Job summary
York CAMHS Community Mental Health Service are looking to recruit a Systemic Family Therapist. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding Psychological Professions group within the team. The applicant must hold a professional registration with an appropriate body.
We are seeking a Family Therapist to come join our multi-disciplinary, dynamic and family centred service to support our Team in creating a systemic offer to our families of York.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide Systemic Family Therapy interventions based in our York service within our Child and Adolescent Mental Health provision. The candidate will provide influence in shaping our service provision with the wider team and to be enable our widening therapeutic offer to our York families. You will be expected to offer assessment and intervention with our families and individuals and to provide leadership and supervision to our workforce through the lens of SFT.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Psychological Professions provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each Psychological Professions band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Psychological Professions provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each Psychological Professions band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification AND
- Registration with a professional regulatory body (HCPC, GMC, NMC or Social Work England). (If a different regulatory body please seek advice from Head of Psychological Professions) AND
- MSc Systemic Family Therapy
- qualification that provides eligibility to apply for accreditation in one of the four Governed Psychological Therapies outlined in the table below*
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Delivering SFT
- Delivering clinical supervision
- Delivering staff training
- Delivering psychological therapy in ownfield
Desirable
- Experience of psychological therapy provision in complex cases
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification AND
- Registration with a professional regulatory body (HCPC, GMC, NMC or Social Work England). (If a different regulatory body please seek advice from Head of Psychological Professions) AND
- MSc Systemic Family Therapy
- qualification that provides eligibility to apply for accreditation in one of the four Governed Psychological Therapies outlined in the table below*
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Delivering SFT
- Delivering clinical supervision
- Delivering staff training
- Delivering psychological therapy in ownfield
Desirable
- Experience of psychological therapy provision in complex cases
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
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).
