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Family Therapist

Schoen Clinic Newbridge is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Family Therapist on a permanent full time basis.
Description

As a family therapist, you will contribute to the work of the hospital by conducting systemic oriented therapy with patients and families; liaising with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to clinical assessment and treatment.

Principle Duties

Key Responsbilities:

  • Undertake specific therapeutic work with patients and their families in response to the clinical need, in a way which coheres with the overall treatment philosophy of the Unit. This is mainly with inpatients, but may also be without patients and day patients

  • Maintain effective clinical records and casework notes in accordance with developing policy

  • Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) participating in clinical team meetings and other departmental meetings as necessary

  • Participate in relevant Clinical Audit projects as necessary.

  • Attend Team meetings aimed at facilitating and enhancing team cooperation and performance

  • Ability to co-work with a variety of other disciplines

  • Knowledge and understanding of adolescent development

  • Skills in applying systemic theory to work with individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations across different ethnic backgrounds with cultural sensitivity

  • Knowledge of other modalities

  • Knowledge of and skill in using the variety of approaches within systemic practice

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Details

Location

Schoen Clinic Newbridge Birmingham

Job Type

Full Time, Permanent

Category

Medical

Salary

£43,166 - £48,529 per annum (depending on experience)

Closing Date

24 March 2024

Benefits

You will have access to a wide range of benefits which include (but not limited to):

- 25 days holiday + bank holidays, which increases with length of service

- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

- Paid emergency leave

- Professional development opportunities so that you can build your career with us

- Contributory pension scheme with Royal London

- Enhanced Private Medical Insurance with BUPA including access to a private GP service, free screening, the inclusion of pre-existing conditions.

- Dental Cover

- Recognition schemes for employees

- Eye care scheme with Specsavers

- Online benefits portal with high street and online shopping discounts

- Winter flu jabs

- EAP assistance on a range of topics and concerns

Skills

Education:

  • Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Nursing or Counselling
  • Fully qualified in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy to Masters Level or AFT agreed equivalent
  • UKCP Registered

Skills & Knowledge:

  • Highly specialist skills in systemic assessment and therapy of individuals, couples, families, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
  • A highly specialist level of clinical skill
  • Highly specialist skills in applying theory to work with individuals, couples, families, groups and organisations
  • Ability to provide services in the complex community environment, to meet the needs of clients and families
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work flexibly according to need
  • Ability to communicate distressing and unwelcome information to children, adolescents and their families
  • Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situations
  • Experience in delivering interventions to address eating disorders
  • Experience of delivering systemic therapy to families in cases with a high level of risk and complexity
  • Experience and knowledge in working with safeguarding issues and risks
  • Experience in working within a complex multi-agency network
  • Substantial experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis
  • Substantial experience of risk assessment and risk management