Trainee Systemic Family Practitioner

**The closing date is 30th Sep 2024**

**Anticipated Interview date(s) Tuesday 1st October**

**Job summary**:
Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a passion to become a Systemic Family Practitioner? Do you have some basic knowledge of Family Therapy, experience working with young people and want to take the next step in your career?

If you have a core profession in mental health (this is essential), this might be for you. You may be a nurse, a social worker or an OT, with a keen interest in developing your therapy skills.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our CAMHS community team, based in Taunton. This is a Recruit to Train role, which is part of the HEE funded programme in partnership with Exeter University.

You will attend university two days per week. During the remaining part of the week, you will work as a trainee in our dynamic community CAMHS service, under close supervision, working within the limits of your experience for your stage of training. You will need to have flexibility and adaptability and a passion for working with young people, and their families/carers.

The teams work across a range of locations including clinics, hospitals and people's homes.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
You'll be enrolled in a postgraduate diploma with the University of Exeter and must be able to demonstrate an ability to study at postgraduate level. This is part time study and will cover core skills in working systemically with young people and their families.

We are actively looking to diversify our workforce and welcome applicants with a broad range of experience and backgrounds, who want to make a difference to their community.

**About us**:
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.

You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.

Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.

Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone

**Job description**:
You will undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic Family Practice, and be employed in our CAMHS West community team.

The university programme will enable practitioners to develop their knowledge, skills and competency in SFP for adolescents with self-harm/depression and their families and for young people (over 10 years) with conduct problems..

In your CAMHS workplace you will have responsibility for the assessment, treatment and evaluation of treatment provided to clients referred to the team in addition to being aligned to our Family Therapists.

The post holder will work autonomously and collaboratively with team members providing services at clinical bases and within client's homes, as well as a range of other settings as appropriate.

You can read more details on the course here:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:
Recognised professional qualification in nursing, social work or occupational therapy

Evidence of continuous post-qualifying professional development.

**Desirable**:
Post-qualifying training in therapeutic interventions.

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders in children and young people, and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers.

Knowledge of a wide range of evidence-based treatment/therapeutic interventions.

Knowledge and experience of risk assessment and risk management planning with high risk young people.

Experience of working with children and young people.

Experience of multi-agency working.

Experience and understanding of Safeguarding Children and other relevant legislation and policies.

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:
Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time and plan timed activities, including building in travel time to and between appointments.

Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner.

Able to take instruction and direction and work effectively as part of a team.

Ability to record and retrieve information on paper/electronic records as appropriate.

Experience of multi-agency working.

Experience and understanding of Safeguarding Children and other relevant legislation and policies.

Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time and plan timed activities, including building in travel time to and between appointments.

Must be a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to transpo