As the Family and Systemic Therapist, the post holder will be providing highly specialised systemic psychotherapy and systemic practice to service users, their carers and families who have experienced a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) or an At Risk Mental State (ARMS).
This post sits across dynamic, well-resourced and innovative Early Interventions Services focused on developing responsive and effective therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers. The post will be focused on the delivery and governance of family interventions capable of enhancing outcomes for psychosis and ARMS clinical populations.
The post presents a wonderful opportunity for clinicians passionate about delivering evidence-based family interventions alongside a service development role which will call for managerial experience and a creative mindset which can integrate training needs and various approaches to family work required to meet the needs of the local clinical population. Opportunities for research, training and personal development will also be available.
The post holder will be expected to provide highly specialist theoretical and practical knowledge to colleagues from a range of disciplines, both within EIS and within external agencies.
Key Responsibilities:
Supervise and support the assessment and treatment provided by Systemic Family Practitioners and clinicians providing family interventions for psychosis across the patch. Work collaboratively with families and 'experts by experience' and support co-production methodologies to inform service model. Develop links with training providers who can provide bespoke systemic training, evidence-based family interventions and psychoeducational packages based on best practice and the evidence base for people with FEP and ARMS. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of systemic practice within the service. Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. Hold a caseload of highly complex systemic assessment, treatment and consultation work based upon a highly specialised, conceptual framework. Implement a range of highly specialist systemic psychotherapy interventions and evidence-based family interventions for psychosis, ARMS and Bipolar Disorder. Work sensitively with families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering multiple and highly complex factors. Deliver care co-ordination as required, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Organise and provide family and systemic psychotherapy clinics in line with service and training needs. Hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within the systemic psychotherapy clinics. Provide specialist theoretical knowledge and skills needed to support the delivery of evidence-based family therapy and interventions for psychosis, Bipolar Disorder and ARMS. Provide systemic consultation, advice and guidance to colleagues, teams and external agencies. Undertake and oversee risk management as a senior clinician, offering consultation and advice to high-risk emergencies. Communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users. Maintain current knowledge of the operation of video equipment and promote ethical and effective use in line with Trust Policy. Engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate. Work collaboratively with families and contribute to the trust's service-user participation agenda. Teaching, Training and Supervision:
Provide highly specialised professional and clinical supervision to systemic psychotherapists, systemic practitioners and other professionals. Deliver training placements for a range of professional disciplines. Convene, attend and chair meetings as appropriate. Develop systemic training opportunities within the teams. Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
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This post sits across dynamic, well-resourced and innovative Early Interventions Services focused on developing responsive and effective therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers. The post will be focused on the delivery and governance of family interventions capable of enhancing outcomes for psychosis and ARMS clinical populations.
The post presents a wonderful opportunity for clinicians passionate about delivering evidence-based family interventions alongside a service development role which will call for managerial experience and a creative mindset which can integrate training needs and various approaches to family work required to meet the needs of the local clinical population. Opportunities for research, training and personal development will also be available.
The post holder will be expected to provide highly specialist theoretical and practical knowledge to colleagues from a range of disciplines, both within EIS and within external agencies.
Key Responsibilities:
Supervise and support the assessment and treatment provided by Systemic Family Practitioners and clinicians providing family interventions for psychosis across the patch. Work collaboratively with families and 'experts by experience' and support co-production methodologies to inform service model. Develop links with training providers who can provide bespoke systemic training, evidence-based family interventions and psychoeducational packages based on best practice and the evidence base for people with FEP and ARMS. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of systemic practice within the service. Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. Hold a caseload of highly complex systemic assessment, treatment and consultation work based upon a highly specialised, conceptual framework. Implement a range of highly specialist systemic psychotherapy interventions and evidence-based family interventions for psychosis, ARMS and Bipolar Disorder. Work sensitively with families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering multiple and highly complex factors. Deliver care co-ordination as required, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Organise and provide family and systemic psychotherapy clinics in line with service and training needs. Hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within the systemic psychotherapy clinics. Provide specialist theoretical knowledge and skills needed to support the delivery of evidence-based family therapy and interventions for psychosis, Bipolar Disorder and ARMS. Provide systemic consultation, advice and guidance to colleagues, teams and external agencies. Undertake and oversee risk management as a senior clinician, offering consultation and advice to high-risk emergencies. Communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users. Maintain current knowledge of the operation of video equipment and promote ethical and effective use in line with Trust Policy. Engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate. Work collaboratively with families and contribute to the trust's service-user participation agenda. Teaching, Training and Supervision:
Provide highly specialised professional and clinical supervision to systemic psychotherapists, systemic practitioners and other professionals. Deliver training placements for a range of professional disciplines. Convene, attend and chair meetings as appropriate. Develop systemic training opportunities within the teams. Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
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