CAMHS Systemic Family Therapist | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bury, BL9 7TD |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6228878/311-HYM426-23-F |
Summary
We are looking for experienced and motivated staff to join us within our CAMHS in Bury. This post holder will enhance existing provision within our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service serving our borough of Bury.
We are looking for a Systemic Family therapist who has extensive experience as a family therapist but wanting to expand their skills and knowledge strategically as well
The post-holder will be responsible for developing a cohesive strategy for the delivery of family therapy within Bury CAMHS through significant leadership and project management skills.
Within your specialist clinical role you will take a lead in providing a highly specialist family therapy service to young people. This involves providing specialist assessment and systemic family psychotherapy to young people, their families, and to other, non-professional carers.
You will offer leadership, advice, consultation, supervision and training to other professionals within the service and to other professionals in the borough who are engaged in family work. The post holder will exercise autonomous judgement in professional practice within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service policies and procedures.
Bury CAMHS within Pennine Care NHS foundation trust provide a high level of evidence based intervention as well as specialist mental health assessments to help identify the appropriate service for the children and young people
We work closely with partner agencies to aim for the best outcome for our children young people and families
• The post provides a specialised service requiring the post holder to have developed an advanced level of generic and specific therapeutic skills and have a well-developed and proven understanding of young people with mental health difficulties
• The emphasis is on the provision of expert assessment and treatment intervention of young people and their families and carers. A high degree of autonomy and responsibility for decision making is expected with regard to assessment and treatment intervention.
• The Family Therapist operates both independently and as an integrated member of a multi-disciplinary team. As a team member the Family Therapist has some generic roles and responsibilities within the CAMHS. The Family Therapist needs to have an advanced level of experience of mental health in young people and be equipped to provide specialist assessment and treatment intervention to young people and their families and carers suffering from a mental health difficulty; as well as consultation and advice to other organizations and services.
This advert closes on Monday 29 Apr 2024