Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join a warm, welcoming and inclusive team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, person-centered and evidence-based support to children and young people who are struggling with moderate to severe emotional difficulties?
If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to work within the Barnet CAMHS Generic Team based at the Holly Oak Clinic, Edgware Community Hospital.
Barnet CAMHS prides itself in working from a multi-disciplinary approach, informed and embedded within the iThrive Framework. There is a strong focus on further developing clinicians skillset and learning from each other. We offer high-quality individual and group supervision, as well as space for reflective practice. There are many CPD opportunities within the team and across BEH; over the last year training has included EMDR.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY:
- To provide generic CAMHS assessments, formulation and systemically informed therapy to individuals, families or groups, referred to Enfield GCAMHS.
- To contribute to the Generic CAMHS Family Therapy clinic providing specialist systemic interventions to families
- To offer systemic consultations on clients' psychological care to colleagues, professional and non-professional staff in mental health services, Local Authority Social Care and the Education setting.
- To provide initial Neurodevelopmental disorder assessments including screening for ADHD and ASD.
- To work autonomously and co-operatively while adhering to our professional guidelines and the Enfield Generic CAMHS policies and procedures.
- To provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues and trainees, dependent on experience.
- To work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing a systemic lens to assessment and treatment options, as discussed in Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings.
About us
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (North London Partnership)is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.
BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS), rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. This service treats and cares for people within the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions.
We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services and mental health liaison services in North Middlesex University Hospitals Trust.
Our values and quality improvement are at the heart of everything we do, please consider joining us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- MSc in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy and professional registration with UKCP
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in additional specialised areas of clinical practice
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of generic CAMHS assessment and treatment, utilising relevant models of psychological therapies Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with differing presenting problems. Experience of working with children and young people in mental health services, including the application of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area. Experience with routine outcome monitoring. Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multi-agency contexts Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience in enabling service user participation Experience of assessment and treating children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Skills in the use of general Mental Health assessments and ability to provide systemic and family psychotherapy Well-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Masters level knowledge of systemic research literature in relation to the field of child and adolescent mental health. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children, young people and families. Ability to undertake clinical risk assessment and to work within safeguarding procedures Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based psychological therapies Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision of other staff Capacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and situations where there may be resistance, verbal aggression or the threat of physical aggression Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets Ability to manage own caseload and time Skills in using IT, including MS office applications, electronic clinical record systems
Desirable
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- An ability for team working, excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills, importance of a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of emotional distress/mental health problems drawn from personal experience
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- A commitment to service user participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organization High level of enthusiasm and motivation Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Holly Oak, Edgware Community Hospital
Barnet
HA8 0AD