Duty Worker specialist clinical practitioner

Job Description

Job Title : Duty Worker specialist clinical practitioner
Job Category : Interims
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £231.87 per day

Education and training
1. The post holder will hold a UK recognised Psychology or Psychotherapy professional qualification with significant relevant qualifying experience in delivering specialist assessments and therapies to children and families from a range of backgrounds.
2. The post holder is required to demonstrate continuing professional development and have completed advanced training in relevant areas e.g. CBT or Family Therapy, Trauma-focused interventions, VIG, EMDR, Functional Family Therapy,
Mentalisation-based Therapy, Theraplay, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
3. The post holder will have current UK professional registration with the relevant body.
Training and Qualifications
Essential
⦁ Professional Training in Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychology, Systemic Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy, Occupational Therapy or equivalent qualification.
⦁ Further accredited training in evidenced based therapies (e.g. CBT, Systemic Practice, Mentalisation-based Therapy, Functional Family Therapy, VIG, EMDR,
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy)
Experience
Essential
⦁ Significant relevant qualifying & supervised experience working with children with behavioural, emotional and psychological problems
⦁ Experience of multidisciplinary team working in complex environments.
⦁ Experience of relevant health and social care systems, agencies and professions.
⦁ Experience of providing teaching and training
⦁ Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for children’s psychological care and treatment
⦁ Significant relevant experience of working with vulnerable groups and individuals within diverse ethnic communities, and culturally appropriate practice with a commitment to anti-racist practice.
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⦁ Ability to work with vulnerable people in highly pressured situations, and to manage high levels of risk and anxiety while maintaining safe practice, sound decision-making and professional presentation.
Desirable
⦁ Experience of supervising trainee therapists and psychologists on placement
⦁ Experience of working in a family therapy clinic
⦁ Experience of facilitating groups
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
⦁ Skills in complex methods of clinical assessment including specialist assessment tools and techniques
⦁ Skilled in undertaking assessments of children’s emotional and psychological needs and contributing these assessments to case planning in a multi-disciplinary context, including the analysis of complex information and clinical risk
⦁ A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a
⦁ wide range of professionals
⦁ Well grounded knowledge of the factors affecting the emotional well being of children who have experienced trauma, separation and loss, and an excellent ability to respond to these
⦁ Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised interventions with children who have experienced trauma, neglect and abuse, family difficulties and psycho-social stressors
⦁ Ability to engage hard-to-reach families who would not otherwise access CAMHS services
⦁ Skills in providing specialist consultation to other professionals
⦁ Strong ability to lead on clinical issues and practice within a Children and Families Services context.
⦁ Knowledge of legislation, policy and practice guidance as it relates to children’s receiving statutory social work interventions
⦁ Knowledge and an ability to respond effectively to the needs of children and families from a diverse range of backgrounds
⦁ Evidence of continuing professional development in accordance with professional registration requirements
⦁ Ability and willingness to work independently with clients and in a variety of settings such as family homes, schools and community settings
⦁ Ability and knowledge of online clinical assessment and therapy and virtual delivery of psychological support.
Desirable
⦁ Good understanding of psychological factors in parenting, parental mental health, dual diagnosis and personality difficulties as they relate to adults and parenting, carers and extended family.
⦁ Knowledge and experience of addressing peer risk issues and contextual safeguarding approaches within clinical practice.
Personal
Essential
⦁ Enthusiasm for a broad range of clinical models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical services within the context of an integrated service.
⦁ Commitment to reflective practice.
⦁ Excellent written and verbal communication skills and record-keeping skills
⦁ Demostrable team and multi-professional liaison skills
⦁ Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to ‘hold’ the stress of others.