An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic innovative Specialist Family Therapist to join the new north Tri-borough 0-5 pathway. The post-holder will be co-located in on the CAMHS teams and have a key role in working with the pathway lead to develop the systemic offer to the pathway.

The 0-5 team provides input to infants, toddlers and preschool children and couples/families in the pre and perinatal periods. This new service will provide a comprehensive range of assessment and therapeutic interventions, and consultation to professionals dealing with infants, young children and families. The post-holder will conduct assessments and deliver evidence based systemic psychotherapy for a broad range of presentations between the ages of 0-5.

The post holder will have a leading role in the pathway and expected to provide clinical supervision to other clinicians and trainees. They will be expected to provide specialist advice and consultation regarding treatment to CAMHS colleagues, external agencies, working both autonomously and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for implementing a range of systemic psychotherapeutic interventions, specifically those with an evidence base in the 0-5 age group. Drawing upon different explanatory models to maintain several provisional hypotheses in reaching a formulation and treatment plan.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management including protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships and to provide general advice to other professionals regarding risk assessment and management. This may also include assessment of risk for self-harm.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people, and families whose problems and formulate effective care plans in collaboration with the client and family.

To work jointly and collaboratively with other multidisciplinary team members to enhance and develop work with families by providing specialist systemic knowledge and skills.

To communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and to provide reports

To include and consult service users at all stages of assessment, care planning and treatment.

To lead on innovative service development in consultation with the discipline lead, addressing waiting times and ensure that the priorities are in line with the long-term plan.

About us

The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C& I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:

• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide mental health and specialist systemic therapy assessments of a significant and complex nature with a view of formulating and implementing plans for the treatment and management of an infant and young childs presentation within the context of family and other systems. These assessments will be based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and will employ research-based evidence and information from appropriate rating scales, self-report measure, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care and service user feedback.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual young child, family, or group.

To be responsible for implementing a range of systemic psychotherapeutic interventions. Drawing upon different explanatory models to maintain several provisional hypotheses in reaching a formulation and treatment plan .

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children, young people and their families including protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships and to provide general advice to other professionals regarding risk assessment and management. This may also include assessment of risk for self-harm.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent. A significant number of years of AFT recognized training leading to a qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy. United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registration (Systemic)

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• Advanced skills in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting. Advanced skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention, and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical & /or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Advanced skills in providing consultation to other professional groups. Advanced skills in professional supervision skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues. Advanced skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Advanced ability to multi-task at different levels of context, while leading and supervising a systemic psychotherapy clinical/training practicum requiring intense concentration and skills for using a one-way screen, video equipment and involving members of from different professional background in service delivery simultaneously.

Desirable

• Advanced skills in professional supervision to meet UKCP requirements. Advanced Skills for offering live supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues.

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• Must have a significant number of years of practice in relevant first profession. Assessed experience of working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist for a significant of three years, including a significant number of years of post-qualification experience within the designated specialty where the post is located. Experience of the application of systemic psychotherapy in different cultural contexts Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with individuals and families when a child or adolescent has complex needs. Experience of working with a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for systemic care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

Tottenham

N15 3TH

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