Job summary
York CAMHS Community Mental Health Service are looking to recruit a Systemic Family Therapist. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding Psychological Professions group within the team. The applicant must hold a professional registration with an appropriate body.
We are seeking a Family Therapist to come join our multi-disciplinary, dynamic and family centred service to support our Team in creating a systemic offer to our families of York.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide Systemic Family Therapy interventions based in our York service within our Child and Adolescent Mental Health provision. The candidate will provide influence in shaping our service provision with the wider team and to be enable our widening therapeutic offer to our York families. You will be expected to offer assessment and intervention with our families and individuals and to provide leadership and supervision to our workforce through the lens of SFT.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Date posted
17 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
346-NYC-010-25
Job locations
Orca House
Oswaldwick Link Road
York
YO10 3JB
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Psychological Professions provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each Psychological Professions band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academys Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
1. RMN or equivalent mental health core qualification AND
2. Registration with a professional regulatory body (HCPC, GMC, NMC or Social Work England). (If a different regulatory body please seek advice from Head of Psychological Professions) AND
3. MSc Systemic Family Therapy
4. qualification that provides eligibility to apply for accreditation in one of the four Governed Psychological Therapies outlined in the table below*
5. Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
6. Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
7. Delivering SFT
8. Delivering clinical supervision
9. Delivering staff training
10. Delivering psychological therapy in ownfield
Desirable
11. Experience of psychological therapy provision in complex cases
Skills
Essential
12. Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people