An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Systemic Family Therapist to join our specialist community Child & Adolescent Mental Health team in Poole CAMHS. As a Systemic Family Therapist, you will provide assessments and interventions for children, young people, and their families who have been referred to Core CAMHS. You will work autonomously providing a highly specialist Family Therapy provision to young people and their families referred to the service, as well as being confident in consultation, supervision, and training of colleagues. We are looking for someone with passion and enthusiasm, and someone who believes - like we do - that working with young people and their families is one of the most effective early interventions within mental health care. As an integral member of the wider team, you will work both clinically with families, but also bring expertise in supporting the team to ensure that systemic thinking and understanding lies at the centre of the clinical service. This post is full time or part time post of 30 hours per week; flexible working would be considered providing the service needs are met.
Main duties of the job
You will be able to provide evidence-based assessments and treatments within a variety of settings for children, young people, and families who experience a range of mental health difficulties that require intervention with Tier 3 services. You will be able to create assessment formulations, hypotheses, and treatments and plans which are regularly reviewed. You will be able to provide specialist family therapy assessments and interventions on a time-limited basis. You will be able to act as a key worker where appropriate, and provide high quality and 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) which is looking to expand to offer 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 our community and inpatient teams. At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves. Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.
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You will be able to provide evidence-based assessments and treatments within a variety of settings for children, young people, and families who experience a range of mental health difficulties that require intervention with Tier 3 services. You will be able to create assessment formulations, hypotheses, and treatments and plans which are regularly reviewed. You will be able to provide specialist family therapy assessments and interventions on a time-limited basis. You will be able to act as a key worker where appropriate, and provide high quality and 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) which is looking to expand to offer 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 our community and inpatient teams. At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves. Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.
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