We are currently seeking a creative therapist (Art, Play, and Drama) to work with looked after children (CLA) and care leavers (up to 25 years) in the East Riding team.
Our service provides therapeutic interventions to children and young people looked after, including care leavers, specializing in supporting individuals who have attachment difficulties and/or have experienced developmental trauma.
As such, you will join a small, committed CLA Service within the East Riding CAMHS team. This post will provide opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Successful applicants will also have access to regular support from experienced Clinical Psychologists and supervision from Creative Therapists working within, and allied with, our service.
Responsibilities:
To provide advanced assessments and therapeutic interventions where required, within the scope of your professional registration.
To provide comprehensive written reports to the multidisciplinary team following assessment, consultation, and/or therapeutic intervention.
To contribute to complex decision-making around therapeutic interventions for children, young people, and/or their carers.
To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation and support to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers.
To facilitate reflective practice sessions including formulation and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting children or young people who are looked after or are care leavers.
To contribute to service evaluation/audit and development work.
Qualifications:
Utilizing effective communication skills to engage families and professionals, build collaborative relationships, and ensure their views are included.
Offering consultation with a particular focus on increasing understanding of children and young people. Your work will consist of working with foster carers, Social Workers, Residential staff, and direct work with children and young people.
Supporting the wider service in the application of trauma-informed practice.
The postholder will engage in specialist clinical and professional supervision relevant to the role and practice.
We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East, and North Yorkshire. We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We recognize the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work-life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where, and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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