Children's Clinician (Therapy) job in Cambridge at Connect2staff

Commercial services group are recruiting on behalf of a local authority based in Cambridgeshire for interim clinicians to work in their Children Services. They require highly motivated and resilient clinicians and therapists to offer evidence based, trauma informed therapeutic interventions, working alongside the Social Work teams, to support the most vulnerable children, young people and families. This includes those on the edge of care, as well as young people preparing for independence. The aim of this service is to deliver integrated and individualised therapeutic interventions to promote best outcomes for service users referred within the Service.

Currently all clinicians are working from home until further notice and updates from the government, which is likely to be into the New Year. Where there is a case that requires someone to be physically present, these are allocated to the person that lives closest to that area, conducting a full risk assessment with the clinician and the family concerned and then coming to decision of whether that's indicated or not. This is a 3 month contract however there is potential to extend.

Experience required for this role:

Formal post graduate qualification as a Mental Health Nurse/Clinical Psychologist or Evidence based Psychotherapy
Live NMC/BPS/HCPC or any other recognised professional registration
Over 5 years' experience working with children and young people in local authorities, healthcare or education
Experience of working as a qualified psychologist/therapist within CAMHS, Children in Care (CiC), services, or services related to safeguarding and/or complex families which could include Local Authority, Forensic Services, NHS or relevant Third Sector organisation's.If you are interested and would like to know more please give me a call on (phone number removed) or email me on (url removed)

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