Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist / Newly

Newly Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist

The organisation is recruiting a newly qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist for their Residential service in Orpington, Kent.

This is the ideal role for Psychologists or psychotherapists starting out in their new career.

The successful Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist will benefit from the support provided by the Assessment and Therapy team following a CPD programme and regular supervision with opportunities for career progression.

Your role as Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist will focus on supporting and upskilling managers and support workers to embed and infuse attachment and trauma-informed care approaches into their practice.

This is achieved through:

• Regular, scheduled integrated clinical assessment and formulation meetings for young people looked after within the home to provide a thorough understanding of the young person's needs and therapeutic care planning to the network around the young person

• ?Working alongside the Residential team in writing up assessments and treatment plans to help the children develop and thrive

• Consultancy and specialist training in developmental trauma, attachment, and therapeutic parenting approaches for staff teams. (Training will be provided)

• Weekly Clinical Reflective Practice group for managers and residential care workers. (Training will be provided)

• The Residential team is enthusiastic and welcoming, and they work hard to embrace psychological thinking and reflective practice approaches in their work with children and young people. The Clinical Practitioner's input is highly valued, and their opinions and formulations are actively integrated into practice

?Role requirements for Newly Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist:

• Minimum newly qualified clinical psychologists or Counselling Psychologists must be HCPC-registered (pending registration considered if you have a doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology)

• Child psychotherapists must be UKCP registered and accredited

• Essential: must have experience relating to working with children and young people who have experienced trauma and neglect

• Experience completing clinical assessments

• Experience delivering training

• Experience in using specialist assessment tools

• Experience in developing interventions and strategies that can support the residential team in managing the day-to-day challenges that their young people experience and meeting their unmet developmental needs

About the organisation:

As a social enterprise, the organisation has been at the forefront of innovation in turning children's lives around for over 30 years, and they are a partner of choice for many local authorities. Their Fostering, Residential, and Education services provide fully integrated care and support for vulnerable children.

The organisation is continuing to develop services that will deliver the highest positive impact to children and young people recovering from the impact of trauma, abuse, and neglect. Their ATIC model of Attachment & Trauma Informed Care is embraced across their services. ATIC is about using their research and knowledge of how children form bonds with their caregivers and working to meet children 'where they are' to recover from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) gently and safely.

You will receive:

• Salary: £46,000 - to £50,000 (pro rata, depending on level of experience)
• 25 days' holiday plus 8 bank holidays pro rata
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced DBS check and update service
• SimplyHealth employee healthcare cashback scheme
• PerkBox online benefit programme for employee perks and discounts
• Enhanced Maternity leave package for mothers who have been with them for over one year
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Ongoing clinical and professional support and supervision from a highly experienced Assessment and Therapy Team
• Extensive training and continued professional development opportunities, including access to an online CPD platform, Therapeutic Care training, Story Stem Assessment Training, and Clinical Trauma Specialist Certification
• Peer Buddy allocated at induction to support you through the probation period and beyond
• Monthly reflective practice space

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People, applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

The organisation is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

The organisation is an Investor in People and Equal Opportunities employer.

HOW TO APPLY

APPLICATION PROCESS: Candidates will be required to complete an Application Form, which we will send out in a separate email. Please keep an eye out for our email.

JOB REF: AWDO-P11655

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