Family & Systemic Therapist - Swindon - Oxford Health NHS Trust

Oxford Health NHS Trust
Oxford Health NHS Trust
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Swindon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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To provide specialist systemic assessments of clients referred to the team utilising information from a range of systemic methodologies (identifying and prioritising interactional patterns/ dynamics/ context) and employing research based models in order to formulate and implement plans with individuals, couples, families and carers in the context of the professional and wider social systems.

To plan and implement formal family therapy treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems, based upon clients problems and employing methods of proven efficacy.

To implement appropriate systemic interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining formulations, adjusting and refining formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individuals, family or group.


To be responsible and accountable for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by family therapy based standard care plans.

To provide specialist systemic advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan, in the context of multi-disciplinary team working.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professionals on systemic aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

To provide advice, guidance and consultation to peer and junior professionals within the service, both individually and by attendance at team referral and review meetings.


Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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