Family Therapist Specialist
4 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Family Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The successful candidate will provide specialist family and systemic psychotherapy services to children and young people with gender diversity, including assessment, treatment, and monitoring of outcomes.
The ideal candidate will have experience working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist under supervision in a specialism relevant to CYP with Gender Diversity. They will also have experience in the systemic assessment, formulation, and intervention of individuals and families with complex psychological needs.
The successful applicant will be part of a dynamic team that values diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We offer a supportive work environment, professional growth, and attractive recruitment packages, including link graded posts, training opportunities, relocation support, and a refer a friend bonus.
Main Duties of the JobThe Family Therapist will work closely with a wide multidisciplinary team, including paediatricians, mental health practitioners, youth workers, nurses, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists. They will provide specialist assessment, treatment, and monitoring of outcomes for children and young people with gender diversity.
The Family Therapist will also be responsible for developing and implementing a highly specialist family and systemic psychotherapy service, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation, and monitoring of outcomes.
Working for Our OrganisationGreat Ormond Street Hospital is committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We value our families and staff and strive to understand and provide for their individual needs.
Detailed Job Description and Main ResponsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment below.
Person SpecificationCulture and ValuesEssential Criteria- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.
- Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field.
- Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent qualification, accredited by UKCP.
- Additional training in a specialised area of systemic practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, OR an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
- Registered with the UKCP as Systemic Psychotherapist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the UKCP.
- Accredited by AFT to supervise qualified Systemic and Family Psychotherapists.
- Evidence of having worked as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist under supervision in specialism relevant to CYP with Gender Diversity.
- Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation, and intervention with individuals and families with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in relevant to the needs of CYP with Gender Diversity.
- Experience of supervising trainee family and systemic psychotherapists, having completed the relevant training.
- Experience of providing teaching and training to family and systemic psychotherapists or other professional groups.
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of carrying out research, audit, or service evaluation projects.
- Experience of proposing and implementing service development projects within own service area.
- Record of publications in either peer-reviewed, academic, or professional journals/books.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised systemic and psychological therapies relevant to CYP with Gender Diversity.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment (specify for the post if necessary).
- Advanced knowledge of assessment techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of a wide range of systemic and family models and interventions.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues and child protection.
- MSc level knowledge of research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care.
- Highly specialist skills in the selection and use of complex assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation, and comparison, drawn from several sources, on which opinion may differ.
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers, and colleagues and external agencies overcoming sensory, emotional, and cultural barriers to communication.
- Advanced consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups.
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
- Advanced knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting.
- Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data and for teaching purposes.
- Advanced skills in professional supervision; including skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues.
- Advanced skills in working with a number of clients and systems together, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the systems in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, hold a substantial leadership role, and contribute to effective team functioning.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional, and academic meetings.
- Ability to manage highly complex situations involving multiple difficulties, and competing/conflicting views about those difficulties; and to help create contexts that develop systemic engagement, and harness the strengths and abilities of those involved in order to work towards solutions.
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