Children in Care Service Highly Specialist Practitioner

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a Highly Specialist Practitioner for their Children in Care Service. This role offers the opportunity to lead clinical initiatives, provide training, and support a therapeutic environment for children and young people in care. With a focus on enhancing service delivery and improving outcomes, you'll play a crucial role in fostering a culture of emotional support. The position promises a dynamic work environment with a commitment to professional development and a generous benefits package, making it an exciting opportunity for dedicated professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Free car parking

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Multi-professional preceptorship programme

Generous NHS pension

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Clinical Psychology or related field is essential.
• Current registration with NMC, HCPC, BPS, or ACP required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support for residential homes.
• Conduct clinical case reviews and maintain high-quality records.
• Deliver training to foster carers and support staff.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Emotional Intelligence

Clinical Leadership

Therapeutic Interventions

Education

Professional Health or Social Care qualification

Current registration with a regulated professional body

Post-graduate learning in CYPS/CAMHS

Job description

Children in Care Service Highly Specialist Practitioner

Band 8a

Main area: Clinical Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW

Grade: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 327-25-094

Site: Rikenel/ Children's Homes

Town: Gloucester

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/02/2025 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care.

Our application process aims to understand each candidate's knowledge, skills and experience. We discourage over-reliance on AI-generated applications as it may lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us.

Job overview

The Fostering Developments Team was set up in 2019 to provide support to new foster carers and social workers in GCC. This role will expand our provision to provide organisational consultancy support to the new residential homes in Gloucestershire, adding a therapeutic aspect to the care of the children and young people.

Main duties of the job

1. Work with the Residential Manager to embed a culture of containment and digestion of the emotional life of the residents and staff.
2. Provide highly specialist clinical leadership regarding ongoing service improvement initiatives.
3. Identify and lead clinical case reviews, routine audits, and evaluate outcome measures.
4. Provide monthly clinical supervision to the child’s support network, including social workers and residential support workers.
5. Deliver the ‘Emotional World of the Child’ training to newly approved Foster Carers and residential home support staff.
6. Contribute to clinical leadership and undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload involving complex needs.
7. Ensure regular attendance at service-wide and other CPD/core competency training.
8. Provide high-quality clinical reasoning and consultation to professionals within children's services.
9. Ensure adherence to local lone working arrangements when delivering interventions.
10. Maintain high-quality clinical record keeping in line with current Trust policies.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional Health or Social Care qualification: Clinical Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW.
• Current registration with a regulated professional body/organisation: NMC, HCPC, BPS, ACP.
• Evidence of formal post-graduate learning within a relevant CYPS/CAMHS setting.

Length and/or nature of experience

• Specialist clinical skills and competency related to post-qualification clinical experience.
• Extensive post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist interventions within a clinical/therapeutic setting.
• Substantial experience of delivering services in accordance with recognised therapeutic models.

When joining us, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites.
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
• A broad range of training and development opportunities.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours.
• Flexible, family-friendly, and agile working opportunities.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Holly Dowsing

Job title: Operational Lead for Children in Care Service

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 07824 866465