Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an experienced Hi Intensity therapist looking to support families to help them remain together? Dorset Council's Safeguarding Families Together team has an opportunity for you.
The Safeguarding Families Together (SFT) approach recognises the importance of adult workers to work across the service to support bringing about changes to children and families' lives. SFT is a strength-based model, and a way of working with families so that wherever possible they can stay together, and children can remain safely at home. It helps families identify what changes could be made in their daily life and provides the dedicated support to enable them to achieve this. One of the principles of the service is the use of 'motivational interviewing' techniques to motivate parents to make and maintain changes, reducing the risk of significant harm to children.
Main Duties of the Job
Work in a co-located MDT team with:
* Social Care Practitioners
* Domestic Abuse Officer
* Domestic Abuse Practitioner
* Drug & Alcohol Worker
* Mental Health Workers
The teams will work together to support families to stay together where it is safe to do so. Our approach is to support families using motivational interviewing and CBT techniques designed to empower and engage parents in making the positive changes needed to achieve improved outcomes for their children and their own wellbeing. By meeting the complex needs of the adults, we can reduce the risk to children.
Attend group case management supervision in a MDT team with social workers, substance misuse workers, and domestic violence workers.
Provide trauma-focused CBT treatment in patient homes using evidenced-based models.
Receive clinical supervision.
About Us
At Dorset HealthCare, we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are many ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future; we believe in equal opportunities and celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us, you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.
Job Responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role, please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application, please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
This is a fixed-term role, and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
Person Specification
Educational Requirements / Qualifications
* A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology or qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course [Post Graduate Diploma] or a recorded/registered qualification in one of nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or a psychological therapy plus further postgraduate qualification training in CBT.
* Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner demonstrating the competences required.
* Accreditation with the appropriate professional body (HPC, BABCP).
* Evidence of commitment to ongoing professional development.
Skills / Experience / Knowledge Base
* Demonstrated experience of working in mental health services with clients who present with a range of mental health issues and degrees of complexity.
* Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
* Ability to manage own caseload and time.
* Demonstrated high standards in written communication.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families/carers, and other professional colleagues.
* Demonstrates an understanding of the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
* Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
* Trained in the provision of supervision for CBT.
Personal Qualities / Aptitudes
* High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
* Advanced communication skills.
* Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
* Ability to be self-reflective while working with service users and in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
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.
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