Description
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust's Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) has been at the forefront of national developments in CYPMHS, including CAPA and CYP-IAPT. The service includes four community-based 'tier 3' teams, a crisis assessment/treatment team (C-CATT), a DBT service, an Eating Disorder Team, an inpatient unit (Forest House), and a Targeted Team for looked after children.
As a Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, you will work closely with the Consultant Psychologist and the Quadrant Leadership Team to lead the clinical work within the wider team, manage your own core and specialist caseloads, and develop systemic psychotherapy provision in the team and the wider service.
Key responsibilities:
- Assess and treat children, young people, and their families/carers with complex emotional, psychological, and behavioural problems
- Provide clinical and professional supervision to less experienced systemic psychotherapists, students, and trainees
- Lead on the provision of a specific model of evidence-based therapeutic intervention across the CAMHS clinics
- Work closely with other agencies, including local 'tier 2' CYPM service, school link workers, Mental Health Support Teams, and children's social services
The post-holder will have close links with the professional lead for systemic psychotherapy and join the systemic psychotherapy professional network within HPFT CAMHS.
The salary for this post is £68,852 to £79,638 per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS included).
Person Specification:
- Post-graduate qualification in an appropriate mental health/social welfare profession (e.g., nursing, psychology, psychiatry, social work) or equivalent, and demonstrable practice over a minimum of 4 years
- Masters/Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent
- Minimum of three years post-qualification experience as a systemic psychotherapist
- Experience of working with children and/or adolescents and families in a relevant mental health or social welfare setting or equivalent
- Registration with UKCP
- Additional specialist training in mental health (e.g., Eating Disorders, PTSD, ADHD, self-harm) and evidence of continuing professional development
- 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