Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - United Kingdom - Cambian West

Description

Do you have a mental health: nursing/social work/ therapy background? Are you interested in using your knowledge, skills and experience to support staff teams looking after young people in care? LAC reports, contributing to care planning etc.), Planning of key working activities with staff, developing groups etc.), Consultation (e.g.

regular sessions with home managers, reflective practice, input around risk management etc.) and Training (core training for new starts, designing and delivering workshops based on staff need etc.).

You will also have the opportunity to identify areas for service development and project manage these as required.
Ideally you will demonstrate initiative and have experience in leading on various projects.

The Cambian Group, part of the CareTech family of companies, is one of the largest providers of specialist education and care services for children and young people in the UK, delivering across Special Education Schools and Colleges, Residential Care Homes and a Therapeutic Fostering Services.

Working with Looked After Children and young people presenting with a range of clinical severity and needs.
Knowledge of theory and practice of therapeutic interventions with children and young people.

Assessment, intervention and management of a range of mental health needs including understanding mental health through a trauma lense.

Partnership working supporting agreed placement objectives, care planning and progression including regular clinical reporting and routine outcome measures
Registered with the relevant professional body (HCPC, NMC, SWE, ACP)
Mental Health background, ideally some CAMHS experience
Interest in working with teenagers
Development opportunities
Internal/external training on new initiatives
Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.