Family Liaison Lead

NHS

  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • £47,810-54,710 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 11 hours ago
The MHST Team are looking to recruit a part-time Band 7 Family Liaison Lead for 30 hours per week.A key part for this role will be working with families and understanding the importance of education whilst recognising that some issues can be addressed through a therapeutic approach working with the family, parents/carers, child and linking in where necessary with the education provision and how they can help support and create a robust plan to ensure that the child is at the centre of any plan of care.The post-holder will be expected to discuss clients' care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.The post holder will also be accountable for their own professional actions and will need to interpret broad occupational policies (i.e. commitment to a family approach to treatment, involving service users and carers at all levels of treatment and service development).Main duties of the jobDelivery of a full range of family treatments to all patients. These treatments may include making use of the following systemic approaches: Non Violent Resistant Therapy.The post holder is expected to participate in assessments of patients referred for treatment and to consult to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency colleagues regarding the family treatment component of each young person's care. Assessment of family interactions and formulating how these are connected to diagnostic factors will be a key component of the post, influencing the direction of treatment and recommendations for appropriate family interventions.To communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner to clients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care.About usAs a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.DetailsDate posted03 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£47,810 to £54,710 a year Pro rata, per annumContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number232-CMT-7396452-AJob locationsBlurton Health CentreStoke on TrentST3 3BSJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo produce reports on clients, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of systemic assessment and formulation and treatment outcome, in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrersTo work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory and non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.To provide appropriate care for clients not engaged in treatment including; psycho-education, liaising with other professionals, engaging in treatment including using structured approaches such as motivational interviewing, risk assessment, health promotion and crisis intervention. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo produce reports on clients, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of systemic assessment and formulation and treatment outcome, in a way that does justice to the complexity of the problems described, but that are understandable to the recipients of the reports, including clients and referrersTo work in partnership with other disciplines and to maintain links with statutory and non-statutory and primary care agencies as appropriate.To provide appropriate care for clients not engaged in treatment including; psycho-education, liaising with other professionals, engaging in treatment including using structured approaches such as motivational interviewing, risk assessment, health promotion and crisis intervention.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Must hold a core professional qualification with current professional registration (e.g. Social Work [Social Work England], Nursing [RMN], Psychology [HCPC]).
  • IAPT training or equivalent in Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy.
ExperienceEssential
  • Post-qualifying experience commensurate with the role as a Family Practitioner working in health care or social care setting
  • Substantial experience of working with children, adolescents and families with complex mental health problems.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills.
  • Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Must hold a core professional qualification with current professional registration (e.g. Social Work [Social Work England], Nursing [RMN], Psychology [HCPC]).
  • IAPT training or equivalent in Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy.
ExperienceEssential
  • Post-qualifying experience commensurate with the role as a Family Practitioner working in health care or social care setting
  • Substantial experience of working with children, adolescents and families with complex mental health problems.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills.
  • Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.

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