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The post-holder will be a post-graduate qualified family therapy practitioner; fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, ACP, AFT), plus an additional post-graduate qualification in Psychotherapeutic Therapies (e.g. CYP IAPT/ post graduate diploma in systemic family practice/cognitive behavioural therapy). The post-holder will provide specialist treatment and assessment within their professional sphere of expertise. They will be responsible for assessment, treatment, and systematic outcome measurement of CAMHS service users and the clinical supervision of junior clinicians within the team, where required. 

 They will ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based service is available to all service users who require this input, throughout the borough.  The post-holder will establish and maintain excellent working relationships with wider mental health and wellbeing services and ensure adherence to evidence-based treatments by all clinical staff across the team. The post-holder will be directly involved in delivering and supervising a range of therapeutic interventions, which may include systemic family work, parent work, group work, school observations of children, short term input and specialist psychotherapeutic treatments. 

They will be responsible for all specialist psychotherapeutic assessments and family therapy interventions within their professional sphere of expertise.   

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Key Responsibilities:

- Provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive, and specialist family therapy service for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioural, and mental health issues, along with their carers/parents, and families.
- Contribute to the multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health issues, including their carers/parents, and families.
- Undertake a range of highly specialist clinical work, urgent assessments, parenting support, and specialist cases.
- Contribute to audits and research.
- Actively participate in treatment and outcome monitoring, utilizing informed measures associated with CYP-IAPT.
- Work within clinical practice, utilizing supervision, and adhere to the overall framework of CAMHS and the Trust’s policies and procedures.
- Deputise in the absence of the Systemic Family Therapist & Conduct Pathway Lead and delegate tasks to healthcare assistants as needed.
- Maintain knowledge of Trust protocols and procedures, adhering to them, especially in the administration of medicine and moving and handling.
- Exercise professional curiosity in daily roles and act upon findings appropriately.- Provide both formal and informal supervision to junior staff when necessary.
- Act as an autonomous professional, fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g., AFT).

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Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.  All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.  The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).