Clinical Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role: CSE Clinical Lead

Salary/Benefits: Up to £50,000 Depending on Experience

Hours: 24 over 3 days

Location: Yorkshire (Selby / Goole / Tadcaster) with occasional travel to Bedford

Cambian Group, the UKs largest provider of specialist services in childrens residential care, education, mental health rehabilitation and learning disabilities, is looking for a dedicated individual to join the company as CSE Clinical Lead for the East services (West Humber and Bedford).

The post will require someone with extensive knowledge of CSE, clinical practice within the area of multi-agency safeguarding as well as leadership experience.

Direct experience of working with children who live in residential care is ideal, however, other general practice of systemic work with adolescents will be considered.

Job Role

This role provides oversight and clinical governance to the CSE services in both the West Humber and Bedford regions. The Bedford region has a full-time Clinical Specialist in post, to undertake day to day clinical tasks. However, you will provide support, clinical supervision and guidance remotely, with occasional in-person visits.

The Yorkshire region (which is the primary base for this role) has a part-time Mental Health Practitioner, who will work alongside you to form the core clinical team. As the clinical lead, you will be responsible for the implementation of the service delivery by co-ordinating assessments and interventions, providing guidance and feedback on assessments and clinical recommendations, supporting with multi-agency risk assessments in relation to CSE, offering consultation, advice and guidance to operational and educational colleagues. You will have a small case-load of direct work e.g. 1-2 young people and will offer training packages and bespoke workshops for teams as and when required. The person in this role works closely with the regional manager and regional lead for education to ensure collaborative and aligned working.

Due to the nature of the role and context, an understanding of the impact of trauma and attachment in practice is essential. Experience of working with traumatised individuals, families / systems is essential as well as some leadership experience. We are looking for someone who can lead by example, is fundamentally warm, nurturing and compassionate and can maintain a calm, reflective, systemic position. Ideally you will demonstrate initiative and have experience in leading on various projects.

Applications welcomed from Practitioner Psychologists experienced registered Mental Health Nurses, Therapists, Therapeutic Social Workers and Psychotherapists.

Further duties are described in the attached Job Description.

Candidate Profile:

To be successful within this role you will need to have knowledge / experience in:

CSE the impact this has upon young people, families and systems. Working with children and young people presenting with a range of clinical needs. Supervising both clinical and non-clinical colleagues. Knowledge of theory and practice of therapeutic interventions with children and young people. Assessment, formulation and interventions. Partnership working supporting agreed placement objectives, care planning and progression including regular clinical reporting and routine outcome measures. Teaching / training. Risk assessment / risk planning

Essential:

Registered with the relevant professional body (HCPC, NMC, SWE, BABCP) Relevant qualifications to allow you to offer assessments and interventions Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills Caring, compassionate and able to engage with young people

In return we offer:

Clinical supervision Training and CPD Peer support

Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.

Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.

All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Cambian Group

Address

Selby

YO8 1SA

Employer's website

https://www.cambiangroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)