Job summary
We have an opportunity for a highly motivated, dedicated and enthusiastic Family Therapist to join our CAMHS Eating Disorders Team for a 12 month fixed-term contract.
Ideally, you will be an experienced and qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with current UKCP registration and have experience of clinical leadership and working with complex mental health needs in community settings.
The team currently consists of psychiatry, nursing, psychology, family therapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy, dietetic and occupational therapy staff who work closely with outpatient, inpatient and adult services. Alongside this we have a Home Intervention Team and there is current development of a team focusing on children and young people with Arfid.
Within the core team we offer early specialist assessment and intervention using evidence-based approaches to young people up to the age of 18 years old and their families.
Main duties of the job
1. Providing Family Therapy-Anorexia Nervosa and Family Therapy-Bulimia Nervosa within CAMHS EDT
2. Providing specialised Systemic Psychotherapy within CAMHS EDT
3. Offering systemic advice, consultation, supervision and training to members of the MDT.
The team is based in central Leicester and are especially keen to hear from candidates who reflect the diverse communities we serve.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
4. Minimum three years practice in relevant first profession
5. Assessed experience of working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist for a minimum of 2 years or substantial previous relevant clinical experience or newly qualified systemic psychotherapist with both substantial and significant previous relevant clinical experience and family therapy experience within the designated speciality where the post is located.
6. Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with clients.
7. Experience of working with a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
8. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
9. Experience of working with a range of childhood and adult disorders at the acute and chronic stage.
10. Experience of risk assessment and risk management
11. Experience of self-harm assessment and intervention with both individuals and their families
Desirable
12. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for systemic care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
13. Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
14. Experience of the application of systemic psychotherapy in different cultural contexts.
Standard Requirements and Mobility
Essential
15. Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
16. Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
17. Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
18. Full UK Driving License and access to a vehicle.
Personal Attributes
Essential
19. Excellent interpersonal skills
20. Appreciation of the interface between personal and professional lives, high level of self-awareness and knowledge of principles of self-care
21. Ability to recognise and challenge discrimination
22. Motivated to continue developing specialist expertise in the service area.
23. Motivated to support and promote the development of systemic skills in members of a multi-disciplinary team.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
24. Highly developed skills in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need within the designated service area.
25. Knowledge of the systemic literature pertaining to the specialist areas relevant to the post including the evidence base for the systemic assessment and intervention.
26. Highly developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
27. Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
28. Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional groups.
29. Knowledge of and highly specialist skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
30. Ability to multi-task at different levels of context, while leading a systemic psychotherapy session requiring intense concentration and skills for using a one-way screen, video equipment and involving members from different professional background in service delivery simultaneously.
31. Knowledge of child development/ mental health issues.
32. Masters/Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology consistent with systemic psychotherapy.
33. Ability to work with a racially and culturally diverse community in a wide variety of contexts
Desirable
34. Ability to work in outpatient and family settings, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the family and CAMHS system in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes.
35. Experience in offering supervision
36. Knowledge of legislation in relation to children, young people and mental health
Qualifications
Essential
37. Qualification in relevant mental health / social welfare profession and demonstrable practice over a minimum of 3 years within that profession
38. Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, accredited with UKCP
39. UKCP registration which is maintained through meeting relevant AFT CPD requirements.
40. Continued registration with relevant organisation in relation to primary professional qualification
Desirable
41. Systemic Supervisory Training
42. Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of therapeutic practice