Main area: Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent (flexible and part-time possible)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible and part-time possible)
Job ref: 306-BEH-2353-A
Employer: 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Baytree House
Town: Enfield
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum including HCAS (pro-rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/11/2024 23:59
Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Thank you for your interest in the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT). It is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist in Enfield Generic CAMHS and in the SAFE Team.
The Generic Team provides a comprehensive range of assessment and therapeutic interventions, and consultation to professionals dealing with children, young people, and families with emotional and behavioural difficulties, and for neurodevelopmental conditions.
The post-holder will conduct assessments and deliver evidence-based systemic psychotherapy for a broad range of mental health conditions between the ages of 5-18 years old, meeting specialist CAMHS criteria. The role will focus on the delivery of timely, high-quality therapeutic interventions.
The SAFE team (Service for Adolescents and Families in Enfield) is a children and young people’s mental health service for young people between the ages of 13 and 18 who experience very overwhelming stresses and difficulties.
SAFE is a multidisciplinary team that offers mental health support to young people and families within Enfield, where the young person may experience a range of difficulties, including low mood, anxiety, and traumatic events that negatively impact their lives and interpersonal relationships.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a systemic assessment of referrals of a significant and complex nature with a view to formulating and implementing plans for the treatment and management of a child or adolescent’s mental health problems within the context of family and other systems.
2. To work in ways which are sensitive to the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
3. To provide specialist systemic psychotherapy with clinical autonomy, drawing on a range of models and approaches, and incorporating both short and long-term interventions.
4. To be responsible for implementing a range of systemic psychotherapeutic interventions.
5. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options, whilst taking into account highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the child and their difficulties.
6. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients/patients and formulate effective care plans in collaboration with the client and family.
7. To work jointly and collaboratively with other multidisciplinary team members.
8. To provide specialist consultation, advice, and guidance to other professionals at all levels working with families.
9. To communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and to provide reports, including those for the Courts and Child Protection Conferences concerning highly complex circumstances.
10. To maintain current knowledge of the operation of video and recording equipment and promote the ethical and effective use of such equipment.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Masters/Doctorate level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
* UKCP Registration
Skills
* Skills in the use of complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment.
* Knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions.
* Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Well-developed skills to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
Experience
* Minimum three years experience of working with children, adolescents, and families.
* Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
* Experience of working with families when a child or adolescent has complex needs.
References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first 50 applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
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