We are offering an exciting opportunity for dynamic, ambitious, and motivated Highly Specialist Systemic & Family Psychotherapist to join West London NHS Trust CAMHS Tri-borough Eating Disorders Service.

As a Highly Specialist Family Psychotherapist in the Tri-borough Eating Disorders Services you will be part of West London CAMHS and a member of the wider family therapy community that works across services, including generic CAMHS, Neurodevelopmental Conditions and Learning Disabilities, providing ample opportunity for networking with colleagues and sharing expertise. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work alongside other family therapists in family therapy clinics.

We are a large, dynamic group of family therapists in the West London NHS Trust and hold meetings both at a local level and at a tri-borough level where you have the opportunity to meet other family therapists. Systemic training and further systemic development is encouraged and supported. You will also contribute to the development of the Team and you will have the opportunity to be involved in service development, audit, research, supervision and quality of practice improvement projects.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside other members of the service in addition to holding your individual caseload. You will receive regular clinical, professional and management supervision from the team's Principal Systemic & Family Psychotherapist.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) consisting of mental health nurses, medical doctors, Psychiatrist, Eating Disorders Practitioners, Dieticians, Mental Health Support Workers, Occupational Therapist and other family therapist. We are a close and supportive team with weekly MDT meetings and monthly reflective groups.

As a Highly Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist you will also work as an autonomous clinician to contribute to mental health assessments, specialist diagnostic assessments of children and young people with eating disorder and comorbid complex mental health presentations. The assessment process is also multi-disciplinary and you will have many opportunities to work together with the other professionals in the team

You will document the outcome of these assessments, providing formulation, diagnosis, and recommendations for interventions. Primarily, you will offer a range of individual, family and group therapeutic interventions appropriate for children, young people and families attending the Service. You will also actively address areas of risk and safety management in a systemic way. You will also participate in the team's duty rota. Being a senior member of the team, you will also have opportunities to contribute to the development of the team and its systemic practice in different ways.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is �426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Post-graduate training in systemic family therapists as accredited by IFT or AFT.
• Professional registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• Relevant first profession experience or the equivalent (e.g. criteria laid down by UKCP for grandparent and APEL route to qualification as Family Therapists)

Desirable

• Training in CYP/IAPT

Experience

Essential

• To have an interest in working with young people who have an eating disorder and their families/carers.
• Experience of practice in relevant first profession or the equivalent.
• Experience of work with children and adolescents in a mental health or equivalent setting.
• To have a commitment to and experience of multi-disciplinary working.

Desirable

• Experience of other treatment approaches
• Experience of teaching, supervision and/or consultation
• Experience of research and audit

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence base in relation to child and adolescent mental health
• Research and research methodology at post-graduate level in relation to children and adults with mental health and social problems
• The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children, young people and families.
• Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to child and adolescent mental health e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, Children Act 1989
• Child protection policies and procedures
• Child development in relation to mental health difficulties.
• Knowledge of other modalities (i.e. psychoanalytical, biological, cognitive, behavioural etc.) sufficient to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge in one or more areas of systemic therapy.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems using a variety of approaches coherent with a systemic perspective.
• Ability to apply analytical skills to multi-layered complex cases.
• Ability to formulate comprehensive assessments and offer effective treatment based on systemic principles.
• Ability to provide ongoing treatment in complex, often unstable, and frequently changing circumstances.
• Ability to liaise with and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families.
• Skills in consulting to professional colleagues within and outside CAMHS
• Ability to withstand high levels of emotional distress and think clearly in emotionally charged situations.
• Ability to manage the risk of verbal and physical aggression. Ability to manage and plan own workload of complex cases.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Ability to adhere to and promote equal opportunities in the development of the service.
• Willingness and ability to work in co-operation with others.
• Physically able to withstand the effort of working in conditions of stress
• To be a team player.

Administration and Record Keeping

Essential

• Competent in the use of clinical recording systems such as RIO.
• Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
• Understands and is able to use online incident reporting systems.

Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics

Essential

• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
• Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times.
• Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working.
• Able to prioritise own workload.
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change.
• Honesty, enthusiasm and a sense of loyalty Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times.

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

LS CAMHS Tri Borough

Armstrong Way

Tier 3 Eating disorder

UB2 4SD

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222-LS-CAMHS-546