Job overview

Are you looking for your first role as a qualified Systemic Family Therapist

Or are you an experienced Systemic Family Therapist therapist looking to work with children and young people?

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and newly qualified or experienced systemic family therapist who will be able to work with our young people and their families and carers, alongside a multi-disciplinary team on a full-time basis.

Come and join our thoughtful and reflective team within Getting More Help South CAMHS in Oxfordshire. We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. Were always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. We are a diverse team servicing the south of Oxford City and the south of the county.  We are based in Oxford and Abingdon. 

Main duties of the job

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to really get involved in the Systemic provision offered within the Oxford South Locality. On a day-to-day basis, this will include:

• Offering mental health assessment to young people open to CAMHS
• hold a caseload of families who require a systemic approach.
•  Be part of and in time lead the family therapy clinic, with a reflecting team.
• To provide specialist family therapy advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
• To plan and implement family therapy treatment or management of a client’s mental health problems using evidence based practice. 
• To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the family.

The team would work closely with the current Multi-Disciplinary Teams including psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, social work, mental health nursing and occupational therapy.  We are also supported by an admin team, who are well-embedded within the wider team.

You would receive appropriate clinical and management supervision as developing relationships with your new colleagues within the team.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible 

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing including:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

The wellbeing of our staff is top of our agenda; we have an active Wellbeing Team and regular opportunities for staff support. This includes reflective care space sessions for staff, supervision groups and monthly opportunities to socialise outside of work hours.