A Vacancy at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Southampton Children’s Hospital is looking for a Systemic and Family Psychotherapist to provide a specialist therapy service to Children and Young people with kidney disease as well as providing support to their families. and developing the family therapy service to meet the needs of children and families in other sub-specialities across the hospital.
This post will work closely with the Paediatric Nephrology, CAMHS and child psychology teams and other outside agencies. The post will also support teaching for multi-disciplinary staff in the broader concepts of systemic therapy.
The paediatric nephrology service is a regional service that cares for young people across the Wessex area. The paediatric nephrology team consists of consultant paediatric nephrologists, clinical nurse specialists, youth workers, dietitians, and pharmacist colleagues. The Children’s Hospital has a haemo-dialysis unit and provides pre and after care for renal transplant patients. Input to families will be across a variety of settings, inpatient, on haemo-dialysis and out-patient. The post- holder may be expected to attend external multi-disciplinary meetings and help develop the family therapy service across child health.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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What you’ll do:
Work as a highly specialist systemic psychotherapist as an integrated member of the paediatric nephrology team
Provide specialist systemic family therapy assessments of children and young people with kidney disease and their families who may be experiencing severe, complex and persistent physical and mental health problems. Implement specialist systemic interventions as required in an outpatient and in-patient setting.
Hold 1:1 clinics and provide group therapy sessions where appropriate
Promote the continual improvement of patient care through evidence based practice, and maintain quality of care as the highest priority.
Develop the family therapy service across Southampton Children's Hospital and provide systemic supervision to the paediatric liaison team.
Provide skilled informal and formal teaching and training to the multidisciplinary team within SCH as well as at local and national training events
We are looking for someone with:
A postgraduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare professions
Masters level or equivalent qualification in family systemic psychotherapy or equivalent registration as a systemic family therapist with the UKCP
Skills in assessment, intervention and management of Children and Young people with complex mental health difficulties
Strong communication skills
A positive attitude to problem solving
This advert closes on Friday 14 Feb 2025