Systemic Family Therapist

Job overview

As part of our community mental health, Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust are committed to providing robust clinical pathways and ensuring that people using our services and their families have timely access to high quality, evidence-based psychological interventions. To support delivery of our clinical pathways we are investing in a range of psychological practitioner roles, which will sit within/work across our new community neighbourhood teams.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide systemic assessments and treatment in family therapy for children, adolescents and their families, practicing within relevant Codes of Practice and drawing on a range of models and techniques.

As a Trust we pride our-selves on our innovative and collaborative approach to providing the highest quality, person-centred care.

The job will be within our Mindworks Community Mental Health children services, and the base will be at Unither House, Chertsey.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide highly specialist systemic assessments and treatment in family therapy for children, adolescents and their families, practicing within relevant Codes of Practice and drawing on a range of models and techniques.

To formulate a range of treatment options based on an appropriate conceptual framework and employing methods based upon evidence e.g., NICE guidelines.

To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.

To provide systemic psychotherapy as an autonomous clinician, drawing on a range of models and techniques. To practice in a way which is inclusive and considerate of the needs of each individual in the system, their varying developmental stages and current emotional state. Ensuring that consultation, assessment and treatment interventions are provided in partnership with children, adolescents and their families.

To ensure that appropriate feedback on caseload is provided to relevant stakeholders, and that feedback from service users is utilised to enhance and develop service delivery. To be responsible for attending CPA meetings and reviews where appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description document for more information on the requirements and main responsibilities for this job.

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.