Job summary We have an exciting part-time opportunity for an 8a Systemic family psychotherapist and a rare Therapy Supervision, Consultation and Training Course that will allow for development of an in-team Family Therapy Clinic. The Aquarius Adolescent Unit is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team including a dedicated full time Consultant Psychiatrist and Ward Manager, CAMHS nursing team, psychologist, occupational therapist, systemic family psychotherapist, social worker and support workers. The Wandsworth Local Education Authority provides regular teaching staff to the ward and the CAMHS Campus School as part of the Home and Hospital Tuition Service. We are an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team looking for a passionate systemic family psychotherapist to join us. Aquarius ward operate as an integrated service with a single referral pathway for the local 5 boroughs, enabling the young person to access the level of care they require at different stages of their recovery and to retain links with their local area/ Main duties of the job We have an exciting specialist part-time opportunity for a Band 8a highly specialised systemic family psychotherapist seeking experience in or who already enjoys working in an inpatient setting with children and young people. We are looking for a committed systemic family psychotherapist who is passionate about working with children and young people with complex presentations, and who is also interested wider service development initiatives. This role is open to a qualified Systemic Family psychotherapist with the following: Qualification as Systemic Family Therapist registered with the UKCP Experience of working with children and young people in a CAMHS or inpatient setting Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community The ability to efficiently manage a caseload Knowledge and skills in risk management and safeguarding Applications are invited from clinicians interested in joining this developing service. About us We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services. We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. About our locations: Springfield University Hospital, Tooting Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes. Date posted 28 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £37,156 to £41,205 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 294-CAMHS-6964399-FZ Job locations Springfield Hospital Tooting SW17 7DJ Job description Job responsibilities Clinical 1. To provide specialist psychological assessments to children who are referred to the Team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the child or young persons care. 2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the mental health problems of children and young people who are based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of their problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy across the full range of care settings. 3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological and psycho-educational interventions for individual children, carers, families and groups, within and across teams including community settings employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. 4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options for children and their families in conjunction with other professional colleagues, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, group or system. 5. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children whose problems are managed by psychologically-based standard care plans. 6. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan for the children. 7. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically-based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children, across all settings and agencies serving this client group. 8. To undertake mental health risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. 9. To act as mental health care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans under enhanced CPA including the children, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care. This includes organising case conferences and professional network meetings where appropriate. 10. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical 1. To provide specialist psychological assessments to children who are referred to the Team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the child or young persons care. 2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the mental health problems of children and young people who are based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of their problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy across the full range of care settings. 3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological and psycho-educational interventions for individual children, carers, families and groups, within and across teams including community settings employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. 4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options for children and their families in conjunction with other professional colleagues, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, group or system. 5. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children whose problems are managed by psychologically-based standard care plans. 6. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan for the children. 7. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically-based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children, across all settings and agencies serving this client group. 8. To undertake mental health risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. 9. To act as mental health care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans under enhanced CPA including the children, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care. This includes organising case conferences and professional network meetings where appropriate. 10. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care. Person Specification TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Essential Qualified Systemic Family Psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) via the College of Family Couple and Systemic Therapy, and post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession with demonstrable practice over a minimum of four years. Evidence of continuing professional development. Post qualification training in the clinical supervision of trainees. Desirable Training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach. Formal training in the supervision of a psychotherapeutic modality. Further training in a recognised evidence-based psychological therapy. EXPERIENCE Essential Consolidated experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care, and in-patient settings. Consolidated experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Demonstrate further specialist training and experience by having received a minimum of 50 hours of clinical supervision of working as a specialist psychologist or psychotherapist over a minimum of 18 months. Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of service development or of a leadership role. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing appropriate to a variety of audiences. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Evidence of potential to provide collaborative team leadership. Knowledge of UK legislation in relation to the health and welfare services to children and adolescents and mental health. Knowledge of employment legislation Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, children with complex problems etc). Person Specification TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Essential Qualified Systemic Family Psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) via the College of Family Couple and Systemic Therapy, and post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession with demonstrable practice over a minimum of four years. Evidence of continuing professional development. Post qualification training in the clinical supervision of trainees. Desirable Training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach. Formal training in the supervision of a psychotherapeutic modality. Further training in a recognised evidence-based psychological therapy. EXPERIENCE Essential Consolidated experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care, and in-patient settings. Consolidated experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Demonstrate further specialist training and experience by having received a minimum of 50 hours of clinical supervision of working as a specialist psychologist or psychotherapist over a minimum of 18 months. Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of service development or of a leadership role. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing appropriate to a variety of audiences. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Evidence of potential to provide collaborative team leadership. Knowledge of UK legislation in relation to the health and welfare services to children and adolescents and mental health. Knowledge of employment legislation Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, children with complex problems etc). 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust Address Springfield Hospital Tooting SW17 7DJ Employer's website https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)