Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at Great Ormond Street Hospital as a Family Therapist (Family and Systemic Psychotherapist). The post holder would join a well established multi disciplinary inpatient team at the Mildred Creak Unit (MCU), working with children experiencing a range of complex and often enduring mental health difficulties. The post holder will also team of six family therapists who are part of Psychological Services and who work as part of GOSH mental health services and with paediatric specialities across the wider hospital.
This is a part time post, and the successful candidate will work within the Mildred Creak Unit (MCU, specialist in-patient unit). There will be opportunity to bring experience, to build upon existing skills working with families with complex mental health difficulties working alongside other experienced colleagues and disciplines within in the team. Family and Systemic Psychotherapy is highly valued at GOSH and professional development is encouraged and well supported.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of an experienced multi disciplinary team working with children and families where there are complex and high risk mental health difficulties. Alongside colleagues and in conjunction with colleagues, you will be involved in carrying out assessments, developing systemic formulations and contributing to treatment plans e.g. family and systemic psychotherapy. You will also have care coordinator responsibilities for specific children/young people. Part of your work will also involve offering advice and consultation to other disciplines, staff involved in the children's care as well as working with referrers, other agencies and outpatients services e.g. to support discharge.
About us
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description attached.
This job description is intended as an outline of the areas of activity and can be amended in the light of the changing needs of the service and will be reviewed as necessary in conjunction with the post-holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description attached.
This job description is intended as an outline of the areas of activity and can be amended in the light of the changing needs of the service and will be reviewed as necessary in conjunction with the post-holder.
Person Specification
Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Post-graduate (Masters level) qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
- Registration with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy)
Desirable
- Additional qualifications in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy e.g. clinical Supervision
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of assessment and systemic psychotherapy with children with complex mental health problems and their families
- Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches
- Experience of the application of discipline in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of representing discipline within the context of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration.
- Knowledge of the evidence base in relation to family and systemic psychotherapy and in relation to the child and adolescent mental health more generally.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Knowledge of theory & practice of specialised therapies in children and adolescents and their families with attachment difficulties and complex trauma
- Experience of preparing highly complex assessment reports, detailing appropriate formulations and recommendations.
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a range of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of teaching or training and presenting to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings
- Experience of presenting on family therapy to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings.
- Experience of supervising trainees, qualified staff or other professionals
Desirable
- Substantial experience of CAMHS inpatient settings, working with children and families with full range of clinical severity
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Specialist skills in the application of family therapy assessment, interventions and family therapy process relevant to patient group
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their carers/families, and other professionals.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Person Specification
Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Post-graduate (Masters level) qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
- Registration with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy)
Desirable
- Additional qualifications in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy e.g. clinical Supervision
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of assessment and systemic psychotherapy with children with complex mental health problems and their families
- Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches
- Experience of the application of discipline in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework
- Experience of representing discipline within the context of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration.
- Knowledge of the evidence base in relation to family and systemic psychotherapy and in relation to the child and adolescent mental health more generally.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Knowledge of theory & practice of specialised therapies in children and adolescents and their families with attachment difficulties and complex trauma
- Experience of preparing highly complex assessment reports, detailing appropriate formulations and recommendations.
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a range of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and young people and child protection
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience of teaching or training and presenting to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings
- Experience of presenting on family therapy to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings.
- Experience of supervising trainees, qualified staff or other professionals
Desirable
- Substantial experience of CAMHS inpatient settings, working with children and families with full range of clinical severity
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Specialist skills in the application of family therapy assessment, interventions and family therapy process relevant to patient group
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their carers/families, and other professionals.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
