An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Systemic Family Therapist to join our specialist community Child & Adolescent Mental Health team in Weymouth & Portland CAMHS.
As a Systemic Family Therapist, you will provide assessments and interventions for children, young people, and their families referred to Core CAMHS. You will work autonomously, delivering highly specialist Family Therapy to young people and their families, and be confident in consultation, supervision, and training of colleagues.
We seek someone with passion and enthusiasm who believes—like us—that working with young people and their families is a highly effective early intervention in mental health care.
As an integral team member, you will work clinically with families and support the team to ensure systemic thinking is central to our clinical service.
This full-time or part-time post (22.55 hours/week) offers flexible working options, subject to service needs.
You will be able to deliver evidence-based assessments and treatments across various settings for children, young people, and families experiencing mental health difficulties requiring Tier 3 intervention.
You will create assessment formulations, hypotheses, treatment plans, and regularly review these plans.
You will provide specialist family therapy assessments and interventions on a time-limited basis.
Where appropriate, act as a key worker, and ensure high-quality, timely clinical record keeping.
We currently provide the following CAMHS services across Dorset:
* 6 Community CAMHS teams
* 1 Urban CAMHS Gateway team (assessment and brief intervention service), expanding to a pan-Dorset service
* 10-bed adolescent inpatient unit
* Dedicated CAMHS psychiatric liaison services within 3 acute hospitals
* Out-of-hours crisis service
* Discovery College
* Peer specialists working within community and inpatient teams
At Dorset HealthCare, we’re committed to empowering people through outstanding, integrated healthcare services. We’re a dynamic Trust, rated ‘outstanding’ by CQC in 2019, serving a population of nearly 800,000 with a wide range of community and mental health services.
We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. Our inclusive workplace encourages authenticity and personal growth.
Join us to challenge yourself, build your career, and contribute to our vision of continuous improvement through excellence, compassion, and expertise.
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Julie Galton
Job title: Clinical Service Manager
Email: julie.galton@nhs.net
Telephone: 01305 762810
Esther Elliott - Team Leader
Email: esther.elliott2@nhs.net
Telephone: 01305 762810
We welcome potential candidates to meet our team.
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