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Job overview
The Trusted Relationships Service has grown from strength to strength since the original Home Office funding in 2018. We have now secured 3 more years of funding and we are looking for two enthusiastic, independent clinicians to come and work alongside our other 8 clinicians, for 2 days a week.
This is a non-case holding post; clinicians do not have any direct patient contact.
Instead, you will work with Police and Social care staff to support their work safeguarding children who are at risk of extrafamilial abuse and exploitation. Based within the Complex Safeguarding teams across Greater Manchester, the Trusted Relationships clinicians work with staff to facilitate psychological awareness, particularly in relation to trauma, by offering case-based consultation, staff support, and bespoke training.
The Trusted Relationships Service is a team within the GM Resilience Hub, and consequently, clinicians have access to a range of expertise and CPD opportunities.
Please be aware that being based in a Police station means it is a requirement of the post to undergo Police vetting.
Main duties of the job
Trusted Relationships clinicians are generally based in Police stations, offering a face-to-face service to Complex Safeguarding staff.
There are three key areas of service delivery:
1. Case-based consultation, offering psychological formulations to help staff understand various factors influencing the children and families they support and how this might impact their relationships and approach to safeguarding.
2. Bespoke training and workshops to teams and sometimes to staff across the wider complex safeguarding workforce.
3. Staff support, which can be one-to-one or in a group format, developed in collaboration with the staff to meet their needs.
There are times when Trusted Relationships clinicians may need to offer support to teams who have experienced a critical incident; however, this is done in collaboration with the Clinical Lead and with the backup of the GM Resilience Hub.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Registered social worker or mental health nurse with relevant experience working in psychologically informed multi-agency settings.
* HCPC registered professional with an additional postgraduate qualification in an evidence-based psychological therapy to Masters Level or equivalent.
* Psychological therapy qualification and accreditation recognized by the Professional Standards Authority (e.g., UKCP, BABCP, BACP, BPC, etc.) to Masters Level or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
* Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice.
* Post-qualification training in specialist therapeutic work with children, young people, and families (e.g., DBT, CBT, EMDR, IPT, FT).
* Training and experience in delivering specialist therapeutic group work or support to staff.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous experience working in the NHS or other relevant settings, offering consultation or case-based formulation in a psychologically informed, multi-agency setting.
* Experience of multi-agency working to safeguard adults and/or children and young people.
* Experience of working with children and/or adults presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a wide range of settings.
* Experience of exercising full responsibility for clients' care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan, including caseload management.
* Experience of teaching multi-agency professionals including the identification of need and development of training packages.
* Experience of delivering clinical supervision/consultancy with multi-agency staff.
Desirable criteria
* Assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner or psychological therapist for a minimum of four years (with 2 years at a specialist level).
* Experience of providing staff support following serious incidents.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Highly specialized knowledge of mental health issues, including trauma across the lifespan.
* Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of organizational development and group/team dynamics.
* Knowledge of children and/or adults with complex needs and neurodiversity.
* Knowledge of the systemic, developmental, and psychological issues within the context of children at risk of exploitation and/or violence.
Desirable criteria
* Specialist training in therapeutic approaches relevant to children and/or adults who have experienced trauma.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
* Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professionals in one-to-one and group settings.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will be used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
Other important information
* We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognize the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, and be better.
* If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
* If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please phone us at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
* We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
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