Job overview
We are seeking a Band 8b Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, to take up this exciting role developing Family Therapy provision in Adult Mental Health Services in BSW. The postholder will be based within the Wiltshire locality – exactly where will be negotiable with the aim of creating accessibility to all.
The post holder will have dual roles of working alongside another FT Lead to develop all aspects of the provision of Systemic Family Therapy in BSW alongside having clinical input with families and using their skills and experience to support a number of other professionals to think systemically.
The post holder will also hold an individual caseload outside of clinic work themselves. They will also have a role in providing supervision, consultation and training to professionals in other teams whilst helping to ensure that systemic thinking is present in all aspects of our care. The role will involve working in partnership with service users, and with the Trust Lead for Family Therapy.
Main duties of the job
You should have significant post-qualification experience of Leadership roles as well as providing evidence based, systemic interventions clinically. In addition to carrying a clinical caseload, you will play a key role in advising on ways to improve access to NICE recommended interventions for service users who would benefit from a systemic approach.
The role will involve supervision, consultation and training to colleagues in other teams on the importance of considering the system around a service user. As a key principle of systemic care emphasises collaboration, you should feel comfortable liaising with a wide variety of stakeholders, including service users, those close to them, and their professional networks including third sector providers. The post holder will work closely with the Lead for the Psychological Therapies Service (PTS) and the three CMHT managers who cover the locality.
You will be based in the Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service which comprises a supportive team of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists and Arts Psychotherapists and is embedded into the Recovery Service which is also a Multi-Disciplinary team. All staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development, including access to CPD and further training.
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