Job summary
The SEL Vanguard programme brings together mental health and voluntary sector providers and local authorities to support vulnerable Children and Young People (CYP) affected by serious violence.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, compassionate and committed individual to join the Clinical Team - offering a range of prevention and early intervention programmes to CYP and families. The post-holder will take a strategic role in leading on community-engagement and co-production, ensuring that People with Lived Experience have a key role in service-development. They will work closely with our delivery partners, supporting a culture of partnership working and collaboration.
You may have lived experience of the criminal justice service, care system or similar. This could include supporting someone close to you to navigate through these systems - or you may have a special interest in working in this area.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities
We value individual creativity, experiences and initiative. We are committed to supporting staff in their ongoing development and career aspirations. For this role, we offer support to develop skills in working with children and families at risk of serious youth violence, trauma informed practices, and working with carers and wider systems - including opportunities to develop your skills in evidence-based models.
Main duties of the job
To work closely and in collaboration with all community partners agencies on the development of CMSVRP Vanguard for South-East London.
To provide input and contribution to the clinical hub for SEL Vanguard: participating in engagement, co-production and training events.
To engage with young people and their families affected by serious youth violence.
To provide regular consultation, peer support, and reflective practice for partner agency case managers, mentors and other staff members.
You are invited to use your own experience to help the clients to feel understood, to help give them a sense of hope, and encourage them to see change is possible. You will be supported to reflect on how best to share your own lived-experience to ensure you feel safe and confident at work.
To provide support in embedding the lived experience charter objectives and values into the organisation and support the SEL Vanguard in it's strategic development.
Flexible working
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work flexibly giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
The SEL Vanguard Clinical Team is based within N&S CAMHS and there are opportunities for joint working, collaboration and professional development. We are a friendly, innovative multi-disciplinary team from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to working with young people affected by violence in our communities. We aim to improve access to early intervention, prevention and targeted mental health support to help empower young people and families to create meaningful opportunities for change.
As a service in South London, we recognise the cultural, racial and ethnic make-up of our community and we particularly encourage applications from people of Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds.
We are mindful that your personal lived experiences may include previous contact with the criminal justice system and we encourage candidates to discuss this openly in their application to allow fair processing and avoid disappointment. An enhanced DBS check is required.
You are more than welcome to contact us to discuss further. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview, please contact the recruitment team.
About our locations
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work within the Clinical Hub to provide a range of flexible, community-based peer support, prevention and early intervention programmes to young people, parents and families. This may include being involved in the delivery of existing evidence-based parenting interventions, such as Empowering Parents Empowering Communities (EPEC) in partnership with the Centre for Parent and Child Support or Non-Violent Resistance (NVR).
- The post will also take a strategic role in leading on community-engagement and co-production, ensuring that People with Lived Experience (PwLE) have a key role in shaping the development of the service.
- The post holder will be involved in the development of the reflective practice and training offer including liaison and consultation with community stakeholders in Local Authorities and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations.
- The post-holder will work closely alongside the Clinical Lead, Clinical Service Lead and other project leads to contribute to the development of a psychologically safe working environment to support staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish.
- To uphold and embed the principles of Trauma-informed practice within the service and partner agencies.
- The post holder will contribute to service evaluation, audit and research within the programme.
- The post holder will take a lead role in the planning and co-ordination of training and engagement events.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work within the Clinical Hub to provide a range of flexible, community-based peer support, prevention and early intervention programmes to young people, parents and families. This may include being involved in the delivery of existing evidence-based parenting interventions, such as Empowering Parents Empowering Communities (EPEC) in partnership with the Centre for Parent and Child Support or Non-Violent Resistance (NVR).
- The post will also take a strategic role in leading on community-engagement and co-production, ensuring that People with Lived Experience (PwLE) have a key role in shaping the development of the service.
- The post holder will be involved in the development of the reflective practice and training offer including liaison and consultation with community stakeholders in Local Authorities and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations.
- The post-holder will work closely alongside the Clinical Lead, Clinical Service Lead and other project leads to contribute to the development of a psychologically safe working environment to support staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish.
- To uphold and embed the principles of Trauma-informed practice within the service and partner agencies.
- The post holder will contribute to service evaluation, audit and research within the programme.
- The post holder will take a lead role in the planning and co-ordination of training and engagement events.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or an equivalent level qualification - or demonstration of equivalent knowledge and experience gained through work-based learning - associated with either child and adolescent mental health; offending-behaviour / youth justice or parenting with portfolio of relevant professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting individuals and/or groups of service users with complex psychosocial difficulties.
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through lived experience, work, research, and/or volunteering
Desirable
- Relevant experience (including lived experience) of criminal justice, care system or similar.
- Experience of developing and providing teaching to multi-disciplinary, multiagency professionals in a variety of interventions and methods.
Understanding and Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge (including lived experience) of the issues and complexities facing 'at risk' families, young people and communities - including disproportionality in the criminal justice system and in accessing mental health services
- Specialist knowledge of the lived experience of children, adolescents and young adults within the criminal justice system, care system or similar relevant to the role.
Desirable
- Knowledge of research in child and adolescent mental health, community health, youth justice, social care or educational studies.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand and assess risk, both contextual and mental health - with regards to children, young people and their families. Ability to contribute to management of these risks, with appropriate adaptations for varying client groups and need.
- Evidence of use of evidence-based knowledge, techniques and practice
Desirable
- Experience delivering teaching and/or training.
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to process complex information from a variety of sources to support understanding of people, systems and planning.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with colleagues and service users.
Desirable
- Good research, evaluation and/or clinical audit skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or an equivalent level qualification - or demonstration of equivalent knowledge and experience gained through work-based learning - associated with either child and adolescent mental health; offending-behaviour / youth justice or parenting with portfolio of relevant professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting individuals and/or groups of service users with complex psychosocial difficulties.
- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through lived experience, work, research, and/or volunteering
Desirable
- Relevant experience (including lived experience) of criminal justice, care system or similar.
- Experience of developing and providing teaching to multi-disciplinary, multiagency professionals in a variety of interventions and methods.
Understanding and Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge (including lived experience) of the issues and complexities facing 'at risk' families, young people and communities - including disproportionality in the criminal justice system and in accessing mental health services
- Specialist knowledge of the lived experience of children, adolescents and young adults within the criminal justice system, care system or similar relevant to the role.
Desirable
- Knowledge of research in child and adolescent mental health, community health, youth justice, social care or educational studies.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand and assess risk, both contextual and mental health - with regards to children, young people and their families. Ability to contribute to management of these risks, with appropriate adaptations for varying client groups and need.
- Evidence of use of evidence-based knowledge, techniques and practice
Desirable
- Experience delivering teaching and/or training.
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to process complex information from a variety of sources to support understanding of people, systems and planning.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with colleagues and service users.
Desirable
- Good research, evaluation and/or clinical audit skills
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).
