Job summary
The post-holder will be a post-graduate qualified family therapy practitioner; fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, ACP, AFT), plus an additional post-graduate qualification in Psychotherapeutic Therapies (e.g. CYP IAPT/ post graduate diploma in systemic family practice/cognitive behavioural therapy).
The post-holder will provide specialist treatment and assessment within their professional sphere of expertise. They will be responsible for assessment, treatment, and systematic outcome measurement of CAMHS service users and the clinical supervision of junior clinicians within the team, where required.
They will ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based service is available to all service users who require this input, throughout the borough.
The post-holder will establish and maintain excellent working relationships with wider mental health and wellbeing services and ensure adherence to evidence-based treatments by all clinical staff across the team.
The appointee will be actively engaged in providing and overseeing various therapeutic interventions, including systemic family work, parental guidance, group sessions, school-based observations of children, brief consultations, and expert psychotherapeutic treatments. They will oversee all specialized psychotherapeutic evaluations and family therapy interventions within their area of professional expertise.
Main duties of the job
- The role involves delivering a qualified specialist child and adolescent psychotherapy service to children and young people with mental health issues within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team across all care sectors.
- This includes conducting specialist psychotherapeutic assessments and therapy for service users and their families/carers, as well as offering advice and consultation on patient care to non-psychotherapist colleagues and the support network.
- The incumbent will operate independently, adhering to professional guidelines and the service's policy framework. They will employ research skills for auditing, policy support, and service development, and conduct research relevant to the young people, their families, and carers in the service area.
- The role also entails providing general CAMHS assessments and interventions, specialist psychotherapeutic interventions, and contributing to specialist care plans for looked-after children and young people.
- Additionally, the role includes performing highly specialized assessments for children with complex mental health conditions.
About us
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
- Formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
- Be responsible for implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, grounded in the principles and techniques of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. These will include long and short term interventions as appropriate to need
- Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
- Contribute directly and indirectly to a framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and young people of the service, across all settings and agencies serving children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging behaviour.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people.
- Act as case worker, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.
- Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary care.
Person Specification
Demonstration of Trust Values
Essential
- o Putting people first o Prioritising quality o Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve
- Being professional and honest o Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or statement of equivalence
- To be registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (when applicant is a final year trainee, registration needs to be obtained before commencing the post.
- Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status with the British Psychological Society.
- Successful completion of a post-graduate training in child and adolescent family therapy and To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, ACP, AFT, NMC)
Desirable
- Further post-Qualification training in CBT or third wave approaches (e.g. ACT, CFT, DBT)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical assessment and specialist intervention with individuals. Working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions. Good understanding and experience of using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (preferably with children).
- Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems Experience of using observation (e.g. In school contexts) to contribute to assessments of children. Experience of carrying out generic assessment with other colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team Experience of specialist assessment carried out autonomously to determine the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options for the child/young person.
- Experience of providing clinical interventions in different cultural contexts.
- Experience in paediatric health settings. Accredited with the BABCP (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists).
Desirable
- Experience in paediatric health settings. Accredited with the BABCP (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists).
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS priorities Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies.
- Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research methodology and outcome research design and ability to critically Interpret research findings.
- Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence based practice including NICE guidelines. Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.
Skills
Essential
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients, which give rise to psychotherapeutic distress. Ability to plan and organise own workload and time.
- Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation. Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues.
- Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work.
Other
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area. To be able to work within the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics. To be able to work autonomously within the overall framework of the Trust's policies and procedures.
- To be able to work within the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics. To be able to work autonomously within the overall framework of the Trust's policies and procedures. Able to form good working relationships with others in multi-disciplinary and inter-agency settings. Understanding and empathic approach. Able to deal with informal complaints. ?Application Form Interview Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with challenging, potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work.?Application Form Interview
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
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Barking and Dagenham CAMHS, The Child and Family centre
79 Axe Street
Barking Essex
IG11 7LZ