Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

at  Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

Family and Systemic Psychotherapist (Newly qualified)
Community locality Hub, Forward Thinking Birmingham
We are seeking a Band 7/ 8a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join our multi-disciplinary and dynamic Community locality team. We welcome newly qualified and/ or qualifying this year.
We have launched our brand-new band 7-8a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist preceptorship programme, with a structured support and development plan to enable you to progress to Band 8a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist role on completion of the required competencies.
Would you like to be part of a service which is innovative, forward thinking and committed to working with children, young people and families?

WHEN YOU JOIN US, YOU CAN EXPECT:

Continued professional development which is actively supported by the senior leaders for the service and by the Wider Trust.
Monthly Systemic Practice and Family Therapy meetings.
To be supported in your role, opportunities to meet other psychological therapy colleagues within the trust for professional development and clinical updates.
To have links to our Trust internationally renowned Systemic Training Department and Programme which runs course at all levels from foundation to qualifying level training (MSc accredited by The University of Birmingham) as well as training in supervision (Advanced Diploma in Systemic Supervision).
The post-holder will be joining a core community multi-disciplinary team within Forward Thinking Birmingham, which delivers mental health provision to children, young people, and young adults aged 0-25 and their families. Specialist services that wrap around the Core teams include Eating Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Early Intervention of Psychosis, Neurodevelopment and Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma.
The teams provide assessment, intervention and evidence based therapeutic treatment for a wide range of complex referrals and mental health presentations and associated relationship difficulties.
The main purpose of this role is to provide a highly specialist Systemic Psychotherapy service to a defined population, working within a framework of personal objectives, via membership of the designated service area. This service will be provided in an autonomous manner in accordance with any service agreements developed by the Family Therapy Department and based upon highly developed specialist knowledge.
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women’s hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

• Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment

• Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust