Band 7-8a preceptorship

We welcome applications from Systemic Psychotherapists from a range of backgrounds. These posts could either be appointed as a band 7 preceptorship working towards an 8a position, or at an 8a depending upon skills and experience. Responsibilities will be adjusted accordingly. The post covers the North of Birmingham in Forward Thinking Birmingham for age 0 to 25years old.

We work as part of a multidisciplinary team and are an enthusiastic and dynamic team of Systemic Psychotherapists who value our professional identity and career progression opportunities that develop the 4 pillars of key skills namely our therapeutic expertise, leadership, education of others and service development within and across the 4 Core Teams in Forward Thinking Birmingham.

These skills are nurtured and developed from the moment you join the team, through training and supervision of individual work and service development projects. We are innovative and creative, and we are looking for others who would like to join the team.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining our team at an exciting time of change. We have a vision for transforming organisational culture to deliver systemically informed interventions to children, young people families and carers that is equitable to the diverse needs of the communities we serve. We aim to find strategic solutions to the challenges that arise in seeing our vision through and invite you to apply if believe you can make a difference.

If you would like to discuss these positions further, please contactKam Rai, Senior Systemic & Family Psychotherapist kam.rai1@nhs.net.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters/Diploma level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT accredited equivalent.
• Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice over a minimum of four
• Eligible for UKCP Registration

Desirable

• Training in other relevant therapeutic modalities.

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Essential

• Minimum four years practice in relevant first profession
• Experience of working with children, young people and their families.
• Experience of working in a mental health setting.
• Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of working with different clients and age groups.
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management
• Knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and evidence-based interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting.
• Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients.
• Knowledge of child development/ mental health issues

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training, staff support, research
• Knowledge of current developments in community mental health services for 0 - 25-year-olds.
• Experience of working in CAMHS/0-25 setting
• Experience of working in a community mental health setting.
• Experience of working with eating disorders
• Experience of working in multi-cultural contexts
• Experience of conducting research.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration in the face of emotional intensity, and potential verbal and physical intimidation.
• Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behavior.

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work with a racially and culturally diverse community in a wide variety of contexts including highly specialist skills for working therapeutically in family homes.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues and strategic frameworks, and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management
• Knowledge and experience of working with children, young people and their families with mental health needs.
• Knowledge of evidence-based treatment/practice in mental health
• Broad knowledge of relevant theories and practice in child development and child protection including relevant legislation in the field of mental health, children and families.
• Knowledge of child and adult safeguarding processes and procedures.

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge/training in evidence-based treatments e.g. FT-AN MFT FBT NVR DBT
• Awareness/ Knowledge of the impact of MH on physical health and vice versa.
• Knowledge and ability to contribute to research, audit, teaching and training.
• Knowledge of research design, methodology and data analysis and ability to conduct research projects and audit

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy using excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies.
• Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies.
• Ability to manage working in situations of multi-level stress, e.g., client's experience of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, colleagues, organisational transitions.
• Ability to communicate well and to form good working relationships with professionals at all levels.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Skills in using complex methods of specialist systemic assessment, intervention and clinical management in a range of contexts frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration and maintaining a restricted position for long periods.
• Able to provide specialist therapeutic packages of care regarding a range of mental health problems within a community mental health service.
• Able to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to provide specialist advice and consultation on systemic formulations and practice to colleagues in other disciplines
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Skills in liaison with other agencies and in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Ability to work in complex situations, to manage risk and deal sensitively with stress
• Ability to maintain high standards of record keeping including electronic patient record system and reports.
• Skills in presentation and ability to use a variety of multi-media materials.
• Able to use supervision effectively.
• Ability to use video equipment/IT for recording and reflective sessions in live practice.
• Ability to contribute to the development and evaluation of the team's operational policies and services.
• Ability to travel for work purposes, as this is a citywide service. Clinical appointments can take place virtually, in the HUBS or in community settings or patients' homes.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching and training
• Advanced IT skills
• Knowledge of current developments in community mental health services for 0-25

Other Requirements

Desirable

• Flexibility regarding working hours, including the ability to work some evenings if necessary
• Car driver / car owner

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

: 1st Floor, Finch Road Primary Care Centre,

2 Finch Road, Lozells

Birmingham

B19 1HS

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