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Specialist Family Therapist

West London NHS Trust London

Salary

£55524 to £62652 per year

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Description

We are seeking a permanent Band 7 Clinical Specialist Systemic and Family Psychotherapist to join the Cross-borough Eating Disorder Team, based at Ealing CAMHS.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside other family therapists in a family therapy clinic in addition to holding an individual caseload. You will receive regular clinical, professional and management supervision from a Higher Systemic & Family Psychotherapist.

The post holder will be part of a growing team of clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with children, and young people, who are presenting with complex mental health needs.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing family therapy and family-based interventions to families where there is a diagnosed eating disorder
  • Supporting the continued development of these interventions and supporting colleagues in the facilitation of systemic interventions
  • Working with children and families with mental health and social problems using a variety of approaches coherent with a systemic perspective
  • Applying analytical skills to multi-layered complex cases
  • Formulating comprehensive assessments and offering effective treatment based on systemic principles

The salary for this position ranges from £55,524 to £62,652 per annum.

The Trust offers a range of in-house and external training opportunities, including Narrative therapy, NVR, and CYP-IAPT.

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Skills

Required

  • Post-graduate training in systemic family therapists as accredited by IFT or AFT
  • Professional registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
  • Minimum 3 years' practice in relevant first profession including extensive experience of safe-guarding children
  • At least 3 years' experience of work with children and adolescents with complex problems in a mental health or equivalent setting
  • Evidence base in relation to child and adolescent mental health
  • Research and research methodology at post-graduate level in relation to children and adults with mental health and social problems
  • The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children, young people and families
  • Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to child and adolescent mental health
  • Child development in relation to mental health difficulties
  • Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems using a variety of approaches coherent with a systemic perspective
  • Ability to apply analytical skills to multi-layered complex cases
  • Ability to formulate comprehensive assessments and offer effective treatment based on systemic principles

Nice to have

  • CYP IAPT training
  • Previous qualification in a relevant profession such as social work, nursing, teaching, psychology or counselling
  • Experience of other treatment approaches
  • Experience of research and audit
  • Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised systemic family therapy with vulnerable and hard to reach families
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
  • Word processing skills, including the ability to use internet and other computer technology effectively

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9222-26-0999

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