Job summary
We have an exciting an innovative opportunity for a Band 7
Family Therapist, who will be an integral part of the child and adolescent 'Manging Risk Pathway'; a newly designed innovative pathway for children and
young people who require intensive and acute support with emotional and mental
health presentations, in the community setting.
Our pathway teams are trained in Adaptive Mentalisation
Based Integrative Therapy (AMBIT). This model will guide us in adopting a team
around the key worker model of care, where CYP and their family/carers have a
trusted and accessible worker who gains specialist advice and support from all
the other professionals involved in their care.
You will have a varied caseload and may support teams across
the county pathway in the delivery, bringing systemic practice into the care
delivery of CYP and their familys who require intensive support with their
mental health needs.
Systemic practice and supervision are a key function of our
across county service , and you will have access to the training currently
being progressed across the pathway , which include; Positive behaviour
support, AMBIT, DBT skills, Motivational interviewing, crisis support,
therapeutic assessment , solution focus brief therapy and many more! We are
committed and excited about innovation and the continued development of the
services for CYP and their familys/ carers where there is high complexity and
risk.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary service, where there will be many opportunities to work with and learn from colleagues with different trainings and experiences. The Manging Risk pathway is made up of a Senior Nurse, Speech and Language Therapist, local and overarching leadership and management, Senior Mental Health Practitioners, Assistant Practitioners, Specialist Nursing, Consultant Psychiatry, Psychology and Family Therapy. The pathway currently has an established and successful Assertive Outreach andCrisis service, and LDAP Keyworker Pilot.
Managing risk and being able to assess mental health
presentations in the community is a core part of this role, responding to both
urgent and routine, planned and unplanned need. You will be required to work
flexibly across a range of clinical, community and home-based settings to meet
the needs of the child.
You will be responsible for providing therapeutic
intervention that is strengths-focused, evidence-based and tailored to meet the
needs of the child/young person and their family/carer.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about working
with children/ young people in the community with the confidence to intervene
to meet a range of mental health needs and a desire to work with others to
continually improve what we do.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
Our values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description attached to this advert.
You will be an experienced and qualified CAMHS professional
(RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, psychotherapist) with professional
knowledge acquired through qualifying/masters level training in Family and
Systemic Psychotherapy. You will be able to work alongside colleagues in a
multi-disciplinary team and develop relationships across agencies to meet the
needs of children and families. The ability to adapt communication and
intervention style to meet individual need is important and you will have
knowledge of child development and child protection procedures.
The
role of the Family and Systemic Psychotherapist is
to provide specialist systemic assessment and therapeutic services to
children/young people and their families/carers who have been referred with
complex needs.
Within this role the post holder will:
Contribute
to the multi-professional team to provide specific, evidence-based
interventions to children/young people and their families/carers.
Have
outstanding communication skills and the ability to engage with children/young
people and their families/carers as well as a range of professionals.
Undertake
specialist assessments, manage risks and hold a complex caseload
Using
a strengths-based approach, ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of
evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine
Outcome Measures.
Provide
supervision and support to other clinicians with the ability to demonstrate
compassionate leadership, to understand and follow HR policies and procedures,
ensure staff wellbeing and development and adopt a collaborative approach to
engage staff with a range of skills and communication needs.
Work
effectively with operational, professional and clinical leadership colleagues
to support clinicians in devising and implementing evidence-based care to suit
the individual needs of parents/carers and infants.
Contribute
to the provision of a range of early help/light touch interventions across
pathways.
Attend,
participate and chair relevant meetings with the ability to present information
in a range of formats, adapting communication to meet the needs of others.
To
promote and support participation of service users across the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description attached to this advert.
You will be an experienced and qualified CAMHS professional
(RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, psychotherapist) with professional
knowledge acquired through qualifying/masters level training in Family and
Systemic Psychotherapy. You will be able to work alongside colleagues in a
multi-disciplinary team and develop relationships across agencies to meet the
needs of children and families. The ability to adapt communication and
intervention style to meet individual need is important and you will have
knowledge of child development and child protection procedures.
The
role of the Family and Systemic Psychotherapist is
to provide specialist systemic assessment and therapeutic services to
children/young people and their families/carers who have been referred with
complex needs.
Within this role the post holder will:
Contribute
to the multi-professional team to provide specific, evidence-based
interventions to children/young people and their families/carers.
Have
outstanding communication skills and the ability to engage with children/young
people and their families/carers as well as a range of professionals.
Undertake
specialist assessments, manage risks and hold a complex caseload
Using
a strengths-based approach, ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of
evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine
Outcome Measures.
Provide
supervision and support to other clinicians with the ability to demonstrate
compassionate leadership, to understand and follow HR policies and procedures,
ensure staff wellbeing and development and adopt a collaborative approach to
engage staff with a range of skills and communication needs.
Work
effectively with operational, professional and clinical leadership colleagues
to support clinicians in devising and implementing evidence-based care to suit
the individual needs of parents/carers and infants.
Contribute
to the provision of a range of early help/light touch interventions across
pathways.
Attend,
participate and chair relevant meetings with the ability to present information
in a range of formats, adapting communication to meet the needs of others.
To
promote and support participation of service users across the service.
Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- High level knowledge of clinical presentations in children/young people
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term, evidence-based, clinical interventions.
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS legislation
- Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence based practice including NICE guidelines
- Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.
- Ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation, making highly skilled evaluations and decisions taking a long term perspective where appropriate
- Ability to tolerate and reduce anxiety and distress in others, and use judgement skills to decide on relevant actions even in times of stress.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
- Active registration with the UKCP as a Systemic and Family Therapist
Desirable
- Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
- Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working systemically with a range of children and young people with complex needs, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment and evidence-based systemic interventions, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
- Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring their safety in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and interagency meetings.
- Experience of managing and processing emotionally distressing information, seeking support as required
Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- High level knowledge of clinical presentations in children/young people
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term, evidence-based, clinical interventions.
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS legislation
- Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence based practice including NICE guidelines
- Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.
- Ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation, making highly skilled evaluations and decisions taking a long term perspective where appropriate
- Ability to tolerate and reduce anxiety and distress in others, and use judgement skills to decide on relevant actions even in times of stress.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
- Active registration with the UKCP as a Systemic and Family Therapist
Desirable
- Post qualification specialist therapy/assessment training relevant to children and young people
- Post qualification training or proven equivalent experience in supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working systemically with a range of children and young people with complex needs, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment and evidence-based systemic interventions, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
- Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring their safety in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and interagency meetings.
- Experience of managing and processing emotionally distressing information, seeking support as required
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
