Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility
o Provide generic assessments, formulation and treatment sessions and contribute to MDT discussions from a systemic point of view.
o Provide family therapy assessments of children and young people based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources
o Formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
o Be responsible for implementing a range of family therapy interventions for individuals, carers, families, and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, grounded in the principles and techniques of systemic and family therapy. These will include long and short-term interventions as appropriate to need
o Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group
o To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
o Provide specialist expertise, advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan
o Contribute directly and indirectly to a framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and young people of the service, across all settings and agencies serving children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging behaviour
o To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management
o Act as case manager, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CYP MHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care. Provide case management / care coordination for a caseload of children and young people following the service clinical models and specific guidance.
o To facilitate clients and families in providing substantive feedback to the service using ROMs, Experience of Service questionnaires and other feedback mechanisms including FFT, patient support services and Datix feedback.
o Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
o Provide clinical and performance management appraisal and supervision of less experienced family therapists and trainees and ensure any concerns around performance are communicated and acted on in conjunction with line manager according to Trust policies.
o Manage the workloads of family therapists and trainee family therapists within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures.
o Regularly review individual caseload and supervisees caseloads throughout the year and have an overview of family therapy treatment waiting times to provide to sub-team leads / line manager.
o Participate as requested by line manager in recruitment and retention processes.
o Ensure that supervisees / trainees are adhering to local and Trust policies.
Service Development and Improvement
o Receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior family therapist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.
o Develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision and to provide supervision to other MDT staffs work as appropriate.
o Contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of family therapy, as appropriate.
o Provide advice, consultation and training to professionals working with the client group across a range of agencies and setting
Research and Audit
o To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service valuation and audit
o To communicate to both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where clinical and/or organisational matters warrant concern or improvement.
o To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence- based practice in individual work and work with other team members to improve the quality of care provided to children and young people and their families served by CAMHS
o To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research that relates directly to service needs.
o Participate in Trust Quality Improvement (QI) programme through registering for QI and taking part in QI training and identifying potential QI projects directly related to care quality and service needs.
o To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.
o To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in systemic and family therapy across the service.
Administration and Clinical Recording
To enter required data into the Trusts patient administration systems and to make use of data bases as directed by managers in the course of clinical duties
To use computer and computer software to prepare reports, presentations, and documents relevant to working duties
To undertake administrative tasks in line with service requirements, making appropriate use of administrative support available
Standard
Mandatory Training
The post holder will complete all HPFT mandatory training programme annually within directed timescales.
The post holder with also complete CPI Training
Multi-agency Meetings
As appropriate and agreed per job plan, the post holder will represent the service at relevant multi-agency planning meetings such as Child In Need, Child Protection conferences, professionals meetings, CPAs, panels for Domestic Abuse, Child Sexual Exploitation, Early Help, & CETRs.
Policy and Procedure
The post holder will work in line with HPFT policy and procedures at all times. These include;
o Confidentiality, Data Protection and Information Sharing
o Code of Conduct
o Capability
o Equality and Diversity
o Health and Safety
o Infection Prevention and Control
o Finance
o Safeguarding Children
o Sickness Absence
o Use of Information Technology
Professional Standards and Performance Review
The post holder will fully participate in the Trusts Appraisal / Supervision Programme and work with their line manager to ensure that they have a clear job plan and objectives
