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
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