About this role
Job summary
Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. Emotional and Behavioural Team and WAMHS (Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools Team)
We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with CAMHS experience to come and work in the socially and culturally diverse borough of City and Hackney.
Applicants who have experience and appreciation of some of the richness and complexities of working inter-culturally are welcomed. This post is part of a comprehensive Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, within the East London NHS Foundation Trust and as part of the wider Hackney CAMHS Alliance.
This post will include the provision of specialist CAMHS advice/consultation and mental health assessment, family interventions and liaison with other agencies, and the opportunity to supervise other clinicians.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary child and adolescent mental health team. There is a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the wider NHS Foundation Trust including many learning and teaching opportunities.
The post will involve working within the Emotional and Behavioural pathway team. This role will include a WAMHS role (Wellbeing and Mental health in Schools), working in a secondary school one day a week. The role may also include an opportunity of group work.
The role will be varied and will include managing a caseload within the multi-disciplinary E&B Team in order to provide brief treatment for often co-occurring emotional and behavioural difficulties. The team values consultation, liaison with professional networks and formulation within a systemic and community context. The role will include regular contribution to the established duty rota.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
FULL JD/PS ATTACHED
To provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people and their families. This is a community-based post, located within the Emotional & Behavioural Team in City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS offering episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations.
The post holder will also provide a school consultation role via a CAMHS Worker In Schools role (CWIS) for 3 sessions. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Prior qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Nursing or Counselling Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent
Experience Essential
Experience of working with children and young people with a wide range of mental health problems Experience of care planning
Skills Essential
Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS Skills in applying systemic theory to work with individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations
Knowledge Essential
A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback Knowledge of and skill 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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address City & Hackney CAMHS
15 Homerton Row
London
E9 6ED
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)