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To hold a caseload of highly complex systemic assessment, treatment and consultation work based upon a highly specialised, conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.

To be responsible for the provision of highly specialist systemic psychotherapy with clinical autonomy drawing on a range of systemic models and incorporate specialist theoretical and practical   To practice in a manner that is inclusive and considerate of the needs of the service users, carers and families engaged with EIS within the highly complex systems in which they live.

To be responsible for implementing a range of highly specialist systemic psychotherapy interventions and evidence-based family interventions for psychosis, ARMS and Bipolar Disorder. drawing upon different explanatory models and evidence-based family interventions, to maintain a number of provisional hypotheses in reaching a formulation and a treatment plan.

To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes an ability to understand and offer therapeutic intervention to a variety of family forms such as single parents, extended families, same sex couples and their wider family networks, accommodated children and their network of care and children who are on the At-Risk Register.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account multiple and highly complex factors which may conflict or contribute to high levels of ambiguity and instability within families and their professional networks.

To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed within the systemic team.

To deliver care co-ordination as required, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising and chairing (as required) multi-agency meetings.

To organise and provide family and systemic psychotherapy clinics in line with service and training needs. To provide live supervision of other professionals within the service who are members of the clinic (psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, mental health practitioners and clinical nurse specialists).

To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within the systemic psychotherapy clinics, systemic practice within EIS and for clinicians providing evidence-based family interventions by ensuring appropriateness of referrals, competence of personnel for the designated role as therapists and family workers, observing team member or live supervision including the use of review and evaluation.

To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to all service users, their carers and families. To provide specialist theoretical knowledge and skills needed to support the delivery of evidence-based family therapy and interventions for psychosis, Bipolar Disorder and ARMS.  To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities relevant for the clinical population served so as to engage and work with colleagues in other disciplines.

To provide systemic consultation, advice and guidance to colleagues, teams and external agencies which is underpinned by highly specialist theoretical systemic knowledge pertinent to psychosis, ARMS and Bipolar Disorder to promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute highly specialist knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network.

Undertake and oversee risk management as a senior clinician, offering consultation and advice to high-risk emergencies, and considering the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.

To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals.

To maintain current knowledge of the operation of video equipment and promote ethical and effective use in line with Trust Policy. Introduce the practice to families in a sensitive manner, advise and instruct clinicians in other disciplines on the appropriate use of this technical therapeutic tool.

To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.

To work collaboratively with families and contribute to the trust’s and service service-user participation agenda

 TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.

To provide highly specialised professional and clinical supervision (including live supervision) to systemic psychotherapists, systemic practitioners and other professionals delivering evidence-based family interventions both within the service and in sister services where required.

To deliver training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainee’s competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, UKCP and University guidelines Doctorate, Clinical Psychologists, Trainee Systemic Psychotherapists, Specialist Registrars and Social Workers.

Convene, attend and chair meetings as appropriate.

To develop systemic training opportunities within the teams and support the development of bespoke systematic training plan for staff based on best practice and the evidence base. Implementation for systemic training across the Trust to all staff groups that are delivered by the Trust.

Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; clinical supervision; consultation; training and service development aiming to develop joint working across agencies and disseminate systemic practices.