Trainee Systemic Family Practitioner

Are you looking for a varied, exciting post in which you could train as a Systemic Family Practitioner in CAMHS? We could be looking to hire you in Solar, our partnership CAMHS service based in Solihull.

We currently have a vacancy for 1 trainee Systemic Family Practitioner within our Primary Mental Health team at Solar and would love to see if you are the person we are looking for. We are looking for vibrant, creative staff that are just as passionate about the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people as we are. We are looking for individuals who are highly motivated, adaptable and flexible in their approach. Balancing the demands of the course with the fast-paced nature of the role can be difficult, therefore excellent organisational skills and time management are a must.

This is an exciting role providing opportunities to develop, train and deliver evidence-based interventions to children and young people in the Solihull area. We are a trauma informed service offering holistic, collaborative care with the child's voice always at the centre.

The post holder is responsible for assessment and provision of Systemic Family Practice. The role includes working throughout the Solihull Borough at several different locations, in addition to travel to the University of Northampton on a weekly basis. In this instance, the University course is not optional, and candidates need to be in a position to enrol with University of Northampton in addition to meeting their entry requirements.

You will be expected to attend roughly 2-3 working days per week at university and the rest of the working week will be spent within the service. As you develop your skills as a trainee you will be expected to deliver a variety of interventions. You will be fully supervised throughout the course.

Solar is a partnership project between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Barnardo's. It is a well established and nationally talked about service. We work together to provide emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people in Solihull who are aged between 0-19, based on the principle of children and young people only needing to tell their story once. Solar utilise one clinical record and a single user led care plan, ensuring children and young people shape the service that they receive.

Rated “good” by the CQC in January 2018, the service was peer reviewed by West Midlands Quality Review Service who said they “were impressed with the level of integration across the services - the feedback from service users and their families and carers was that the pathway was seamless between the various services.”

This is an exciting opportunity to be based within a dynamic NHS service but employed and supported by a charity with a long history of working with and for children and young people (over 150 years!). Solar is a multi-disciplinary service which provides a rich learning environment for all staff. Our work is holistic and evidence based and we actively encourage the participation of children and young people in their assessment, care plan and treatment.

What are the essentials that we need from you?

- To have at least 2 years experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting.
- You should hold a training in a mental health-related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling).
- Experience in working with families.
- Experience in planning and undertaking individual/group work interventions.
- Ability to proactively manage a busy and complex diary in a fast-paced work environment.