Job summary
The Helping Families Team is a clinical team within the Centre for Parent and Child Support, which is part of SLaM's National and Specialist CAMHS provision.
Power The Fight has formed a partnership with the Helping Families Team to co-design and co-deliver a pilot programme to extend the reach of culturally sensitive therapeutic services to Black and Brown families who are exposed to high risks of gang affiliation, community threat and violence.
The role will interest clinicians who are highly skilled and experienced at engaging with racially minoritized families who are impacted on by youth violence.
The role involves the clinical co-application of The Helping Families Programme and the co-delivery of peer-led parenting group interventions developed in the Centre, alongside family support workers from Power the Fight.
You will be a strong and compassionate team player who works actively to ensure all communities, especially those who are marginalised by society, are able to access meaningful and individualised therapeutic support.
You will contribute to enabling staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
Main duties of the job
- Partnership working with Power the Fight and other agencies
- Specialist psychological assessment of parental mental health and family functioning in the context of youth violence.
- Highly skilled in the clinical application of the Helping Families Programme to families with complex presentations
- Ability to assess, manage, communicate and document clinical risk, and child and adult safeguarding
- Confident and skilled in engaging with parents and young people who are experiencing significant mental health difficulties and are likely to have had significant input from a range of services.
- Ability to create a supportive, connected, facilitative, influential and purposeful partnerships with families, colleagues and multi-agencies.
- Co-facilitation of specialist peer-led parenting group interventions
- Regular and reflective clinical supervision to trainees and students
- Coordination and collection of routine outcome monitoring for service evaluation, audit and research
About us
The Centre for Parent and Child Support is an influential service that has developed and disseminated evidence-based parenting intervention programmes. Our manualised interventions focus on early life and development, parenting, and families living in complex psychosocial circumstances.
The HFT is a multi-disciplinary clinical team that provides specialist parenting intervention to parents who are experiencing mental health difficulties, and supporting families impacted on by parental mental health.
Power The Fight is a Black-led community organisation, and was launched in 2019 in response to the UK's rapid increase in serious violence affecting young people and its disproportionate impact on vulnerable and minority communities. PTF recognises this increase in violence as an urgent but complex public health crisis with multiple and inter-related causative factors.
The PTF-HFT Project is a partnership designed to extend the reach of therapeutic services to Black and Brown communities who are exposed to high risks of gang affiliation, community threat and violence. 2022 Interim report: https://www.powerthefight.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TIP-Interim-Report.pdf
About our locations:
The HFT are based in the Michael Rutter Centre on the Maudsley Hospital site. We provide services across the boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham, Croydon and Southwark.
The PFT are based in Peckham near Peckham Rye train station.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The postholder will work within the PTF-HFT Project team and will be responsible for providing the range of specialised interventions to families affected by youth violence.
- They will work respectfully and in partnership with PTF and other agencies.
- They will provide a specialist psychological and psychotherapeutic service to families impacted upon by youth violence including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
- The post holder will contribute to the co-design and co-delivery of the entirety of the project and will ensure service-users and communities with lived experience are engaged and able to contribute meaningfully and purposefully.
- The postholder will be responsible for providing the range of specialised activities offered by the team. These include (i) co-delivering the Helping Families Programme (ii) training others in Helping Families Programme (iii) offering model-based supervision to other members of the PTF-HFT Project (including students and trainees) (iv) co-delivering group-based intervention Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities.
- To contribute to the co-facilitation of Culturally Sensitive training to local CAMHS.
- The postholder will be proactive and will be comfortable working in the community using an outreach model.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To attend and provide clinical supervision as appropriate.
- To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines (e.g.HCPC) and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
- To assess and monitor risk and draw up and communicate appropriate risk management plans.
- To act as named clinician, taking responsibility for assessing impact of youth violence on Parental Mental Health and Family, attending and contributing to multi-agency meetings including Child Protection reviews, reviewing care plans and monitoring risk and safeguarding.
- To provide expertise to Centre staff in the highly specialist areas of youth violence, parenthood and parenting, complex psychosocial difficulties, training and service development, and organisational consultation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The postholder will work within the PTF-HFT Project team and will be responsible for providing the range of specialised interventions to families affected by youth violence.
- They will work respectfully and in partnership with PTF and other agencies.
- They will provide a specialist psychological and psychotherapeutic service to families impacted upon by youth violence including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
- The post holder will contribute to the co-design and co-delivery of the entirety of the project and will ensure service-users and communities with lived experience are engaged and able to contribute meaningfully and purposefully.
- The postholder will be responsible for providing the range of specialised activities offered by the team. These include (i) co-delivering the Helping Families Programme (ii) training others in Helping Families Programme (iii) offering model-based supervision to other members of the PTF-HFT Project (including students and trainees) (iv) co-delivering group-based intervention Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities.
- To contribute to the co-facilitation of Culturally Sensitive training to local CAMHS.
- The postholder will be proactive and will be comfortable working in the community using an outreach model.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To attend and provide clinical supervision as appropriate.
- To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines (e.g.HCPC) and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
- To assess and monitor risk and draw up and communicate appropriate risk management plans.
- To act as named clinician, taking responsibility for assessing impact of youth violence on Parental Mental Health and Family, attending and contributing to multi-agency meetings including Child Protection reviews, reviewing care plans and monitoring risk and safeguarding.
- To provide expertise to Centre staff in the highly specialist areas of youth violence, parenthood and parenting, complex psychosocial difficulties, training and service development, and organisational consultation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. (A/I)
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK
Desirable
- Additional training in relevant evidence-based interventions (e.g. EMDR)
- Additional training in areas relevant to the role (e.g. Cultural sensitivity; country-lines; youth violence and gangs)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in the context of family work and youth violence. (A/I)
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do. (A/I)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory of psychological therapy and it's therapeutic application. Associated awareness of assessment and clinical psychometrics. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care. (A/I/R)
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the impact of youth violence on marginalised communities. (A/I)
Skills
Essential
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I/R)
- Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation. (A/I/R)
Desirable
- Experience of co-delivering peer led parenting programmes. (A/I)
- Experience of delivering specialist parenting interventions. (A/I)
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I/R)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I/R)
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour. (A/I)
Desirable
- Ability to understand and work with marginalised communities and families who have experienced significant levels of grief and trauma, including loss of a family member. (A/I)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration. (A/I)
- Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK
Desirable
- Additional training in relevant evidence-based interventions (e.g. EMDR)
- Additional training in areas relevant to the role (e.g. Cultural sensitivity; country-lines; youth violence and gangs)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in the context of family work and youth violence. (A/I)
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do. (A/I)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory of psychological therapy and it's therapeutic application. Associated awareness of assessment and clinical psychometrics. (A/I/R)
- Knowledge of racial and other diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care. (A/I/R)
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the impact of youth violence on marginalised communities. (A/I)
Skills
Essential
- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. (A/I/R)
- Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation. (A/I/R)
Desirable
- Experience of co-delivering peer led parenting programmes. (A/I)
- Experience of delivering specialist parenting interventions. (A/I)
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I/R)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I/R)
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour. (A/I)
Desirable
- Ability to understand and work with marginalised communities and families who have experienced significant levels of grief and trauma, including loss of a family member. (A/I)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
