Job summary
Through investment and recognition of the benefit of Family & Systemic Psychotherapy, a new vacancy is available in Greenwich CAMHS . We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Family and Systemic psychotherapist to join our team at B7
Why work with us?
You will receive training and CPD that meet AFT/UKCP requirements on an annual basis. You will have an opportunity to develop your skills working systemically with young people where:
There is increased risk of self-harm or admission to an inpatient setting.
Young people who have a diagnosis of Learning Disability or are Neurodivergent in addition to an identified mental health problem.
Children Looked after, Adopted, Special Guardianship or residing in a placement outside of the immediate family.
Group work
Participation & Co-Production
Care Coordination
You will work in accordance with Trust and Directorate policies to ensure accurate record keeping, which include initial & risk assessments, formulation and care plans. You will use supervision, team meetings and other forums where systemic and/or organisational matters need addressing.
Our service sits within the culturally diverse borough Greenwich and offers a rich and stimulating work environment. There is free parking, local walks and excellent public transport links. You can join a range of Trust Networks including Building a Fairer Oxleas Improving Lives Reviews, or become a Champion for your team such as Participation, Wellbeing or Safeguarding.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will deliver high quality, evidence based, systemic psychotherapy to young people between the ages of 0-18 years, their families, carers, and professional networks
You will have access to specialist support and consultation on complex cases that require Forensic CAMHs and Eating Disorders via our relationship within the South London Partnership in addition to our Specialist Harmful Sexual Behaviour Services.
You will become part of a well-established, supportive family psychotherapy team and work alongside MDT and systemic colleagues in our service wide intervention clinics. You will have access to video equipment to record sessions for training or development purposes.
There are excellent opportunities to contribute to the development and implementation of service delivery, as well as audit and Quality Improvement projects to increase better outcomes for families with children presenting with complex mental health problems.
You will develop formulations skills through case presentation, clinical supervision, training and regular local/trust wide meetings of the family psychotherapists and systemic practitioners.
The post holder will liaise and work collaboratively with professional networks involved with highly complex, emotive and often conflictual issues such as those involving child protection, deliberate self-harm, violence, trauma, suicide risk, criminal offending behaviour, sexualised behaviour, and mental health problems of parents.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a defined caseload of young people and their families and carers.
- To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for adolescents and their families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
- To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with young people and their families/carers.
- To liaise with the young persons professional network, keeping them informed of developments, changes in risk status and promoting multi agency collaboration. Liaison with Childrens Specialist Services, Educational services, independent sector mental health providers, counsellors and any other professional related to the child care.
- To involve the young person, and where appropriate, their families/carers in delivering programmes of care.
- To be able to assess and manage high-risk adolescent clients in a variety of settings, conducting risk assessments and formulating safety plans.
- To be an active part of the emergency duty rota weekly, conducting a holistic nursing assessment and developing risk management plans in collaboration with clients who present to A+E in psychiatric emergency.
- To effectively and appropriately communicate these risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client.
- To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
- To play an active role in promoting mental health and well-being in young people and their families/carers.
- To take responsibility for the organisation and facilitation of multi-agency meetings. E.g. CPA Meetings, professional meetings, Clinical team discussions.
- To have analytical and judgement skills to consider the wider implications of decisions made in regards to clients care, taking into account the young persons developmental stage.
- To be able to demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions under pressure taking into consideration the risks to clients, self and others and to be able to assess the often complex situations of these clients and their families within the context of their social environment. Understanding risk and resilience as well as protective factors.
- To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public
- To provide training and consultations in specialist areas to other professionals within the trust and to outside agencies, e.g. Social Care, voluntary sector.
- To participate in individual and group supervision with colleagues in the specialist areas.
- To maintain clinical records in accordance with professional body standards for record keeping and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct where applicable. As well as Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust policy and procedures on Information Governance
- To be aware of the statutory requirements of both the Children Act and Mental Health Act and use these to inform good nursing practice.
- To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals.
- To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report.
- To deliver evidence-based interventions and undertake routine outcome measures to monitor the quality of care provided, in keeping with the national CYPIAPT framework.
- To participate in the provision of training and information for other professionals as appropriate in order to promote effective practice in the specialist area
- To liaise with other colleagues in CAMHS and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments e.g. Adolescent clinical forums.
- To work in close collaboration with the team manager and ensure the health clinic is operating in adherence with good nursing practice guidelines. E.g. wound care, physical health monitoring, and monitoring medication side effects.
- To liaise closely with the head of profession to promote good, effective and safe practice within the CAMHS nursing establishment and participate in the development and promotion of the nursing role within CAMHS
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a defined caseload of young people and their families and carers.
- To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for adolescents and their families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
- To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with young people and their families/carers.
- To liaise with the young persons professional network, keeping them informed of developments, changes in risk status and promoting multi agency collaboration. Liaison with Childrens Specialist Services, Educational services, independent sector mental health providers, counsellors and any other professional related to the child care.
- To involve the young person, and where appropriate, their families/carers in delivering programmes of care.
- To be able to assess and manage high-risk adolescent clients in a variety of settings, conducting risk assessments and formulating safety plans.
- To be an active part of the emergency duty rota weekly, conducting a holistic nursing assessment and developing risk management plans in collaboration with clients who present to A+E in psychiatric emergency.
- To effectively and appropriately communicate these risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client.
- To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
- To play an active role in promoting mental health and well-being in young people and their families/carers.
- To take responsibility for the organisation and facilitation of multi-agency meetings. E.g. CPA Meetings, professional meetings, Clinical team discussions.
- To have analytical and judgement skills to consider the wider implications of decisions made in regards to clients care, taking into account the young persons developmental stage.
- To be able to demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions under pressure taking into consideration the risks to clients, self and others and to be able to assess the often complex situations of these clients and their families within the context of their social environment. Understanding risk and resilience as well as protective factors.
- To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public
- To provide training and consultations in specialist areas to other professionals within the trust and to outside agencies, e.g. Social Care, voluntary sector.
- To participate in individual and group supervision with colleagues in the specialist areas.
- To maintain clinical records in accordance with professional body standards for record keeping and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct where applicable. As well as Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust policy and procedures on Information Governance
- To be aware of the statutory requirements of both the Children Act and Mental Health Act and use these to inform good nursing practice.
- To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals.
- To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report.
- To deliver evidence-based interventions and undertake routine outcome measures to monitor the quality of care provided, in keeping with the national CYPIAPT framework.
- To participate in the provision of training and information for other professionals as appropriate in order to promote effective practice in the specialist area
- To liaise with other colleagues in CAMHS and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments e.g. Adolescent clinical forums.
- To work in close collaboration with the team manager and ensure the health clinic is operating in adherence with good nursing practice guidelines. E.g. wound care, physical health monitoring, and monitoring medication side effects.
- To liaise closely with the head of profession to promote good, effective and safe practice within the CAMHS nursing establishment and participate in the development and promotion of the nursing role within CAMHS
Person Specification
Qualification or Qualified
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession (e.g. social work, nursing, OT, Art Therapy) and demonstrable practice over a minimum of three years.
Desirable
- Experience of additional training or teaching
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years working in CAMHS or with children and families in a relevant mental health or social care setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work with a racially and culturally diverse community in a wide variety of contexts including highly specialist skills for working therapeutically
- Experience of working with children who are neurodiverse.
Desirable
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues and strategic frameworks including The Children Act 1989, and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management
Skills, Ability, Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ability to competently assess risk, and manage complex and dynamic risk of children and young people
- Good understanding of child development, and relevant mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of offering supervision
Person Specification
Qualification or Qualified
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession (e.g. social work, nursing, OT, Art Therapy) and demonstrable practice over a minimum of three years.
Desirable
- Experience of additional training or teaching
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years working in CAMHS or with children and families in a relevant mental health or social care setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work with a racially and culturally diverse community in a wide variety of contexts including highly specialist skills for working therapeutically
- Experience of working with children who are neurodiverse.
Desirable
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues and strategic frameworks including The Children Act 1989, and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management
Skills, Ability, Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ability to competently assess risk, and manage complex and dynamic risk of children and young people
- Good understanding of child development, and relevant mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of offering supervision
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).
