Job summary
This is a great opportunity for a highly trained Family Therapist to join the Early Interventions service as a member of the senior clinical leadership team , which includes a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) and At Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway . The post holder will take a lead and focus for Carers and Famillies, ensuring that high quality NICE approved interventions are offered to the support networks surrounding our service users.
The post holder will work alongside colleagues within the MDT to provide evidence-based treatment to people and families throughout Nottinghamshire county/ city who present with mental ill health
Supporting the leadership team to develop and embed an 'opt in ' approach to working with carers families' and friends , that values their experience and expertise. The post holder will take a lead on training, supervsion, audit, clinical consultancy and direct clinical work. They will work closely with the Family Interventions Team as part of wider wider training and supervsion team
The Early Interventions Service is a county and city wide service, with a strong managerial and clinical team that oversight. The post holder will be expected to travel to different sites/ base as required. However flexibility is granted to work from home on occasions and the base can be negotiated
Main duties of the job
Contribute to the assessment of patients/supporters with a specific responsibility in assessing suitability for Family Intervention's within the ARMS & FEP pathway
Responsible for the provision of specialist Family Interventions to patients/supporters based on various models of family interventions, within an evidenced based approach.
Make recommendations based on specialist family Interventions of presenting areas for work to be carried out with patients/supporters by staff and provide support and supervision as necessary to colleagues to carry these out.
In conjunction with managers and senior clinicians, develop procedures and processes for the application of Family Interventions within the service.
Support in the facilitation of the Carer Education & Support Programme (CESP)
Support ongoing service development relating to NICE guidelines and EIP access & waiting time standard
Engage with other professionals to development a family inclusive approach for service uses and their loved ones on the FEP & ARMS pathway (PCN's CYP services)
Acting as a service ambassador on a reginal and national level
To participate as a senior clinician in the development of a high quality, responsive and accessible service including advising both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where Family Interventions is appropriate.
To participate as appropriate in staff recruitment.
Supervision junior staff
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will offer specialist assessment and treatment for young people who present with a variety of Mental Health difficulties and disorders. They will provide liaison, consultation and support to other agencies and work closely with our partners in paediatrics and inpatient CAMHS. The post holder will be supported to take on a leadership role to ensure service development and provide leadership cover when required to support the service lead. They will offer support and supervision to more junior colleagues, students, and trainees, in return the post holder will receive systemic supervision from colleagues within the Trust.
CAMHS in Nottinghamshire are developing an exciting Systemic Family Psychotherapy offer with opportunities to develop and access further training, such as systemic supervision. Colleagues within the Trust are offering a live training team opportunity for those currently undertaking the MSc in Systemic Family Psychotherapy. Within the Trust we have a reading group for those interested in systemic thinking and practice and now have colleagues who have completed the CYP IAPT SFP training and are contributing to the care of children, young people and their families. The service is involved in developing Family Therapy Training Posts and it is hoped that the post holder will be able to contribute to the training programme and help colleagues understand the importance of systemic thinking and practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential
- Core Qualification - RMN, OT, SW or psychology
- Registration to reverent professional body
Desirable
- Training in other relevant therapeutic modalities
- Leadership (qualification/recognised training
- Qualification in clinical supervision recognised (by accrediting body)
Training
Essential
- Trained in a NICE approved family intervention model (BFT, CBFI)
Desirable
- BFT train the trainer
- Training in psycho social interventions
- Teaching training/qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant practice in first profession plus clinical experience as above.
- Experience of working with people who have mental health difficulties/diagnoses and their families
- Experience of working with diverse service user groups
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of working in a family therapy setting or service and reflecting team approach
- Experience of working with people and their families with psychosis
- Extensive experience at a band 6 level or above
Desirable
- Experience of working in an early intervention Service
- Experience of Leadership of teams and clinical staff
- Experience of Clinical supervision of qualified and trainee Family Therapists/ Systemic practitioners
- Experience of training others in family interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practices of specialist family therapies and clinical supervision as practised within the field of systemic psychotherapy
- Knowledge of guidelines/policy informing best practice within mental health services for families
- Knowledge of research and models of good practice that inform direct and indirect working
- Knowledge of evidenced treatments when working with people with a mental health disorder
Skills
Essential
- Skills in using complex methods of specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, and clinical management in a range of contexts frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration and maintaining a restricted position for long periods .
- Ability to exercise autonomous responsibility making clinical judgments in highly complex, challenging and emotive situations interpreting Trust policies and working within professional guidelines
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, interpersonally, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Skills in liaison with other agencies and in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Developed skills in the understanding, processing and resolution of ethical issues
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
- Physical skills for manipulation in use of video/audio recording equipment/IT
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post
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
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queens Building
Potter Street
Worskop
S80 2AH