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About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".
Our Purpose
"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".
Our Values
* We Care
* We Learn
* We Empower
Job overview
It is an exciting time to join Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust as we continue the successful development of treatment pathways, new processes and therapeutic provisions to meet the needs of our clients with a diagnosis or traits of personality disorder.
Systemic Family therapy is considered to be a vital contribution to this client group and to service developments. This post will join the Personality Disorder and Complex Needs (PD&CN) Team with a flexible and unique remit. This post has the ability to provide Family Therapy to clients and families to support them across transitions of care, to engage the locality care team, client and family, and offering a more traditional family therapy treatment.
EPUT is embracing a trauma-informed care approach. The post holder will support this transformation via direct involvement with clients and colleagues taking a systemic overview to support the understanding of the experience of our clients in our services. The successful candidate will join a group of systemic psychotherapists/family therapists across the Trust who are supported by the new development of lead for this staff group.
Main duties of the job
In addition to delivering clinical sessions, the post holder will support other colleagues in engaging the client with their families across the treatment provision, as agreed with the client. The Systemic Family Therapist will be involved in developing carers' education sessions, formulation sessions with clients and families, systemic support for colleagues with their clients, and direct family therapy. An exciting and diverse role that will enable and support the continued development of the successful candidate. As a senior position, the post holder will support the management of the service.
The successful post holder will need to demonstrate their ability to be client-focused, understand what is meant by trauma-informed care, use this and their systemic orientation in clinical thinking and interactions with colleagues, carers, and other stakeholders at all times.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Personality Disorder and Complex Needs Team is enthusiastic about and committed to the provision and development of high-quality services for clients identified with difficulties that are or could be diagnosed as 'PD.' The team is comprised of a senior psychologist, 2 psychotherapists (1 specializing with young adults), a social worker, and 2 assistant psychologists. We have a working remit across the Trust. Our networks include close working with 'PD Leads' from local psychology teams, the 'Transitions Team,' psychological support for discharge, and the community mental health teams via the provision of a Multi-Agency Forum in each locality to discuss formulation and treatment planning. We are developing valuable closer links with psychotherapy and medical psychotherapists. We are passionate about trauma-informed care and support this with clinical and non-clinical colleagues with training, supervision, and reflective practice.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
* Recognised highly specialist formal training to Masters Level or equivalent in Systemic Family Therapy and UKCP Registration.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Comprehensive knowledge of systemic theory, that gives a clear and coherent understanding of social constructionist, systemic and other key theories of interaction, relationship, human systems, development and psychopathology.
Skills/Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience in providing highly specialist Family and Couples Therapy.
* Experience of assessing patients with complex needs and severe emotional difficulties. Ability to develop a clinical formulation and make recommendations for treatment plans.
Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly. We would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
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