Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join a warm, welcoming and inclusive team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, person-centered and evidence-based support to children and young people who are struggling with moderate to severe emotional difficulties?
If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to work within the Barnet CAMHS Generic Team based at Oak Lane Childrens Clinic.
Barnet CAMHS prides itself in working from a multi-disciplinary approach, informed and embedded within the iThrive Framework. There is a strong focus on further developing clinicians skillset and learning from each other. We offer high-quality individual and group supervision, as well as space for reflective practice. There are many CPD opportunities within the team and across BEH.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY:
- To provide generic CAMHS assessments, formulation and systemically informed therapy to individuals, families or groups, referred to Enfield GCAMHS.
- To contribute to the Generic CAMHS Family Therapy clinic providing specialist systemic interventions to families
- To offer systemic consultations on clients' psychological care to colleagues, professional and non-professional staff in mental health services, Local Authority Social Care and the Education setting.
- To provide initial Neurodevelopmental disorder assessments including screening for ADHD and ASD.
- To work autonomously and co-operatively while adhering to our professional guidelines and the Enfield Generic CAMHS policies and procedures.
- To provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues and trainees, dependent on experience.
- To work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing a systemic lens to assessment and treatment options, as discussed in Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings.
About us
The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
***Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.***
Job description
Job responsibilities
***Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.***
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession.
- Masters/Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
- Eligibility for UKCP Registration including short or long term training to meet CPD requirements
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- 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.
- 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 and work setting.
- Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients.
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Masters or Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology consistent with systemic practice.
- Well developed skills to communicate effectively, orally and in writing at an age appropriate level (including use of play, drawing, role play, metaphor and stories) complex, highly technical and /or clinically sensitive information to children, adolescents, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS including reports for the Courts.
- Knowledge of child development/ mental health issues
- Ability to work with a racially and culturally diverse community in a wide variety of contexts including specialist skills for working therapeutically in family homes.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues and strategic frameworks and their implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
- Minimum three years experience of working with children, adolescents and families.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
- Experience of working with families when a child or adolescent has complex needs
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies.
- Ability to manage working in situations of multi-level stress, e.g. client's experience of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, organisational transitions.
- Advanced video skills using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Good IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession.
- Masters/Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
- Eligibility for UKCP Registration including short or long term training to meet CPD requirements
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- 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.
- 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 and work setting.
- Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients.
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Masters or Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology consistent with systemic practice.
- Well developed skills to communicate effectively, orally and in writing at an age appropriate level (including use of play, drawing, role play, metaphor and stories) complex, highly technical and /or clinically sensitive information to children, adolescents, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS including reports for the Courts.
- Knowledge of child development/ mental health issues
- Ability to work with a racially and culturally diverse community in a wide variety of contexts including specialist skills for working therapeutically in family homes.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues and strategic frameworks and their implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
- Minimum three years experience of working with children, adolescents and families.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
- Experience of working with families when a child or adolescent has complex needs
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies.
- Ability to manage working in situations of multi-level stress, e.g. client's experience of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, organisational transitions.
- Advanced video skills using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Good IT skills
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).
