Highly Specialist Systemic Psychotherapist
Band 8a
Main area: Children & Young People Grade: Band 8a Contract: Permanent Hours: Part-time - 30 hours per week Job ref: 277-6929024-CYP Site: Bromley CAMHS Town: Bromley Salary: £59,490 - £66,239 pro rata pa inc Salary period: Yearly Closing: 02/02/2025 23:59 Job overview
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Family and Systemic psychotherapist to join our energetic and dynamic Bromley CAMHS Adolescent Team. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality, evidence-based systemic psychotherapy services to young people between the ages of 11-18 years, their families, carers, and professional networks. You will become part of a well-established and resourced family therapy team and work alongside family therapy colleagues in our family therapy clinics as well as with clinicians of other disciplines based in the Adolescent Team. There are excellent opportunities to contribute to the development, implementation, and audit of services for families with children presenting with highly challenging behaviours. You will have ample opportunities for continuing professional development through supervision, training, and regular local and trust-wide meetings of the family therapists and systemic practitioners. Main duties of the job
Provide a highly specialist systemic assessment of referrals of a significant and complex nature to formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of a child’s or adolescent’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods based upon evidence. Make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options considering complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the child, family, or group, and their difficulties. Act as care coordinator, as required, taking responsibility for initiating, planning, and reviewing care plans and giving consideration to the views of patients, their family, carers, referring agents, and other professionals involved in the network of care, including organising complex professional network meetings. Participate in the systemic psychotherapy training clinic of the locality team, providing systemic live supervision as agreed with the Head of Systemic Psychotherapy and the Principal Family Therapist in the Borough Service. Contribute to the provision of clinical placements for trainee Systemic Psychotherapists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies, and experience to contribute effectively to good mental health care and to contribute to the assessment and evaluation of such competencies. Contribute to overall service delivery and development as required. Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages, and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for implementing a range of systemic psychotherapeutic interventions for children, adolescents, and their families, including couples and groups, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses in reaching a formulation and treatment plan. Provide highly specialist consultation, supervision, advice, and guidance to other professionals working with families both within the service and in partner agencies. Work in accordance with CAMHS and team objectives by adhering to Trust and Directorate policies, including risk assessment in all work. Participate in the systemic psychotherapy training clinic of the locality team, providing systemic live supervision as agreed with the Head of Systemic Psychotherapy and the Principal Family Therapist in the Borough Service. Contribute to the development, evaluation, and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services. Advise both service and professional management on all aspects of the service where systemic and/or organisational matters need addressing. Manage the workloads of supervisees and oversee clinical standards. Communicate complex clinical information in a skilled and sensitive manner including assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of patients. Person specification
Experience
3+ years experience working as a family therapist, 2-3 years working with children and families in a relevant field. Experience assessing risk including self-harm and suicidality. Qualifications
Relevant qualification as Family therapist (masters or doctorate level qualification). Systemic supervisor. Skills
Able to use complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment. Skills in professional consultation. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
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Band 8a
Main area: Children & Young People Grade: Band 8a Contract: Permanent Hours: Part-time - 30 hours per week Job ref: 277-6929024-CYP Site: Bromley CAMHS Town: Bromley Salary: £59,490 - £66,239 pro rata pa inc Salary period: Yearly Closing: 02/02/2025 23:59 Job overview
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Family and Systemic psychotherapist to join our energetic and dynamic Bromley CAMHS Adolescent Team. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality, evidence-based systemic psychotherapy services to young people between the ages of 11-18 years, their families, carers, and professional networks. You will become part of a well-established and resourced family therapy team and work alongside family therapy colleagues in our family therapy clinics as well as with clinicians of other disciplines based in the Adolescent Team. There are excellent opportunities to contribute to the development, implementation, and audit of services for families with children presenting with highly challenging behaviours. You will have ample opportunities for continuing professional development through supervision, training, and regular local and trust-wide meetings of the family therapists and systemic practitioners. Main duties of the job
Provide a highly specialist systemic assessment of referrals of a significant and complex nature to formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of a child’s or adolescent’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods based upon evidence. Make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options considering complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the child, family, or group, and their difficulties. Act as care coordinator, as required, taking responsibility for initiating, planning, and reviewing care plans and giving consideration to the views of patients, their family, carers, referring agents, and other professionals involved in the network of care, including organising complex professional network meetings. Participate in the systemic psychotherapy training clinic of the locality team, providing systemic live supervision as agreed with the Head of Systemic Psychotherapy and the Principal Family Therapist in the Borough Service. Contribute to the provision of clinical placements for trainee Systemic Psychotherapists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies, and experience to contribute effectively to good mental health care and to contribute to the assessment and evaluation of such competencies. Contribute to overall service delivery and development as required. Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages, and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for implementing a range of systemic psychotherapeutic interventions for children, adolescents, and their families, including couples and groups, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses in reaching a formulation and treatment plan. Provide highly specialist consultation, supervision, advice, and guidance to other professionals working with families both within the service and in partner agencies. Work in accordance with CAMHS and team objectives by adhering to Trust and Directorate policies, including risk assessment in all work. Participate in the systemic psychotherapy training clinic of the locality team, providing systemic live supervision as agreed with the Head of Systemic Psychotherapy and the Principal Family Therapist in the Borough Service. Contribute to the development, evaluation, and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services. Advise both service and professional management on all aspects of the service where systemic and/or organisational matters need addressing. Manage the workloads of supervisees and oversee clinical standards. Communicate complex clinical information in a skilled and sensitive manner including assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of patients. Person specification
Experience
3+ years experience working as a family therapist, 2-3 years working with children and families in a relevant field. Experience assessing risk including self-harm and suicidality. Qualifications
Relevant qualification as Family therapist (masters or doctorate level qualification). Systemic supervisor. Skills
Able to use complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment. Skills in professional consultation. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
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