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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

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Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Ref: 333-G-ED-0369 Vacancy ID: 6359420

Systemic Practitioner

Closed for applications on: 6-Jul-2024 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 6-Jul-2024 00:00

Location

Site: Vincent Square Eating Disorders Service
Address: 1 Nightingale Place
Town: London
Postcode: SW10 9NG
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: 12 months (fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £42,471 - £50,364 per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: Systemic Psychotherapy

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Clinical:
• To provide comprehensive and holistic assessments of clients, their families and/or carers that are referred to the Adult Service that synthesises information from a variety of sources.

• To hold a caseload that covers clients from different parts of the Adult Service.

• To be responsible for implementing, developing and evaluating systemic interventions for individuals and their families and/or carers. This includes signposting families and/or carers to community resources as well as supporting the team to develop a family-focused practice.

• To provide and help facilitate evidence based therapeutic groups for clients and their families and/or carers, both separately and conjointly. These include skills workshops and support groups for families, partners and those in the network surrounding the client, as well as community meetings on the inpatient ward and day programme.

• To help teams within the service to formulate and implement care plans for the treatment and management of the client based on using a systemic framework. This includes providing input in team meetings and ward rounds.

• To contribute directly and indirectly to a systemic framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.

• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and their families and/or carers, and advice other professions in this area where appropriate

• To communicate assessment, formulation and treatment plans to individual clients and their families and/or carers in a collaborative and sensitive manner

• To monitor the progress of clients and be able to review the need to change the care plan where necessary

• To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up all the boroughs in CNWL. At all times to work in ways that are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds, and to be aware and sensitive to the different contexts that shape different families experiences, beliefs and perceptions. This will include working with interpreters.

2. Education and Development
• To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior family therapist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.
• To complete and stay up to date with the CNWL mandatory training programme annually and within the required timescales.
• To attend Staff Group with other colleagues in the service
• To attend the Family Therapy Forum for peer supervision, case discussion and opportunity for overall systemic learning and development

3. Research, Audit, Service Development and Evaluation
• To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services that draw on research, service valuation and audit
• To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where clinical and/or organisational matters need addressing
• To utilise theories and research to support evidence-based practice in clinical and team work
• To be involved in research where appropriate.
• To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training
• To contribute to the development of best practice in family therapy across the service

4. Administration and Clinical Recording
• To enter required data into the Trust’s patient administration systems and to make use of data bases as directed by managers in the course of clinical duties
• To use computer and computer software to prepare reports, presentations and documents relevant to working duties
• To undertake administrative tasks in line with service requirements, and make use of the administrative support where appropriate

5. Standard
• Multi-agency Meetings
The post holder will prioritise attendance at relevant multi-agency planning meetings such as ward rounds, patient reviews, professionals meetings, CPAs, as well as Child In Need and Child Protection conferences where applicable

• Policy and Procedure
The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Confidentiality of Information, Sickness Absence and clinical governance (including research governance).

• Professional Standards and Performance Review
The post holder will fully participate in the Trust’s Appraisal / Supervision Programme and work with their line manager to ensure that they have a clear job plan and objectives

Vaccination

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Postgraduate qualification in family psychotherapy
State Registered Occupational Therapy, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Art Therapist, Doctoral Level training in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the BPS, CBT therapist

Desirable criteria

Qualifying training in Family & Systemic psychotherapy

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working therapeutically with families
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary context involving such agencies as social services, education, health and the voluntary sector
Clinical work with adults, children and adolescents with a range of behavioural, emotional and family difficulties
Experience of the use of a range of therapeutic approaches

Desirable criteria

Experience of facilitating therapeutic group work
Work in eating disorders
Work in school setting.
Liaison and consultation work.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Knowledge of child development and assessment methods and procedures.
Knowledge of systemic and other approaches to therapy
The ability to elicit highly sensitive information, sometimes working with interpreters or advocates.
The ability to offer reassurance and empathy to clients who may be in a state of distress.
The ability to communicate sensitive information to a range of clinical cases

RESEARCH/ AUDIT

Essential criteria

Ability to contribute to QI projects

Desirable criteria

Audit and evaluation of clinical work

OTHER

Essential criteria

Able to travel between different sites
The post-holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job