Job Summary
37.5 hours per week
Band 7 Fixed Term 1 year
Are you looking for a new challenge and rewarding career in Children and Young peoples Mental Health Services within an evolving team? CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Pathway are looking for a resilient, innovative, and motivated individual who are passionate about improving the lives and mental health of our young people.
Our pathway provides crisis support and intensive home treatment to young people who are experiencing mental health crisis and emotional distress. The service can be fast-paced, and the ideal applicant will be extremely organised and self-motivated to provide high quality assessment and formulation for the young people within the service. We provide evidence-based assessments and interventions for young people keeping with the principles of the iTHRIVE model. The team provide a creative, trauma informed and pro-active approach in engaging young people and their families. The individual will be able to work independently but also work well in a team.
This is an exciting new role for a Family Therapist to join the crisis and Home Treatment Team for a year fixed term.
Main Duties of the Job
Crisis Community
To respond to CYP who present in crisis within the community that have been referred in. Clinicians will complete a psychosocial assessment, risk management and signpost.
Home Treatment
The team offer CYP an intense community approach to avoid hospital admission and provides step down support when discharged from a mental health inpatient unit.
You will be offered a robust staff induction period where you will be supported to build on your knowledge and skills.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service.
About Us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Date Posted: 26 March 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference Number: B9832-2025-SP-1063
Job Locations: 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY
Job Description Responsibilities:
The post holder will ensure that:
* Children, young people and their families receive specialist family & systemic assessment and interventions with the post holder acting as an autonomous practitioner and working collaboratively with other professionals.
* The post holder will also be a case manager, and will formulate care plans collaboratively with the family and use resources creatively to provide excellent therapy for children, young people and families; uniquely tailoring therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of service users, underpinned by evidence-based models of family and systemic interventions and theory. They will ensure families receive interventions according to NICE guidance and local pathways of care.
* Risk assessments on children and young people in their care will be initially carried out and routinely reviewed and any changes or new risks identified and recorded in their file.
* The post holder will contribute to the crisis and home treatment team pathway and will be accountable to the service manager in CAMHS.
* The post holder will work in accordance with the code of practice and code of ethics relevant to holding a professional qualification with AFT and UKCP, keeping up to date with research and theory and attending training as required by their registration.
* To provide specialist family and systemic psychotherapy consultation, liaison and specialist advice to other colleagues, agencies and services.
* The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team while observing Livewell Southwest and National policies and procedures.
* The post holder will be required to work flexibly in hours of clinical availability.
Key Results:
* Children, young people and families to receive high quality family and systemic assessments and interventions based on specialist knowledge and relevant theoretical models.
* To work within all latest relevant clinical frameworks and guidelines including (but not limited to) NICE, Future in Mind, Child Protection, etc.
* Provide support to CAMHS colleagues who have roles within the crisis and home treatment team care pathway and wider service provision.
* To ensure that appropriate levels of supervision are maintained and that clinical governance is of an excellent standard.
* To apply a sound knowledge of safeguarding issues and child development to work with children, young people and families referred to CAMHS and identify when to refer to other agencies.
* To observe the professional Code of Ethics and Practice as laid down by the Association of Family Therapy and UKCP.
* To maintain adequate records and case notes with Livewell Southwest policy and professional guidelines.
* To monitor and evaluate progress through responding effectively to feedback from families and professional system.
* To hold an appropriate case load.
Key Activities:
* Providing a specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapy service working autonomously within professional guidelines, personal and service objectives within the remit of CAMHS.
* To provide assessment and treatment options for people experiencing moderate, severe and complex mental health problems.
* To exercise expert clinical judgment based on the highest standards of evidence based practice.
* To utilize theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice of self and others.
* To use appropriate routine outcome monitoring in clinical practice and apply this to service development.
* To receive regular professional supervision from the professional Lead for Family and Systemic Practice and where appropriate, other senior clinicians.
* To design assessment and treatment interventions as appropriate, which are delivered collaboratively with colleagues within CAMHS or other agencies as deemed appropriate.
* To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients in your care and to effectively evaluate progress.
* To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice and Livewell Southwest policies and procedures.
* To be able to cope with frequent exposure to highly distressing or emotional circumstances and to work with those who may have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse.
* To sustain a genuine level of empathic engagement to work with ambivalent, resistant and sometimes emotionally disturbed patients.
* To follow appropriate Child Protection guidelines in all clinical work, reporting any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, young people and families in accordance with Livewell Southwest Policy and National guidelines.
* To provide opportunities for live clinical training and consultation.
* To work within the agreed philosophy of the service, respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available within the multidisciplinary team.
* To work closely with children, young people and families, ensuring they play an integral role in the development of services and individualized care.
* To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in family and systemic psychotherapy across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of reflective practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field and related disciplines.
* To be responsible for ensuring effective integrated working and communication with colleagues, partnership agencies and the Third Sector.
* To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to the children, young people and families the service serves.
* To contribute to the development of parents groups and other groups within the HTT pathway using creative and imaginative concepts and theories.
* Maintain confidentiality, in line with Livewell Southwest Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct.
* To understand your professional responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which you create, use or process in accordance with the data Protection Act 1998 and Livewell Data Protection Policy.
* To undertake continuing professional development in keeping with the nature of the post and its responsibilities, and in line with AFT and UKCP registration requirements.
* To receive regular supervision, in line with Livewell Southwest Supervision Policy and an annual appraisal in line with Livewell Southwest Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed.
* The post holder will be responsible for evaluation and review of their own practice and to make improvements and developments therein.
* The post holder will recognize, respect and support the equality and diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, families and carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment, which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity.
* The post holder will comply with all Health and Safety requirements ensuring they fulfill the legal requirements of not endangering self, fellow employees or others by action or omission.
* To participate in the development of the service, including the setting, auditing, monitoring and reviewing of quality standards.
* To maintain professional registration and provide a copy annually of registration document with UKCP.
Please see supporting information for full Job Description and Person Specification.
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