We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Systemic Family Therapist to join our clinical team at our 12 bedded Dragonfly Adolescent Unit for young people aged 13-17. Led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you would join the clinical team as a key member of the service both assessing and working with families and young people admitted with complex mental health needs. Our clinical team has clinical psychology, OT, Social work and Art therapy and works closely with our Matron led nursing team, psychiatrists and education service. The post-holder will be expected to work with the most highly complex cases and to develop an area of special interest within family therapy holding differing views and managing conflict and unknown factors, all of which characterise complex work.Main duties of the job If successful, you be joining us at an exciting time as we develop an integrated clinical model of care informed by developmental and relational theory to add to our understanding of mental health difficulties in young people. Alongside work with the MDT, you would be expected to contribute to service development as we improve our Good CQC rating. There will be opportunities for training to support our model and practice towards excellence and innovation.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Benefits included with this role are:- We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and in addition:
* Flexible working hours
* Up to 307 hours holiday entitlement (subject to length of service)
* FREE physio service
* FREE Yoga and Pilates
* Cycle scheme tax-free bikes and accessories
* Support with revalidation
* Post graduate training opportunities
* We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)