Job summary
The Lewisham Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) are looking for highly enthusiastic and skilled Family Therapists/Family Interventions Therapists with experience of working with people with psychosis and other severe mental health problems (SMHP). The successful applicant will share responsibility for the provision of family interventions to families and carers with another Family Therapist/Family Interventions Therapist. The post holder will join a psychological therapies team within the CMHTs including clinical psychologists, another Family Interventions Therapist, a CBT therapist, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Mental Health Well Being Practitioners.
The Lewisham CMHTs are multidisciplinary community mental health teams supporting patients recovering from psychosis and other SMHP's. The teams use NICE recommended Psychological Therapies to work intensively with service users and carers to promote engagement with the team and deliver a range of interventions to facilitate social inclusion and recovery.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for developing and supporting the provision of family interventions (FI) within the CMHTs particularly facilitating the teams' work with families where a member is experiencing psychosis. Family interventions involve Experience delivering FI, Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions, Open Dialogue, Cognitive-Behavioural Family Interventions or Systemic oriented family interventions and psycho-education. The role will also involve supporting carer's 1-1, as well as facilitating a carers support group. The post-holder will also be involved in providing supervision and consultations to other team members and students. There are opportunities for research and supervision of trainees.
We are looking for an energetic and highly motivated Family Therapist/Family Interventions Therapist who has a genuine interest in treatment of Psychosis and other severe mental health problems (SMHP) and the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. Psychological input is valued in the teams and considered an integral part of the services on offer to our service users and their families.
CMHTs have good links with other Lewisham adult mental health services and there are opportunities for networking with other Family Therapists across the Trust. There are regular opportunities to link with other therapists within Lewisham and the Trust. You will be encouraged and supported to access CPD opportunities within the Trust.
About us
Lewishams CMHTs are based in Deptford and Downham and the Family Intervention service will be based at the Wallace Health Centre in Deptford and is well connected to the other community and acute services the borough provides. Greenwich Railway/DLR Station is nearby providing good rail connections.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To develop and support the provision of family interventions within Lewisham CMHTs particularly in facilitating the teams work with families where a member is experiencing psychosis and other severe mental health problems
- To deliver a variety of family interventions, including Experience of delivering FI, Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions, Open Dialogue, Cognitive- Behavioural and Systemic family interventions andpsycho-education. To contribute to support for family members such as the carers support group.
- To provide supervision/consultation in family interventions.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To be involved in the development of treatment protocols, audit tools and outcome measures to ensure the service meets national standards.
- To contribute to Borough and Trust service developments for FI for Psychosis as required.
- To work as an autonomous professional within established professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for ownwork including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To develop and support the provision of family interventions within Lewisham CMHTs particularly in facilitating the teams work with families where a member is experiencing psychosis and other severe mental health problems
- To deliver a variety of family interventions, including Experience of delivering FI, Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions, Open Dialogue, Cognitive- Behavioural and Systemic family interventions andpsycho-education. To contribute to support for family members such as the carers support group.
- To provide supervision/consultation in family interventions.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To be involved in the development of treatment protocols, audit tools and outcome measures to ensure the service meets national standards.
- To contribute to Borough and Trust service developments for FI for Psychosis as required.
- To work as an autonomous professional within established professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for ownwork including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and Professional Registration in relevant professional area
- Willingness to undertake further training in family intervention.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a CMHT service
Experience
Essential
- Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
- Experience of assessment and intervention for families affected by psychosis under supervision
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Experience of working in a community setting.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- To deliver family interventions across cultural and other differences.
- 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.
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for families and carers, and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and Professional Registration in relevant professional area
- Willingness to undertake further training in family intervention.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a CMHT service
Experience
Essential
- Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
- Experience of assessment and intervention for families affected by psychosis under supervision
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Experience of working in a community setting.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- To deliver family interventions across cultural and other differences.
- 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.
- To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for families and carers, and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
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).
