Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Location
Exeter, Devon | United Kingdom
Job description
Location: Exeter, EX2 4NU
Salary: £50952.00 to £57349.00
Date posted: 5th February 2024
Closing date: 25th February 2024
Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.
We are looking for a Band 8a Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, to be based in Exeter/ East Devon, who can bring skills, leadership, experience and enthusiasm to meeting the needs of children/young people and families with complex social, emotional and mental health needs.
You will have responsibility for the setting up and running of specialist clinics, training/supervising other Family Therapists and Systemic Practitioners, and providing specialist systemic input into the wider CAMHS team.
You will be an experienced and qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with current UKCP and AFT registration and experience of clinical leadership and experience of working with complex mental health needs in a community CAMHS setting.
You willbe able to work with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team and developrelationships across agencies to meet the needs of children and families. Theability to adapt communication and intervention style to meet individual needis important. You will have knowledge of child development and child protectionprocedures.
You willinitiate audit, analyse and produce data / reports and use rostering andelectronic staff records systems.
You willbe responsible for ensuring the service provides therapeutic intervention thatis strengths-focused, evidence-based and tailored to meet the needs of thechild/young person and their family/carer.
Werelooking for individuals who are passionate about working with children/youngpeople in a Community CAMHS setting with the confidence to intervene to meet arange of mental health needs and a desire to work to continually improve whatwe do.
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
See attached Job Description for full person specification and job description.
The role of the Senior Family and Systemic Psychotherapist is to provide, develop and clinically lead a range evidenced based interventions in their clinical pathway. Working as part of a multi-professional team, this role will clinically supervise others whilst also assessing and providing care for children, young people and their families/carers who present with a range of complex needs.
Within this role the post holder will:
Provide clinical leadership to within their pathway, and potentially to others, share responsibility for the systematic provision of high quality evidence-based psychological therapy to children/ young people and their families/carers presenting with a range of complex needs.
Use a strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures.
Have outstanding communication skills and the ability to adapt their approach to engage with children/young people and their families/carers, who present with a range of complex needs.
Undertake assessments, including risk assessments, contribute to care planning and deliver evidence-based interventions in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
Manage risks and hold a complex caseload for children and young people of all ages, with a range of needs.
Contribute to the systematic provision of clinical supervision and guidance for staff delivering systemic practice and/or systemic psychotherapy trainees and students
Provide clinical supervision and support to other clinicians with the ability to demonstrate compassionate leadership, to understand and follow HR policies and procedures, ensure staff wellbeing and development and adopt a collaborative approach to engage staff with a range of skills and communication needs.
Work effectively with operational, professional and clinical leadership colleagues to support clinicians in devising and implementing evidence-based care to suit the individual needs of children and young people.
Organise, lead and chair relevant meetings with the ability to present information in a range of formats, adapting communication to meet the needs of others.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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