Job Description

Specialist Clinical Practitioner - Early Help

21.6 hours per week 42.03 per hour London Borough of Hackney

Are you an experienced clinician passionate about driving meaningful change for children, young people and families?

Hackney Children & Families Service is seeking a Specialist Clinical Practitioner to join our integrated, psychology-led multidisciplinary team on a locum, part?time basis.

About the Role

You will join the Hackney Children and Families Clinical Service (C&FCS), an established CAMHS?aligned service delivering evidence?based psychological support across Children?s Social Care, Young Hackney, the Youth Offending Team and Family Support Services.

This role offers a rich balance of direct therapeutic work, clinical consultation, training, and system?level support?all within a service rooted in systemic practice, reflective culture, and a strong multi?agency ethos.

You will work with children and families facing a range of complex challenges including:

• Emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Abuse, neglect, developmental trauma
• Attachment and relationship difficulties
• Self?harm, risk behaviours, substance misuse

Clinical work is delivered flexibly,across homes, schools, placements, community settings and virtually.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist assessments and evidence?based interventions.
• Formulate treatment plans using systemic, attachment?based and other therapeutic models.
• Provide expert consultation and guidance to social workers, youth workers, foster carers and multi?agency partners.
• Contribute high?quality clinical reports, including for court where required.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, Child Protection Conferences and LAC Reviews.
• Facilitate or co?facilitate family therapy clinics, groups and training sessions.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service?wide evaluation and development.

What Were Looking For

• UK recognised qualification in Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychology, Systemic Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy, Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• Advanced training in evidence?based therapies (e.g. CBT, Systemic Practice, EMDR, DDP, VIG, Mentalisation?Based Therapy).
• Active registration with recognised body - (UCKP, BACP, HCPC, BPS etc)
• Experience delivering specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions with children & families.
• Strong ability to work with high risk, complex cases in multidisciplinary environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage hard to reach families.
• Understanding of trauma, loss, contextual safeguarding and diverse community needs.

Desirable:

• Experience supervising trainees
• Experience facilitating groups or working in a family therapy clinic
• Systemic or supervisory training

Contract Details

• Locum position
• 21.6 hours per week (part?time)
• 42.03 per hour
• Based at Hackney Service Centre with hybrid/virtual working options
• Subject to an enhanced DBS check

Apply Now:

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