Trainee Family & Systemic Psychotherapist
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2024 |
| Location: | Fareham, PO16 7ES |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9348-24-0912 |
Summary
1. Assess families for suitability for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for a trainee therapist, refer to manager/supervisor for advice on how to manage the case. 2. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the agreed protocols, and where unsuitable refer on to the relevant service or back to the referring agent as necessary. 3. Participate in and help develop the on-going work of the Family Therapy Clinic. 4. Formulate, implement and evaluate Family and Systemic Therapy for children, young people & their families/carers, taking account of aspects of social difference. 5. Work collaboratively with family members and others, conveying systemic formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language. 6. Work in ways sensitive to the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds, as well as to issues of sexuality, disability, class and age. 7. Assess and manage risks as part of all ongoing treatment, referring to manager/supervisor for advice when appropriate. 8. Work with complex networks, communicating effectively at the interface with other services and negotiating effectively relationships with other care agencies. 9. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible. 10. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, work collaboratively with the team and recognise when to draw on the resources of other disciplines. 11. Provide advice, support and consultation to colleagues in the team about systemic frameworks and approaches useful for understanding the children/young people and families who come to our service. This will be underpinned by a sound knowledge of research findings and evidence-based practice. 12. Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach. 13. Ensure timely liaison with referrers, GPs and other relevant networks, verbally and in the form of written reports as appropriate. 14. Communicate and discuss information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of families under the post-holder's care in a skilled and sensitive manner. 15. Monitor and evaluate progress, through effective use of feedback from members of the family. 16. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service. 17. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols. PROFESSIONAL 1. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the Trust and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. UKCP, BPS, HPC, Social Work, NMC, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. Future in Mind). 2. Ensure that client and family confidentiality is protected according to Trust policies. 3. Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of Family and Systemic Psychotherapy and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. 4. Actively and consistently engage in reflexive practice and incorporate it fluidly into all work contexts. 5. Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with supervisor/professional lead on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development. 6. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives. 7. Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments. 8. Attend and contribute to the Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Professional Group meetings. 9. Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives. TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION 1. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post. 2. Apply learning from the training programme in practice. 3. Attend all Trust mandatory training as required. 4. Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards for accreditation. 5. Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with manager/professional lead. 6. Prepare and present clinical information for all families on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the post-holder, supervisor and service are delivered. 7. Contribute to systemic teaching and training programmes in the service as appropriate in collaboration with other systemic colleagues. GENERAL 1. To contribute to the development of best practice within the service. 2. To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to children's mental health and social care needs. 3. All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health and safety of colleagues, patients and the general public. 4. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies. 5. It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties. 6. This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.