Overview of the Post
Family & Systemic Psychotherapist preceptorship role. In a preceptorship role, it is expected that you will progress within 18-24 months post-qualification to band 8a.
Main duties of the job
Bexley CAMHS provides specialist mental health care for children and young people from birth to 18 years with their parents/families/carers. The service offers specialist assessment and treatment for children and young people with severe and enduring emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. This post is in the Maple Team which works with those young people at risk of an inpatient admission. The team provides a rapid response service to adolescents with severe and complex mental health problems who are at risk of inpatient admission. The team provides outreach and intensive multi-disciplinary interventions as a community alternative to inpatient care. Team members also provide consultation, advice and support to professionals and carers involved with the young people. The team uses mentalization based approaches (AMBIT, MBT-A, MBT-F).
Job Responsibilities
* To provide the CAMHS team with a high quality, evidence based systemic psychotherapy service to children, their families, carers and professional networks, in keeping with CYP-IAPT principles.
* To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families with children and adolescents who are referred to CAMHS.
* To provide specialist advice and consultation regarding diagnoses and treatment to CAMHS colleagues, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to overall service delivery as required.
* To contribute to the development, implementation and audit of services for families with children presenting to the Service.
Person Specification
* Qualification relevant to post.
* Relevant experience working with CYP.
* Knowledge relevant to post, MH experience, SW.
* Knowledge relevant to post, MH experience, SW.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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