Family Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Negotiable |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 May 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Sheffield, S10 3FE |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | U0007-24-0006 |
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Knowledge, training and experience Essential: MSc in Systemic Psychotherapy. To be an accredited member of UKCP through membership of AFT. The ability to engage young people, adult patients and their families in evidence-based family therapy. To provide systemic family therapy drawing upon current and up to date theoretical models. To be able to integrate current systemic approaches with the evidence-based methodologies of treatments. Ability to make highly skilled evaluations and informed decisions about treatment and therapy within the context of complex relationship factors. To be able to attend to and regulate highly expressed emotion within family therapy sessions and work positively in a difficult and challenging environment. Ability to use outcome measures and session evaluation measures collaboratively with patients and families. Demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity issues and put this knowledge into practice in the workplace. Sound knowledge and awareness of safeguarding issues for adults and children and young people; ability to identify when to follow Hospital policy and procedure in raising these issues and referring to other services. Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage own time. Desirable: Post-qualification experience of working with children and young people in a mental health service. Post-qualification experience of working in a clinical setting with people with eating disorders. Knowledge and experience of working with mental health difficulties in young people and adults, particularly those that are co-morbid with eating disorders. Knowledge and awareness of eating disorders, including different types of disorders and issues relating to physical and psychological risk. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of multi-agency working. To be able to utilise the principles FT-AN or FBT in an inpatient setting. Experience of carrying out supervision in both an individual and group setting. Experience of writing training packages and delivering training to staff, carers and other agencies/professional groups. Knowledge and understanding of ASC and how ASC and eating disorders may inter-relate. Experience of working in an inpatient CAMHS setting. Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and DOLs, together with implications for practice as a Systemic Psychotherapist Knowledge and experience of the Care Programme Approach. Professional: To attend to personal and professional development needs in line with the requirements of AFT. To maintain accreditation and registration as a Family Therapist with the UKCP and AFT. To access external supervision in line with the requirements of AFT. Communication Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication with carers, parents, families, partners, colleagues and other agencies. Ability to develop good working relationships with patients, families and colleagues. Ability to communicate complex concepts and sensitive information to patients, carers/families and professionals. Able to express views positively, constructively, effectively and clearly. Ability to work therapeutically online, conducting family therapy sessions on Microsoft Teams. To be responsive and timely in communication with parents/families and other agencies. Information management/ Organisational To ensure all patient records are accurate and entered, in a timely manner, onto the electronic record keeping system. Able to use IT and electronic health recording systems. To complete audit reports on an annual basis and report into Clinical Governance with recommendations for improved service delivery on the results of these. To contribute to good data collection and use this in a meaningful way with patients and families. Support research projects carried out by the Clinical Psychologist and other professionals on inpatient treatment at Riverdale Grange for patients with eating disorders. Remain up to date with current knowledge, research and practice. To ensure all policies and procedures are read, understood, adhered to and carried out. Report any untoward incidents and safeguarding concerns in line with Riverdale policy and procedures. To escalate to the SMT and Consultant areas of concern regarding treatment or adherence to treatment plans. Work towards ensuring Riverdale maintains a high profile in the eating disorders networks, particularly in the SY provider collaborative and external stakeholders. To deliver presentations regarding the work entailed in the role and services provided to carers to relevant clinical networks. To work within CQC, QNIC and QED standards. To work within and demonstrate Riverdales values in day-to-day practice. Education and Staff Development To provide staff and/or patient debriefing sessions as required by the service. To offer monthly group supervision to the adult and/or adolescent staff teams. To facilitate systemic case discussions with the adult and adolescent staff teams when appropriate. To deliver training for staff on key topics as identified by the Service Manager. Personal Qualities Able to maintain appropriate boundaries. Demonstrate an ability to work in a clear and supportive way. Be passionate about providing high quality care and continuous improvement in service delivery. Ability to deal with multiple issues simultaneously in a dynamic, fast moving working environment. Ability to work under pressure and possess a high degree of emotional resilience. Ability to work using own initiative without the need for direction. Willingness to extend and develop knowledge and skills. Able to identify personal strengths and recognise opportunities for personal development. Respond positively to challenge and to change. Open, reflective, compassionate and approachable. Treat people with dignity and respect. There is a frequent requirement for sitting in a restricted position for direct clinical practice activity. Occasional requirement to exert intense physical effort throughout the period of work. To undertake relevant essential training and engage in the management of violence and aggression. Escorting and maintaining safety of patients both within and outside of the hospital environments. Respond to emergency incidents. Escorting patients on leave, family meals, essential training. The ability to use and transfer Riverdale equipment within the unit EMOTIONAL EFFORT Frequent exposure to highly distressing and highly emotional circumstances through the need to review with patients, in detail, the circumstances of their eating disorders offences and their own traumatic histories. Occasional exposure to traumatic incidents such as forced nasogastric feeding, verbal abuse or challenging behaviour from patients. May need to cope with patients who, at times, present with a heightened level of distress, agitation and hostility. Frequent exposure to stress when supporting patients. Maintaining high levels of self-awareness, mindfulness and vigilance within the working environment. Ability to maintain a balanced/objective perceptive while working under potentially stressful situations and conditions. Responsible for contributing to the management of potentially stressful situations. MENTAL EFFORT Patient contact, especially in one-to-one and group sessions, require a high level of concentration. The complexity, demands and risks presented by patients involve the Family Therapist in intense thinking. There is a need to respond flexibly, sensitively and appropriately to situations faced with patients. WORKING CONDITIONS Occasional exposure to legal challenge and verbal abuse from patients. By their placement in Riverdale Grange Hospital, all patients are deemed to be vulnerable and may present a risk to themselves. There is a potential future risk to the post holder in relation to discharged patients attempting/maintaining contact (e.g. importance of clear professional boundaries is maintained). COMMUNICATION & RELATIONSHIP SKILLS Providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive and contentious information in an atmosphere where patients can be hostile, antagonistic or emotive, where adherence to detail and accuracy must be high, since the strands of communication can be conflicting, and where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills. Act in an appropriate dignified and responsible manner with patients, relatives, colleagues, using appropriate language and communication skills which acknowledge cultural differences.