Job overview

Through investment and recognition of the benefit of Family & Systemic Psychotherapy, a new vacancy is available in Greenwich CAMHS . We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Family and Systemic psychotherapist to join our team at B7

Why work with us?

You will receive training and CPD that meet AFT/UKCP requirements on an annual basis. You will have an opportunity to develop your skills working systemically with young people where:

· There is increased risk of self-harm or admission to an inpatient setting.

· Young people who have a diagnosis of Learning Disability or are Neurodivergent in addition to an identified mental health problem.

· Children Looked after, Adopted, Special Guardianship or residing in a placement outside of the immediate family.

· Group work

· Participation & Co-Production

· Care Coordination

You will work in accordance with Trust and Directorate policies to ensure accurate record keeping, which include initial & risk assessments, formulation and care plans. You will use supervision, team meetings and other forums where systemic and/or organisational matters need addressing. 

Our service sits within the culturally diverse borough Greenwich and offers a rich and stimulating work environment. There is free parking, local walks and excellent public transport links. You can join a range of Trust Networks including Building a Fairer Oxleas  Improving Lives Reviews, or become a Champion for your team such as Participation, Wellbeing or Safeguarding.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will deliver high quality, evidence based, systemic psychotherapy to young people between the ages of 0-18 years, their families, carers, and professional networks

You will have access to specialist support and consultation on complex cases that require Forensic CAMHs and Eating Disorders via our relationship within the South London Partnership in addition to our Specialist Harmful Sexual Behaviour Services.

You will become part of a well-established, supportive family psychotherapy team and work alongside MDT and systemic colleagues in our service wide intervention clinics. You will have access to video equipment to record sessions for training or development purposes.

There are excellent opportunities to contribute to the development and implementation of service delivery,  as well as audit and Quality Improvement projects to increase better outcomes for families with children presenting with complex mental health problems.

You will develop formulations skills through case presentation, clinical supervision, training and regular local/trust wide meetings of the family psychotherapists and systemic practitioners.

The post holder will liaise and work collaboratively with professional networks involved with highly complex, emotive and often conflictual issues such as those involving child protection, deliberate self-harm, violence, trauma, suicide risk, criminal offending behaviour, sexualised behaviour, and mental health problems of parents.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care