Clinical Practitioner

Barnet Council; London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnet Council is looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Practitioner to join the REACH team focused on supporting vulnerable young people through therapeutic interventions. This role provides opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment with strong collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams. Applicants should have a background in Systemic Family Therapy or Clinical Psychology and a passion for working closely with families to improve outcomes.

Benefits

31 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays

Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

Work-life balance options including hybrid working

Lifestyle discounts from major retailers

Broad range of payroll benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Role involves providing psychotherapeutic interventions within complex family systems.
• Expected to facilitate systemic consultations to social workers.
• Applicants should enjoy outreach and work flexibly with young people.

Responsibilities

• Join the REACH team to assess and intervene with high-risk young people.
• Support social workers in engaging with families and young people.
• Contribute to the development of the BICS-REACH interface.

Skills

Systemic Family Therapy

Psychotherapeutic interventions

Collaboration with families

Education

Advanced qualification in Clinical Psychology or Systemic Family Therapy

Job description

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About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

Job Description

About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

About The Role

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic Systemic Family Therapist or Clinical Psychologist, to join Barnet’s REACH team. Here, you will be embedded within the REACH programme ‘Resilient, Engaged, Achieving Children Hub’. The REACH Programme brings together a multi-professional team to jointly assess, plan, and intervene with young people presenting with high risk/high vulnerability criterion including gang-involved, group offending, child sexual exploitation, frequent missing episodes, school exclusion, serious youth violence, low educational attainment/engagement, mental health needs or being a victim of crime.

We value and encourage your continuing professional development and will support you with professional supervision from your Line Manager in REACH alongside a Clinical Manager.

We offer excellent specialist CPD and training opportunities. The department has established strong working relationships with colleagues in Children’s Social Care, local NHS Trusts, and the Barnet 3rd sector. We also have links with the London Clinical Psychology and Systemic Training Schemes.

In addition to the salary quoted on the job description this salary attracts a Recruitment and Retention allowance of 10%. The salary range without this allowance is £54,627 - £59,739

Please click here to download the Job description for this role.

About You

This role provides an opportunity for an ambitious and creative clinician to support the development of the BICS-REACH interface by providing psychotherapeutic interventions within complex family systems, where a young person may also be presenting with moderate mental health difficulties. You will also facilitate systemic consultations to social workers within REACH to develop their capacity to engage and support young people and families.

We would like to invite applications from clinicians who enjoy outreach, working flexibly and creatively with young people, families and inter agency partners, to improve the experiences and outcomes of the children, young people, and their families in the borough.

What We Offer

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance
  
  
  

How To Apply

Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Nsang-Cristia Esimi-Cruz on [e-mail]

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.

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