Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to manage, plan and prioritise own clinical caseload and to exercise a degree of autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment, including management of risks. This is done independently within appropriate clinical/professional guidelines.

They will work closely with the Team Manager for ICCS and relevant colleagues to develop specialist training, teaching and consultation in order to enhance systemic thinking and practice across the team and for the multi-agency professionals involved. They will support with the line management and clinical supervision of staff within EL Crisis Services as required, in line with People & Culture policies. They will contribute to wide team functions such as being part of service rotas including duty and being involved in service development work such as audits, quality improvement, and research and service evaluation.

The post holder will need to work flexibly across the three boroughs, based on the needs of CYP and their families. Appointments will be conducted as according to these individuals and may take place in a variety of locations such as patient homes, local community settings, community CAMHS sites or in inpatient wards when needed.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to manage, plan and prioritise own clinical caseload and to exercise a degree of autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment, including management of risks. This is done independently within appropriate clinical/professional guidelines.

They will work closely with the Team Manager for ICCS and relevant colleagues to develop specialist training, teaching and consultation in order to enhance systemic thinking and practice across the team and for the multi-agency professionals involved. They will support with the line management and clinical supervision of staff within EL Crisis Services as required, in line with People & Culture policies. They will contribute to wide team functions such as being part of service rotas including duty and being involved in service development work such as audits, quality improvement, and research and service evaluation.

The post holder will need to work flexibly across the three boroughs, based on the needs of CYP and their families. Appointments will be conducted as according to these individuals and may take place in a variety of locations such as patient homes, local community settings, community CAMHS sites or in inpatient wards when needed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate Level training in family/systemic psychotherapy Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
• Doctorate Level 6 year ACP accredited training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy which includes a minimum of 4 years full time clinical training and one's own intensive analysis. ? Full member of Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, as accredited by the BPS/HCPC
• UKCP Registration

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the Page 10 of 13 threat of physical abuse
• Experience in relevant first profession
• Experience of working with children and young people and their families in a therapeutic context.
• Knowledge and experience with working with child protection issues and serious mental health problems
• Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters.

Knowledge

Essential

• Skills in the use of specialist systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, family systems and groups
• Knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines.

Desirable

• Knowledge of adapting therapies for adolescents and presentations, including working with young people on the Autistic Spectrum
• Working with victims of child sexual abuse and relational trauma
• Working with looked after children

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate Level training in family/systemic psychotherapy Registration as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP or equivalent body
• Doctorate Level 6 year ACP accredited training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy which includes a minimum of 4 years full time clinical training and one's own intensive analysis. ? Full member of Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, as accredited by the BPS/HCPC
• UKCP Registration

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the Page 10 of 13 threat of physical abuse
• Experience in relevant first profession
• Experience of working with children and young people and their families in a therapeutic context.
• Knowledge and experience with working with child protection issues and serious mental health problems
• Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters.

Knowledge

Essential

• Skills in the use of specialist systemic assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, family systems and groups
• Knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines.

Desirable

• Knowledge of adapting therapies for adolescents and presentations, including working with young people on the Autistic Spectrum
• Working with victims of child sexual abuse and relational trauma
• Working with looked after children

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Across Newham, City & Hackney and Tower Hamlets

Barking Road

London

E13 8AL

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)