Senior Specialist Clinician - Clinical Team
Job Reference Ref/236/445
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Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within a therapeutically led Clinical Team based in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough working with Children in Care.
This is a rolling campaign, and we will review applications daily so please don't wait for the closing date to apply. Candidates will be progressed shortly after they apply, and the opportunity will be filled as soon as we identify a suitable candidate, which may be before the closing date. So please don't hesitate to apply. If your application is successful interviews will take place virtually, over Microsoft Teams.
We are looking for two Senior Specialist Clinicians that have grounding in CAMHS, Psychology or Psychotherapy clinical experience in the context of Children and Young People who are in care.
• The purpose of the service is to support children who are at risk or are known to be at risk of placement or educational breakdown as well as for those whose level of functioning and relating to children and families severely impacted by the traumatic experiences that they have had.
• The overall aim of the Clinical Service is to provide therapeutic support to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of children in care and those that may be edging into as well as their parents/carers and staff and to enable them to thrive. Support will utilise and build upon the assets and strengths of the child, family and the community that surrounds them.
• You will be part of our wider non-medical Clinical Service which is a multi-disciplinary team where you will access supervision and support. All risk management functions are held by the supervising social workers in their role as corporate parents. The Clinical Team shares risk for any clinical recommendations that it makes supported by the Assistant Director of Safeguarding and Quality Assurance.
What will you be doing?
• You will contribute to the formulation of assessments and provide intervention, alone and jointly, as agreed with other team members and those involved with care planning for the individual child.
The delivery model focusses on therapeutic approaches that are relational, that build strong relationships around the child, increase family regulation, parental sensitivity, attunement, and attachment security to their primary carers, as well as stronger relationships between siblings, and wider family network.
The service understands that no one theoretical therapeutic approach will sufficiently meet the needs of our population, therefore, the service is agile and responds to need in a way that draws upon different theoretical models but will not be restricted to the application of a single theoretical basis.
Postholder Requirements:
• We are looking for individuals with a minimum of 4 years’ experience, working in a clinical environment with children and their families, a formal Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, Occupational Therapy, or mental health CAMHS nursing qualification to be considered for the role.
• The post-holder will provide specialist assessment and clinical interventions within their professional sphere of expertise.
• They will be responsible for outcome measurement of their caseload.
• They will ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service is available to all service users who require this input, throughout the boroughs.
• The post-holder will establish and maintain excellent working relationships with wider children’s social care, mental health and wellbeing services and ensure adherence to evidence-based interventions by all clinical staff across the team.
• The post-holder will be directly involved in delivering a range of clinical interventions, which may include dyadic work, parent/carer only work, training to foster carers and professionals, consultation, and specialist therapeutic clinical intervention.
• The post-holder will be expected to offer clinical supervision to other specialist clinicians and contribute to service development.
• The post-holder must hold a UK driving licence and be willing to travel across the boroughs, where required to meet the needs of the families we support. The post will include a hydroid model of working.
The Team you will be joining is an energetic and passionate group of people who are driven by the need to support children, young people and the teams around them in helping them thrive. You will be joining a well-integrated health and social care team which allows for the sharing of skills, ideas and experiences to enhance the journey of Young People through all of the Services.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.
About you
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Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
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