systems and groups, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Advanced 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, developmental stage of client and work setting
- Communication and relationship skills of the highest level in working with hostile patients and their families in situations of sexual abuse and where complex formulations need to be explained
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of Systemic Psychotherapy/Family therapy in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, eating disorders, dual diagnosis etc)
- Skills in providing advanced level systemic/ Family Therapy training and supervision to other professionals.
Experiance
Essential
- Substantial practice in relevant first profession.
- Substantial experience of working as a family and systemic psychotherapist within CAMHS.
- Experience of teaching and training Systemic/Family Therapy theory and skills to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Experience of designing and implementing research projects.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
