Family Intervention Therapist **** Internal MPFT Employees Only ****
We are currently recruiting for a Family Intervention Therapist on a full-time, permanent basis.
This post is responsible for providing family intervention therapies within Inclusion Thurrock Early Intervention in Psychosis (EiP) and At Risk Mental States (ARMS) Services across South West Essex. The post-holder, as a senior member of the team may provide consultation to colleagues, ad-hoc supervision and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Main duties of the job
* To provide a NICE compliant therapeutic service to patients and their families, with a wide range of mental health problems with complex needs, the post holder will be expected to maintain high professional levels of clinical judgement and application of complex skills at all times. The post holder will utilise theoretical and practical clinical skills in applying interventions as required.
* Where indicated, to utilise information from a variety of sources to provide high quality family interventions.
* To advise the senior management team on all clinical, managerial and practical matters relevant to the provision, planning and delivery of family psychological services in the area.
* As a senior clinician, to participate in the evaluation, monitoring and development of the team's operational policies, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit and ensuring incorporation of psychological frameworks for understanding and provision of high quality care.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realizing all the benefits a modern NHS organization can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. A summary is below:
* To provide specialist evidence-based systemic psychotherapy within the EiP/ARMS as part of the implementation of the NICE quality standards for the treatment and management of people with psychosis and schizophrenia.
* Where appropriate, to provide consultation on systemic working to relevant professional systems.
* To develop and lead reflecting team practice with multidisciplinary colleagues as appropriate to both the service context and individuals' and families' needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* For Band 7 Post, PGDip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Practitioner Psychologist qualified (i.e. clinical/counselling/health/forensic psychologist) or one of the above professions in addition to being FIp qualified or in process of completing this training.
* For Band 6 Developmental Post, core Mental health professionally qualified (i.e. as per listed in advert) or Clinical Associate In Psychology Graduate (CAP qualified).
Experience
* Relevant experience of working therapeutically with family members/carers/significant others of patients.
Personal Attributes
* A willingness to complete the Family Intervention for Psychosis training.
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.
£35,392 to £50,056 a year dependant on experience, per annum pro rata.
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