Principal Systemic Psychotherapist

To provide the CAMHS team with a high quality, evidence based systemic psychotherapy service to children, their families, carers and professional networks in keeping with NICE guidance

To provide highly specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families with children and adolescents who are referred to CAMHS.

To provide specialist advice and consultation regarding diagnoses and treatment to CAMHS colleagues, external agencies, working autonomously within professional guidelines and within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to overall service delivery as required.

To provide supervision to qualified systemic psychotherapists and trainee systemic psychotherapists at Masters or Doctorate degree level.

To propose and implement policy changes and contribute to the development, implementation and audit of services for families with children presenting highly challenging behaviours.

To ensure high quality supervision and leadership with particular attention to clinical standards, risk management and governance.

To advise the team on all matters relating to the Family & Systemic psychotherapy discipline and its promotion.