Job summary
Croydon CAMHS are looking to recruit a Principal Family and Systemic Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. This is an exciting opportunity to join and lead within a highly skilled, friendly and supportive service.
We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic Systemic Family Psychotherapist who is passionate about working with children and young people. Applicants must be keen to develop collaborative approaches and support the commitment of Croydon CAMHS to continually improve access to services for all community groups.
The successful applicant with provide leadership to the wider service and ensure the systemic provision of a highly specialist family and systemic psychotherapy service.
Croydon CAMHS works closely with Kings and IoPPN to provide learning opportunities to systemic Practitioners and Psychotherapists and there are opportunists to provide additional training clinics, teaching and supervision.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties:
To be responsible for the provision of a Systemic Psychotherapy service at a highly specialist level within the mental health CAMHS team within the context of existing multi professional teamwork.
This post sits in the wider service of Croydon CAMHS, providing support and consultation across all teams, however the successful applicant will share leadership responsibilities with senior peers within the Treating Team.
To provide highly specialist assessment and clinical formulation to children and adolescents with complex mental health needs. To think creatively, work flexibly and have a range of clinical skills in working alongside others to support a complex range of service users and their network.
Although the successful applicant with sit across the whole of Croydon CAMHS, the postholder will share leadership responsibilities within the Croydon CAMHS Treating Team. Work with peers to ensure visible representation of systemic discipline and provide consultation. Support in chairing multidisciplinary meetings, and participate in child protection case conferences and reviews, etc. providing professional advice on individual care programme planning and other clinical matters as necessary. To provide systemic supervision and consultation as appropriate and enable other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
About us
About the Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has the most comprehensive range of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the United Kingdom with a budget of approximately £47 million. Our services are renowned nationally and internationally, with clinical practice that thrives on our close links with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London and the Medical Research Council Child Psychiatry Unit.
We are also proud to be part of the South London Partnership (SLP); a collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South West London and St George's NHS Foundation Trust set up to improve quality and access to mental health services across the whole of south London.
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
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- To be responsible for the provision of a Systemic Psychotherapy service at a highly specialist level within the mental health CAMHS team within the context of existing multi professional teamwork
- To provide highly specialist assessment and clinical formulation to children and adolescents with complex mental health needs.
- To provide reports, including systemic formulation, and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users and their families.
- To select and deliver evidence based highly specialist therapeutic interventions to young people and families, with complex psychological difficulties including depression, ASD, ADHD, sexual abuse, conduct disorder, learning disability, drawing from a broad spectrum of systemic models, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions as necessary, based on the highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group
- To be responsible for psychological interventions with carers (or families as appropriate) of children and adolescents referred to Croydon CAMHS.
- To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
- To act as a care co-ordinator, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans as required.
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with young people and their families, taking account of communication needs.
- To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the Croydon and at all times to work in ways that are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds, and to be aware and sensitive to the different contexts that different families may be acting out of. .
- To provide psychological support to clients and families who are emotionally distressed, either due to the serious consequences of their illness or due to other traumatic events in their lives.
- To lead, and chair when appropriate, multidisciplinary meetings, and participate in child protection case conferences and reviews, etc. providing professional advice on individual care programme planning and other clinical matters as necessary
- To take a lead in ensuring the effective working of the team or service and to ensure a psychologically and systems informed framework for the service area.
- To provide highly specialist consultations to other clinical staff on the use of family therapy and systemic psychotherapy techniques, to advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients and, where appropriate, to jointly work with other team members in the provision of therapeutic interventions
Job description
Job responsibilities
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
-
- To be responsible for the provision of a Systemic Psychotherapy service at a highly specialist level within the mental health CAMHS team within the context of existing multi professional teamwork
- To provide highly specialist assessment and clinical formulation to children and adolescents with complex mental health needs.
- To provide reports, including systemic formulation, and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users and their families.
- To select and deliver evidence based highly specialist therapeutic interventions to young people and families, with complex psychological difficulties including depression, ASD, ADHD, sexual abuse, conduct disorder, learning disability, drawing from a broad spectrum of systemic models, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions as necessary, based on the highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group
- To be responsible for psychological interventions with carers (or families as appropriate) of children and adolescents referred to Croydon CAMHS.
- To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
- To act as a care co-ordinator, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans as required.
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with young people and their families, taking account of communication needs.
- To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the Croydon and at all times to work in ways that are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds, and to be aware and sensitive to the different contexts that different families may be acting out of. .
- To provide psychological support to clients and families who are emotionally distressed, either due to the serious consequences of their illness or due to other traumatic events in their lives.
- To lead, and chair when appropriate, multidisciplinary meetings, and participate in child protection case conferences and reviews, etc. providing professional advice on individual care programme planning and other clinical matters as necessary
- To take a lead in ensuring the effective working of the team or service and to ensure a psychologically and systems informed framework for the service area.
- To provide highly specialist consultations to other clinical staff on the use of family therapy and systemic psychotherapy techniques, to advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients and, where appropriate, to jointly work with other team members in the provision of therapeutic interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (A/I)
- Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent qualification, accredited by UKCP. (A/I)
- Registered with the UKCP as Systemic Psychotherapist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the UKCP. (A/I)
- Additional training in a specialised area of systemic practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, OR an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma
- Accredited by AFT to supervise qualified Systemic and Family Psychotherapists
Desirable
- Experience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including, supervision and appraisal
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Leadership within a similar setting leading to robust leadership skills
- Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service area. (A/I)
- Evidence of having worked as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist under supervision in a CAMHS setting). (A/I/R)
- Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with individuals and families with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in CAMHS (A/I)
- Experience of supervising trainee family and systemic psychotherapists, having completed the relevant training. (A/I)
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework. (A/I)
Desirable
- Experience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including, supervision and appraisal (A/I)
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised systemic and psychological therapies for Children, young people and their families
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for children and young people. (A/I/R)
- Advanced knowledge of assessment techniques with children and adolescents with complex mental health presentations.). (A/I/R)
- MSc level knowledge of research methodology and complex statistical analysis. (A/I/R)
- Highly specialist skills in the selection and use of complex assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which opinion may differ. (A/I/R)
- Advanced skills in working with a number of clients and systems together, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the systems in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes (A/I/R)
Skills
Essential
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I)
- To deliver psychotherapeutic, psychological and systemic interventions across cultural and other differences. (A/I)
Desirable
- Highly specialist skills in providing consultation to the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service. (A/I/R)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (A/I)
- Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent qualification, accredited by UKCP. (A/I)
- Registered with the UKCP as Systemic Psychotherapist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the UKCP. (A/I)
- Additional training in a specialised area of systemic practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, OR an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma
- Accredited by AFT to supervise qualified Systemic and Family Psychotherapists
Desirable
- Experience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including, supervision and appraisal
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Leadership within a similar setting leading to robust leadership skills
- Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service area. (A/I)
- Evidence of having worked as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist under supervision in a CAMHS setting). (A/I/R)
- Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with individuals and families with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in CAMHS (A/I)
- Experience of supervising trainee family and systemic psychotherapists, having completed the relevant training. (A/I)
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework. (A/I)
Desirable
- Experience of clinical leadership and providing clinical support for practitioners across disciplines including, supervision and appraisal (A/I)
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised systemic and psychological therapies for Children, young people and their families
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for children and young people. (A/I/R)
- Advanced knowledge of assessment techniques with children and adolescents with complex mental health presentations.). (A/I/R)
- MSc level knowledge of research methodology and complex statistical analysis. (A/I/R)
- Highly specialist skills in the selection and use of complex assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which opinion may differ. (A/I/R)
- Advanced skills in working with a number of clients and systems together, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the systems in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes (A/I/R)
Skills
Essential
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I)
- To deliver psychotherapeutic, psychological and systemic interventions across cultural and other differences. (A/I)
Desirable
- Highly specialist skills in providing consultation to the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service. (A/I/R)
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
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Croydon CAMHS, Christopher Wren House
113 High Street, Croydon
London
CR0 1QG
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
