Specialist Clinical Practitioner - Early Help
21.6 hours per week | £42.03 per hour | London Borough of Hackney
Are you an experienced clinician passionate about driving meaningful change for children, young people and families?
About the Role
Hackney Children & Families Service is seeking a Specialist Clinical Practitioner to join our integrated, psychology-led multidisciplinary team on a locum, part-time basis. You will join the Hackney Children and Families Clinical Service (C&FCS), an established CAMHS-aligned service delivering evidence-based psychological support across Children’s Social Care, Young Hackney, the Youth Offending Team and Family Support Services.
This role offers a rich balance of direct therapeutic work, clinical consultation, training, and system-level support all within a service rooted in systemic practice, reflective culture, and a strong multi-agency ethos.
You will work with children and families facing a range of complex challenges including:
* Emotional and behavioural difficulties
* Abuse, neglect, developmental trauma
* Attachment and relationship difficulties
* Self-harm, risk behaviours, substance misuse
Clinical work is delivered flexibly across homes, schools, placements, community settings and virtually.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver highly specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions.
* Formulate treatment plans using systemic, attachment-based and other therapeutic models.
* Provide expert consultation and guidance to social workers, youth workers, foster carers and multi-agency partners.
* Contribute high-quality clinical reports, including for court where required.
* Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, Child Protection Conferences and LAC Reviews.
* Facilitate or co-facilitate family therapy clinics, groups and training sessions.
* Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service-wide evaluation and development.
What Were Looking For
* UK recognised qualification in Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychology, Systemic Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy, Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
* Advanced training in evidence-based therapies (CBT, Systemic Practice, EMDR, DDP, VIG, Mentalisation-Based Therapy).
* Active registration with recognised body – UCKP, BACP, HCPC, BPS etc.
* Experience delivering specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions with children & families.
* Strong ability to work with high risk, complex cases in multidisciplinary environments.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to engage hard to reach families.
* Understanding of trauma, loss, contextual safeguarding and diverse community needs.
Desirable
* Experience supervising trainees.
* Experience facilitating groups or working in a family therapy clinic.
* Systemic or supervisory training.
Contract Details
* Locum position.
* 21.6 hours per week (part-time).
* £42.03 per hour.
* Based at Hackney Service Centre with hybrid/virtual working options.
* Subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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