Principal Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

The post-holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary clinic team and will provide a high standard of service to children, adolescents and their families/carers and to professionals from other organisations. They will be responsible for assessing and treating children, young people and their families/carers in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems The post holder will be responsible for the continued development of the specialist systemic psychotherapy resources within the clinic and for the work undertaken by them. Providing clinical and professional supervision to less experienced systemic psychotherapists, students and systemic psychotherapists trainees within their local quadrant MDT and also across quadrants as necessary and as agreed with the Consultant Lead Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. The post-holder will offer Core and Specialist/Specific work (according to CAPA definitions) within the quadrant, and Specialist/Specific work as part of a CYPMHS-wide therapeutic team as appropriate The post-holder will lead on the provision of a specific model of evidence-based therapeutic intervention across the CAMHS clinics (for example Specialist provision - in line with CAPA model - of Systemic Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, CBT, IPT). Job description Job responsibilities The post-holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary clinic team and will provide a high standard of service to children, adolescents and their families/carers and to professionals from other organisations. They will be responsible for assessing and treating children, young people and their families/carers in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems The post holder will be responsible for the continued development of the specialist systemic psychotherapy resources within the clinic and for the work undertaken by them. Providing clinical and professional supervision to less experienced systemic psychotherapists, students and systemic psychotherapists trainees within their local quadrant MDT and also across quadrants as necessary and as agreed with the Consultant Lead Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. The post-holder will offer Core and Specialist/Specific work (according to CAPA definitions) within the quadrant, and Specialist/Specific work as part of a CYPMHS-wide therapeutic team as appropriate The post-holder will lead on the provision of a specific model of evidence-based therapeutic intervention across the CAMHS clinics (for example Specialist provision - in line with CAPA model - of Systemic Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, CBT, IPT).