Family Systemic Therapist
Band 7
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
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- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
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- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
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- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
We are working towards a complete transformation of services in Cornwall in line with national plans to create integrated and collaborative health and social care systems. Our mission is to provide a safe and empowering environment steeped in a caring, culture of acceptance, curiosity, and empathy. We are looking for someone to work with us to assist the development of the eating disorders service.
We are building a team of highly motivated people who are keen to influence change and culture within our adult eating disorders service in Cornwall. This post will offer you the opportunity to join us in its development and expansion. We are an organisation who will recognise & value your clinical expertise, training, and experience, with a genuine commitment to your career development and continued learning.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Family/Systemic Therapist to join a thriving team of therapists and psychologists within a multi-disciplinary Adult Eating Disorders Service. This is a newly created post which will enable you to use your clinical skills and develop your ideas to shape our compassionate service. We provide a county wide service from an office base in Truro.
Clinical/professional development is accorded high priority and the post combines clinical work with the possibility of research and teaching. We take pride in our contribution to the development of the evidence base for eating disorders.
Main duties of the job
The team have presented a wide range of workshops at the international conference over many years and have published a number of articles.
To provide a professionally autonomous, high quality, evidence-based systemic assessment and psychotherapy service to adults, carers and their families within the Adult Eating Disorders service.
To provide highly specialist systemic advice and consultation regarding formulations and treatment to NHS colleagues and external agencies.
To take some responsibility for supervision of trainees, particularly systemic therapists up to Masters’ qualifying level.
To contribute to the CPD training and development of other Cornwall Partnership Trust professionals as agreed with the Service Lead.
To develop, implement and audit services for adults and their families and to initiate and participate in future service developments.
We are passionate about involving service receivers in our recruitment process.
We would like to attract candidates that demonstrate:
- passion and enthusiasm for working with adults with eating disorders
- a sense of humour and a warm personality
the ability to make clients feel comfortable, and a willingness to help, to be respectful, accepting and non-judgemental.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Knowledge, Education & Experience
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification in nursing, clinical psychology or equivalent allied related health profession
- Qualification in Family Systemic Therapy – MSc or Doctorate in systemic family psychotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Substantial, post-qualifying experience using systemic psychotherapy in adult’s specialist mental health services.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Communication and relationship skills of the highest level in working with significantly hostile patients and their families in e.g. situations of emotional, physical and sexual abuse, contested residency / contact situations, and cases in which complex formulations need to be explained.
- Skills in flexibly planning and organising own working week, prioritising own caseload, balancing clinical sessions appropriately with other responsibilities
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of and skills in research methodology
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Individual professional development programmes
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
