We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Systemic Psychotherapist to join our Eating Disorder Day Service based at Aldrington House in Hove for 3 days a week.

Spring Tide is new and exciting, providing an intensive treatment programme for up to 10 young people aged 10-18 with a diagnosed eating disorder and their families. The program supports recovery through evidenced based interventions and is based on the Intensive Treatment Programme from the Maudsley incorporating intensive family work.

You will work as a member of the clinical team, providing high quality, specialist systemic psychotherapy service to clients, their families or carers. You will be required to support systemic thinking and practice in the team.

You will participate in systemic clinical governance and offer clinical supervision to assistant, trainee staff and other disciplines in the team. You will develop the family work in the team and lead on service changes/development.

The program is 6-12 weeks where the YP attend daily, there is an education provision on site daily and once a week remotely. Spring Tide works closely with our community eating disorder service and community mental health services for young people and adolescents, ensuring a smooth transition from and to the community when the program ends.

We pride ourselves on delivering high quality evidenced based treatment in accordance with NICE Guidelines and National Access and Waiting Times Standards.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist systemic psychotherapy service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, in line with evidence-based practice and trust care pathways.

To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.

To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.

To clinically supervise Psychological Professionals including trainee practitioner psychologists and junior psychologists, psychological therapists, psychotherapists or counsellors and other staff as appropriate.

To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage psychological professionals.

To complete assessments of those referred to the service and outcome this in a timely manner in line with code of Conduct

To provide consultation, mentorship, supervision and advice about psychological issues to other members of the team and other professionals working with service users, across a range of agencies/ settings as appropriate.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.

About us

At SPFT we provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns

Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Job description

Job responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

Recognised accredited post graduate level training in a psychological therapy relevant to Children and Young People.

Professionally registered to work with Children and Young People.

A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for Children and Young People.

Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.

Experience of supervising staff.

Wide knowledge of local and national policies.

MAIN DUTIES

To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways.

To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.

To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

We do support flexible working and some hybrid working, however, due to the nature of the program, we do require staff to predominantly be on site.

All Flexible working request will be considered in line with policy and an outcome reached by operational management to ensure there is minimal impact on service delivery

For more information or an informal discussion/ visit please contact

Shelley Oakeshott, Operational Service Manager shelley.oakeshott@spft.nhs.uk telephone number 0300 304 2039

Or

John Cavanagh Consultant Professional Lead for Family & Systemic Psychotherapy, John.Cavanagh3@spft.nhs.uk Mob: 07738 757213

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised accredited post graduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified
• Professionally registered

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment),
• A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group served by the post
• Significant experience of working with young people with an eating disorder
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional registration/accrediting body

Desirable

• Experience of specialist psychological therapy assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings and client groups including both adults and children

Skills

Essential

• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment formulation and management
• Ability to plan and manage a complex work load with competing demands.
• Skills in clinical supervision of others

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aldrington House

35 Church Road

Hove

BN3 4AG

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