Job summary
- Main area
- Gender Development Service
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (For Psychology, AHP and Nursing posts minimum of 0.4WTE and maximum of 0.6WTE. For consultant posts minimum of 2PA and a maximum of 6PA.)
- Job ref
- 271-CYPGS-5871459-C
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- London
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 Pro rata per annum, please see advert for more details
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
Band 8a
Job overview
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate individual to join the new NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) in the role of Family Therapist.
The post holder will provide, develop, and ensure the systematic provision of a highly specialist family and systemic psychotherapy service to the CYP Gender Service – London, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
Unlock your potential and elevate your career by joining the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service located at a central London location. You will work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team with strong leadership. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive work environment and professional growth.
What we're looking for
We are looking for health professionals ranging from band seven to eight including psychologists, psychotherapists and family therapists. There are a range of employment options available including full and part time options on fixed term, permanent and secondment contracts. We are offering attractive recruitment packages including:
- link graded posts
- offering a clear path for advancement
- training opportunities
- relocation support
- refer a friend bonus- up to £500 per referral *T&Cs Apply
- 15% recruitment and retention included.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have experience working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist under supervision in specialism relevant to CYP with Gender Diversity, and experience in the systemic assessment, formulation and intervention of individuals and families with a range of psychological needs that are complex in nature, relevant to the needs of CYP with gender diversity.
Working for our organisation
Following the recommendations of The Cass Review Interim Report, two new nationally networked services led by specialist children’s tertiary care providers are being established. The Southern Hub, based in London, is delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children’s Hospital (part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The Northern Hub is delivered by a partnership of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust). This role is based in the Southern Hub.
We are committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We would like all our families and staff to feel valued and respected because we try to understand and provide for their individual needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Culture and Values
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- • Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- • Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- • Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field
- • Masters level qualification in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy or equivalent qualification, accredited by UKCP.
- • Additional training in a specialised area of systemic practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, OR an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma
- • Registered with the UKCP as Systemic Psychotherapist and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the UKCP.
- • Accredited by AFT to supervise qualified Systemic and Family Psychotherapists
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in a clinical area relevant to working with CYP with Gender Diversity
- • Experience of providing specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with clients across with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in a clinical area relevant to working with CYP with Gender Diversity
- • Experience of providing consultation to a range of staff groups
- • Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework
- • Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects
- • High level knowledge of the theory and practice of family and systemic psychotherapy relevant to CYP with Gender Diversity)
- • Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology, including neurodiversity and the evidence base for the relevant treatment
- • Advanced knowledge of a range of a range of systemic models in assessment and treatment, including knowledge of specific family and systemic theories and evidence
- • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues and child protection.
- • MSc level knowledge of research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
- • Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care.
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Highly specialist skills in the use of complex assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
- • To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with CYP, families colleagues and external agencies overcoming sensory, emotional and cultural barriers to communication.
- • Highly specialist skills in providing consultation to the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service.
- • Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- • Advanced knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
- • Ability to work with a number of clients and systems together, managing the highly complex emotional relationships within and between the component parts of the systems in ways, which maximise the potential for therapeutic outcomes
- • Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data and for teaching purposes.
- • Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and taking some leadership roles.
- • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate
- • Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
- • Ability to manage highly complex situations involving multiple difficulties, and competing/conflicting views about those difficulties; and to help create contexts that develop systemic engagement, and harness the strengths and abilities of those involved in order to work towards solutions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gender Development Service
- Job title
- Main Contact
- Email address
- [email protected]
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