Systemic Family Therapist

at  Oxfordshire County Council

Applications for this position will be reviewed starting on 04 November 2024. To ensure your application is considered, we strongly encourage you to submit your application before this date. About Us How about joining our new Community Family Clinic initiative as part of a vibrant and innovative team composed of Clinical Psychologists, a Counselling Psychologist, Family Therapists, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychological Family practitioners, an Occupational Therapist and highly experienced outdoor specialists? We are expanding the offer for children, young people and families in Oxfordshire with an innovative Community Family Clinic initiative whereyou will be working with other Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists and Psychological Family Practioners.
This is a team with a strong value base who will fully support you.We want people in our team to thrive in what they do, so they can be the best professionals supporting the children and families we work with. Oxfordshire County Council values the role Family Therapists can play in supporting families during times of crises.Over the past eight years our team has more than quadrupled in numbers, developed very interesting tools, published papers and worked closely with colleagues in the UK and Europe.Our outdoor therapeutic centre with mountain bikes, canoes, camping equipment and Land rovers located by the river at a central Oxford location offers an opportunity for truly innovative work.We are also very lucky to have monthly reflective practice with Arlene Vetere who also offers systemic supervision to our trainees.In addition, Oxfordshire County Council is an outstanding employer and offers very generous work conditions (agenda for change salary and a generous pension and relocation package amongst others). About the Role As a Systemic Family Therapist, you will benefit from the input from highly regarded Dr Arlene Vetere, who provides reflective practice to our team and systemic case supervision to our trainees which you would be able to attend. You will also be provided with systemic supervision by a Family Therapist within our team.
In this specific role, you will be working as part of our Clinical Team working with, and alongside, the Family Solutions Service, providing family therapy for families that have been identified as in need of this specific support. You will be working in a sub-team of the Clinical Team with a Clinical Psychologist and a Psychological Family Practitioner in the north of the county. There are two other similar sub-teams in the south and central part of the county. The three teams form the Family Clinical Offer to the Family Solutions Services.
The three teams will come together to plan and review strategies as well as for reflective practice.The FSS consists of the Family Help and Statutory Teams who provide support to vulnerable children and their birth families to reduce safeguarding concerns and improve life chances for children aged between 0 and 19. This role offers you extensive opportunity to develop your therapeutic skills by working with a varied range of needs and experiences, including working with families, couples, adults and children, as well assupporting staff teams with advise and participating in the delivery of training.In addition to your colleagues working in the family solutions subteams, you will be very much part of the wider Clinical Team attending weekly meetings and will be able to draw upon a wide range of experienced team members who offer innovative interventions to help meet the diverse and often complex needs of this population, including providing specialist assessments and interventions This includes the opportunity to build on the teams research and publication in this area of work. We have published papers related to our learnings related to consultations with teams.Most recently we have contributed with a chapter on a upcoming book on the issue of safety and protection from danger within residential childrens homes. We would also be keen to meet with you to explore any specific skills and experience that you might bring and wish to further develop in your role.
About you We are looking forward to welcoming a motivated Systemic Family Therapist who is committed to enable and promote positive change in people’s lives. Someone enthusiastic and compassionate who works well with others and that will enhance our team.Your interest in learning from ongoing experience will be demonstrated on how you use evidence base to correlate to new learning.We use formulation as our entry point to all interventions, so your ability to remain curious and open to what a presentation might represent as well as what could be the most effective intervention with someone is very important to us. We believe that families can be helped and that we can play a role is supporting parents to achieve their best potential so family breakdown can be prevented. Rewards and benefits You will be employed on the agenda for change pay scale and NHS continuous time in service is honoured by the council.Oxfordshire pensions scheme is very generous and professionals moving from the NHS to work in the council have not experienced any loss with the transition.
Ourcommitment to: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all. Our commitment to: Guaranteed Interview Schemes As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Our commitment to: Safeguarding Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments. Our commitment to: Flexible Working We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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