Job summary
The Child Psychology Service (TCPS) is a Social Enterprise that has been
established for over ten years, built with therapeutic principles guiding its
structure from the inside out. We foster an ethos of playfulness, acceptance,
curiosity and empathy in all that we do. TCPS has built a strong reputation of
effectiveness and compassion as demonstrated by what our clients and
commissioners say about us (see our website) and our Outstanding Ofsted status
(http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC470742).
TCPS works predominantly with looked after and adopted children and
their families but also provides some general psychological services. In
addition, we offer a range of training, consultation and supervisory services
to local authorities, Regional Adoption Agencies, residential children’s homes
and schools. We are specialists in attachment and developmental trauma and
invest heavily in our staff so that they have what they need to offer the
highest quality services to children, families and partner agencies.
Main duties of the job
The
Child Psychology Service (TCPS) CIC is a not-for-profit organisation whose aim
is to provide caring, therapeutic, psychological support to children and their
families. TCPS provides a free-at-point-of-access service to families eligible
for the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) or for funding from their Local Authority.
We work closely with our colleagues in the NHS and social care to provide specialist,
therapeutic assessments and interventions that aren’t always available within
statutory services.
About us
- Full and part time hours considered.
- A mixture of both face-to-face work in your local area (West or East Midlands) and online work nationally.
- Training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) backed up with quarterly specialist DDP supervision.
- Weekly clinical supervision and monthly journal club.
- An opportunity to specialise in attachment and developmental trauma within a team who lives and breathes PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy).
- Great benefits including competitive salary linked to NHS A4C pay scales, 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days (FTE), maternity packages and membership of a pension scheme.
- Being part of a friendly, happy and extremely dedicated team where staff wellbeing is a priority and you can manage your own workload.
- A role where Band 7s say this about working here: “It is so satisfying working with families that are motivated and engaged. TCPS really cares for its children and families without being target driven.”
- The opportunity to work for an organisation consistently rated Outstanding by OFSTED “The work undoubtedly ensures families stay together.”
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide high-quality, effective assessments & therapy to
children & their families remotely, and in our clinical bases
- Provide
high-quality, effective specialist assessments & therapies to looked after
& adopted children
- Provide high quality
assessment reports, which guide interventions
- Provide high
quality evaluation reports, which demonstrate effectiveness of interventions
- Build and maintain
relationships with children & their families and the professional networks
around them, often in challenging circumstances
- Provide
consultation & training to professionals in relation to their work with
children
- Participate in
service development projects
- Maintain the high
reputation of the service
- Work within the
service needs of a CIC
- Ensure that work
is of high quality and meets the commercial needs of the service
- Reach to
productivity targets set by TCPS
- Play an active role in promoting and
advocating for the service
- Ensure that all
policies & procedures are understood and put into practice
- Attend and
actively participate in staff development sessions, team meetings, individual
or group supervision and clinical supervision & other meetings as required
- To work flexibly
and occasionally work outside standard working hours to meet the needs of the
service
- To undertake any
other duties as required in line with the scope and spirit of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide high-quality, effective assessments & therapy to
children & their families remotely, and in our clinical bases
- Provide
high-quality, effective specialist assessments & therapies to looked after
& adopted children
- Provide high quality
assessment reports, which guide interventions
- Provide high
quality evaluation reports, which demonstrate effectiveness of interventions
- Build and maintain
relationships with children & their families and the professional networks
around them, often in challenging circumstances
- Provide
consultation & training to professionals in relation to their work with
children
- Participate in
service development projects
- Maintain the high
reputation of the service
- Work within the
service needs of a CIC
- Ensure that work
is of high quality and meets the commercial needs of the service
- Reach to
productivity targets set by TCPS
- Play an active role in promoting and
advocating for the service
- Ensure that all
policies & procedures are understood and put into practice
- Attend and
actively participate in staff development sessions, team meetings, individual
or group supervision and clinical supervision & other meetings as required
- To work flexibly
and occasionally work outside standard working hours to meet the needs of the
service
- To undertake any
other duties as required in line with the scope and spirit of the job
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Using standardised and non-standardised assessment tools and developing clear, high quality psychological formulations
- Working in a professional team
- Experience and confidence in dealing with Safeguarding and Child Protection concerns
- Managing individual cases - planning, recording and reviewing
- An empathic non-judgmental approach to children, families, professionals and peers
- Skills and/or interest in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Theraplay and/or Non-Violent Resistance
- A compassionate, therapeutic approach to behavioural difficulties
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Competent with Microsoft Word, Excel and general computing
- Confident and innovative in working in challenging situations
- Ability to deliver evidenced based parenting intervention in groups and on one-to-one basis
- Understand and relate well to children and families from a wide range of backgrounds both individually and in group settings
- Work independently, using own initiative appropriately within defined boundaries of work
- Understand difficult behaviour and how it relates to a person/networks distress
- Active use of supervision to deal with the impact of challenging cases
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, research and literature
Desirable
- Working therapeutically with looked after and adopted children, their families and the professional networks around them
- Delivering group training/therapeutic groups
- Using attachment informed assessment tools
- Experience of general CAMHS i.e. non-LAAC work
- Qualifications, training, experience and/or accreditation in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Theraplay, Non-Violent Resistance, Therapeutic Life Story Work, Creative therapies (.e.g art, music, drama, play)
Other Requirements
Essential
- Own car and ability/willingness to travel for clinical visits
- Willingness to work some (infrequent) flexible hours i.e. outside typical office hours as business dictates
- Willingness to undertake further training as required
- All posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check
- All candidates who are successful at interview will be asked to complete an application form for an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references before the appointment is confirmed
- A private home space in which to hold online clinical appointments (all equipment will be provided)
- Keep up-to-date with safeguarding training updates and uphold responsibilities laid out in the TCPS Safeguarding Policy
- Please note that as an organisation working with vulnerable children, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. TCPS uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice. We are committed to protecting children and young people from harm and support our staff to keep the safety and wellbeing of children in mind at every level of the organisation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Additional therapeutic qualifications
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Using standardised and non-standardised assessment tools and developing clear, high quality psychological formulations
- Working in a professional team
- Experience and confidence in dealing with Safeguarding and Child Protection concerns
- Managing individual cases - planning, recording and reviewing
- An empathic non-judgmental approach to children, families, professionals and peers
- Skills and/or interest in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Theraplay and/or Non-Violent Resistance
- A compassionate, therapeutic approach to behavioural difficulties
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Competent with Microsoft Word, Excel and general computing
- Confident and innovative in working in challenging situations
- Ability to deliver evidenced based parenting intervention in groups and on one-to-one basis
- Understand and relate well to children and families from a wide range of backgrounds both individually and in group settings
- Work independently, using own initiative appropriately within defined boundaries of work
- Understand difficult behaviour and how it relates to a person/networks distress
- Active use of supervision to deal with the impact of challenging cases
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, research and literature
Desirable
- Working therapeutically with looked after and adopted children, their families and the professional networks around them
- Delivering group training/therapeutic groups
- Using attachment informed assessment tools
- Experience of general CAMHS i.e. non-LAAC work
- Qualifications, training, experience and/or accreditation in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Theraplay, Non-Violent Resistance, Therapeutic Life Story Work, Creative therapies (.e.g art, music, drama, play)
Other Requirements
Essential
- Own car and ability/willingness to travel for clinical visits
- Willingness to work some (infrequent) flexible hours i.e. outside typical office hours as business dictates
- Willingness to undertake further training as required
- All posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check
- All candidates who are successful at interview will be asked to complete an application form for an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references before the appointment is confirmed
- A private home space in which to hold online clinical appointments (all equipment will be provided)
- Keep up-to-date with safeguarding training updates and uphold responsibilities laid out in the TCPS Safeguarding Policy
- Please note that as an organisation working with vulnerable children, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. TCPS uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice. We are committed to protecting children and young people from harm and support our staff to keep the safety and wellbeing of children in mind at every level of the organisation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology and Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Additional therapeutic qualifications
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
