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Job overview
To provide specialist family therapy service to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service. Providing specialist family assessment and therapy to service users and their families/carers and advice and consultation on their care to non-family therapy colleagues and the professional network involved in their support.
The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.
The post holder will provide generic initial CAMHS assessments and interventions as well as providing specialist family therapy interventions and contribute to support plans for the care of children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Main duties of the job
To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust guidelines.
- To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMH service for children and young people within the clinical governance structures and protocols of the service. To undertake generic and specialist family therapy /systemic and neuropsychological assessments of children and families referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources, including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care, including frontline workers in health, education, Social Services and the voluntary sector.
To pursue continuing professional development by relevant study and attendance at training events, courses and conferences to gain experience and skills relevant to the service.
- To remain current with all mandatory / statutory training for the service To adhere to local and Trust policies and procedures including Health & Safety, Lone Working, Sickness and Absence, and Annual Leave.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The post holder will join the multi-disciplinary CAMH Service in delivering mental health care to children, young people, and their families, including involvement in the multi-disciplinary assessment pathway.
- The postholder will provide specialist Systemic and Family Therapy assessment and therapy including specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental concerns (e.g. ASD and ADHD).
- The post holder will offer specialist Systemic, psychological and / or mental health input to children, young people, and their families.
- The post holder will actively conduct and manage the Family Therapy clinic with a multidisciplinary reflective team.
- The post holder will offer systemic consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues from all disciplines and to individuals external to CAMHS working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- The post holder will support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other professionals and offer supervision as agreed per job plan.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team.
- Experience in supervising as Family Therapist
- Experience of developing and delivering bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals
- Experience of developing and delivering clinical training to colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisal
Core Competencies
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
- Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
- Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
- Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
- Able to foster strong therapeutic alliances
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of CYP IAPT
- Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
- Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
- Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs.
- Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
- Able to promote self-management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rotations, peer support, training and skills development
- Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
- Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills
Specialist Competencies
Essential
- Experience of undertaking and supervising specialist family therapy assessment
- Experience of undertaking assessment of parenting capacity as part of court directed parenting assessments
- Experience, knowledge and skills in the use of and supervision of family therapy intervention and management of children, adolescents and their families
Desirable
- Experience of running parenting groups (Triple P, Mellow, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work group such as multi- family group
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate family therapy training to MSc level or equivalent.
- UKCP registration as family therapist
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in additional CAMHS related specialised areas
- Post-qualification training in teaching and supervision of child family therapy
- CYP IAPT training/Supervisor training
- Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience
Administration and Record Keeping
Essential
- Able to use Word and Excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data.
- Able to maintain consistent records for contacts and to adhere to service line / Trust guidelines on use of templates / formats
- Competent in the use of clinical recording systems such as SystmOne, RiO, Jade
- Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
- Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy
- Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations
Desirable
- Use of S1
Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
- Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
- Honesty, enthusiasm and a sense of loyalty
- Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment
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This advert is for Family & Systemic Psychotherapist with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £63,665 - £70,887 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (part-time - 16 hrs per week / 0.40 wte). The application deadline is 13 Jul 2026.
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