An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Systemic Family Therapist and/or Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist to join our unique Family Interventions and Support Service (FISS) in Croydon. We are looking for a motivated clinician who is passionate about working with families and carers. You would join a small team working in Adult Secondary Care providing therapeutic support and interventions to adults with psychosis and their families/carers/networks.

**This post will consider people applying to a Preceptorship Band 7to 8A development role (including newly qualified clinicians) OR direclty to apply to 8A post. Please note that as a Preceptorship B7 to B8A there is scope for 1.0 wte whilst the 8A role is as 0.8 wte. Please refer to the attached JD/PS for the Band 7 AND Band 8A post accordingly and PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE WHICH OF THE TWO YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.

Please don't hesitate to contact us for any clarification.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the JD/PS for either Band 7/8A preptorship or 8A role to see main duties of the job. PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE WHICH OF THE TWO YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.

To provide highly specialist psychological interventions/therapy for the carers, families/networks and people living with psychosis and complex mental health problems within secondary care adult psychosis community services in Croydon- including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.

To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a specialist in the Croydon psychosis community services for families and carers.

To promote service evaluation, audit and research.

To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.

To be active in the provision of staff support within their area. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.

About us

FISS is based at Jeanette Wallace House in central Croydon, close to local amenities and public transport. This small and friendly team is comprised of a 2 Clinical Psychologists, an Assistant Psychologist, Trainee Psychologist and a Systemic Family Therapist/Lead. The team was established in 2010 and provides specialist borough wide input to service users residing within the borough of Croydon who have received a primary diagnosis of psychosis/bi-polar disorder and have relatives / social network who would benefit from a family approach. The service works closely with all secondary care teams in the psychosis care pathway, offering a range of evidence-based family interventions (FIp, BFT), Systemic Family Therapy (with a clinic/reflecting team), individual carer support, carer and sibling groups, network meetings, consultation, supervision and teaching. Psychology/Psychotherapy colleagues and care coordinators in the surrounding Community Mental Health Teams work in partnership with FISS. The post holder will be a part of supporting the collaboration and presence of family interventions and needs within the wider community teams. The post also will provide opportunities to further develop in family approaches for psychosis.

FISS is part of a wider psychosis pathway and works/trains closely with psychology and psychotherapy colleagues across the pathway.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the JD/PS for either Band 7/8A preptorship or 8A role to see main duties of the job. PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE WHICH OF THE TWO YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified as DClin/Coun Psychologist and/or MSc Family Therapy or Psychotherapist
• Professional registration UKCP/HCPC/BPC/BACP etc. (or eligible to)

Desirable

• Additional training in family interventions/approaches for psychosis
• Additional training in supervision/consultation

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of having worked as clinical specialist with individuals and/or families with complex MI w/in NHS secondary MH services
• Experience of working with families/couples/groups/carers in context of complex MH difficulties
• Experience of supervising assistants/trainees
• Experience of post-doc/MSc level research/audit or service evaluation projects
• Experience of working with/adressing issues of diversity in local communities

Desirable

• Experience of working psychologically with individuals/families living with psychosis/BAD.
• Experience of providing teaching/training to p& p/professional staff
• Experience of involving service users/carers in research/service evaluation
• oExperience of facilitating reflective groups for professionals

Knowledge

Essential

• Knoweldge of evidence base for family interventions for psychosis
• Theoretical knowledge of psychological approaches to workign with families in psychosis (FIP, BFT, CBTp, OD, Systemic)
• Understanding of service provision for psychosis and issues arising for them/families
• Knoweldge of factors affecting accetability/accesability to MH care including racial/diversity issues

Skills

Essential

• To work effectively within MDT

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Jeannette Wallace House

Jeanette Wallace House, 1 Edridge Road

Croydon

CR0 1ER

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