You will have a Masters or Doctorate level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy, with post registration systemic psychotherapist experience, and additional training as a systemic supervisor or currently in training.

You will have a UKCP registration and excellent therapeutic skills, be skilled in assessing and managing risk, and be responsive and flexible in working with people across the age range.

The role covers the Erith Centre and the Bexleyheath Centre.

Main duties of the job

• As a Systemic Psychotherapist, you will assess patients' mental health needs and their families, and offer evidence-based interventions to families with specific needs.
• You will liaise with members of the MDT and other teams, services and agencies as part of the ongoing care plan as and when needed.
• You will offer consultation and training to all the adult community mental health teams and offer supervision to our colleagues in the acute service.
• You will also offer live supervision to systemic practitioners and family therapy trainees.
• You will contribute to research and service improvement initiatives related to Adult Mental Health and systemic psychotherapy.

Job responsibilities

• To provide the Bexley Working Age Adult Directorate and the Older People Service with a high-quality, evidence-based, systemic psychotherapy service to adult community patients, families, carers and professional networks.
• To provide clinical supervision to the Family Consultation in the Borough.
• To provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families of patients.
• To provide specialist advice and consultation regarding assessments, diagnoses and treatment to teams, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines.
• To provide specialist consultation to other professionals looking to increase their expertise in systemic psychotherapy.
• To collaborate in the evaluation of the service and contribute to its development and implementation.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Masters Qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
• Current UKCP Registration
• Training in systemic supervision or on currently on training

Experience

• Working with families in a relevant mental health or social welfare setting
• Working with a wide variety of client groups and degrees of severity
• Care coordination experience and MDT relationships
• Working with psychosis or personality disorder diagnoses

Guidance

• Using a wide range of systemic theories / interventions / client focus
• Working with racial / diverse communities

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