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Job summary

Main area
CAMHS Family Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
383-SPE-4642-24
Employer
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Temple House
Town
Derby
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 pa, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/07/2024 23:59

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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

CAMHS Senior Family Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career?  Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services.  The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

 

Job overview

We have a fabulous opportunity for a senior family therapist to join our dedicated family and systemic therapy team situated in a CAMHS service in Derby city and County but with flexibility to also work in the adult service.

This post will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to clinically lead and shape the service which consists of an increasing range of family therapists and practitioners.

They will also have the opportunity to work with a range of families offering direct clinical work.

The successful candidate will be supported by the wider district psychological therapies division including being part of a wider family therapy service that the post is situated in providing opportunities for development and joint working.

You will be joining the team at an exciting period of positive change which we would welcome applicants to be a part of.

Main duties of the job

  • Ensure appropriate highly specialist evidence based clinical risk assessments and safety plans are undertaken and ensure an effective system for the co-ordination of care is implemented (e.g. Safeguarding).
  • Be responsible for ensuring that systemic input is provided within Choice and Partnership (CAPA), CYP IAPT and Care Programme and that opportunity is fully provided to support service user/carer involvement in outcome measurement, participation, feedback and decision-making processes.
  • Ensure evidence based practice and research awareness is used as the foundation for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental health care.
  • Ensure Safeguarding Children / Vulnerable Adults Procedures are followed

Working for our organisation

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.”

Benefits include:

  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service 
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.   To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site.  You will need to register if you do not already have an account

Provide Systemic clinical leadership for the CAMHS Pathway Teams, in partnership with the team clinical leads and operational managers.

This will include the development of the systemic model within initial assessment of referrals, regular reviews, care planning and integrating a family based intervention model across the pathways through creating a systemic family-based model culture.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration experience in family therapy
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and experience of working and supervising within the CYP IAPT framework

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Core profession, eg Nursing, Social Work Psychology, Occupational Health or extensive experience as a Family Therapist including an acute and broader mental health care setting
  • Family therapy qualification
  • UKCP registered Systemic Psychotherapist (masters level)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Michael Napthine
Job title
Highly Specialist Systemic Lead Family Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07876 790650

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
Telephone
07900 135638
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