Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist

Job Description Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist Brandon Centre andDepaul UK Islington Partnership Job title Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist Project Brandon Centre partnership with Depaul UK Islington Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway Salary £54,499 pro rata per annum depending on experience Contract Two years fixed term with the possibility of extending Hours 7 hours per week or 0.2 FTE Working pattern One day per week across Depaul UK's Islington sites with flexibility as required for meetings training consultation and reflective practice Location Across Depaul UK Islington supported accommodation sites with attendance at Brandon Centre and partnership meetings as required Reports to Clinical Director Accountability Clinical Director A Job Summary This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist with a strong interest in consultation training and reflective practice in young people's supported accommodation settings. The postholder will provide Brandon Centre's specialist psychological input to Depaul UK's Islington services for young people aged 18 to 25 including care-experienced young people young people experiencing homelessness unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people and young people leaving youth offending institutions. The role will support staff teams and organisational systems to embed the Psychologically Informed Environment PIE model across Depaul UK's Islington services. Brandon Centre's agreed contribution is 7 hours per week of psychology input to strengthen trauma-informed practice staff confidence mental health knowledge reflective capacity and resilience through consultation supervision reflective practice and training. The postholder will help staff think psychologically about young people's experiences needs and behaviour facilitate access to counselling and treatment where appropriate and contribute to service development within agreed partnership boundaries. Depaul UK is the lead partner and retains responsibility for operational delivery referrals safeguarding leadership support planning health triage and day-to-day service management. The postholder will work collaboratively within that framework while contributing Brandon Centre's specialist psychological expertise. B Brandon Centre Overview The principal objective of Brandon Centre since it was founded in 1969 has been to provide a professional accessible and flexible service which responds to the psychological and social needs of young people under the age of 25. Brandon Centre provides counselling and psychotherapy for young people systemic integrative treatment for families parenting programmes and consultation and training for other charities working with young people. C Principal Duties and Responsibilities 1 Consultation To provide regular consultation and guidance to Depaul UK staff including frontline workers key workers and senior staff to support psychologically informed work with young people. To provide psychologically informed formulation and specialist advice to staff regarding young people's emotional and mental health needs without taking on direct clinical responsibility for Depaul UK's operational case management support planning or risk management processes. To advise on appropriate responses referral pathways and the psychological aspects of risk safety emotional distress and behaviour within staff members' roles and organisational procedures. To facilitate access to mental health support for young people where appropriate in line with Brandon Centre's agreed role in the partnership. 2 Training and workforce development To design and deliver mental health trauma-informed and Psychologically Informed Environment training tailored to different staff roles and levels of responsibility. To strengthen staff mental health awareness PIE capability practical skills and resilience including understanding trauma attachment emotional regulation relational dynamics and the impact of adversity and transition. 3 Clinical supervision and reflective practice To provide regular clinical supervision and reflective practice to staff helping them navigate the emotional demands of their work and remain thoughtful containing and effective in supporting young people. To support staff to think psychologically about change endings move-on and discontinuity and to contribute to reflective learning after significant incidents or challenging events in line with Depaul UK procedures. 4 PIE development and trauma-informed practice To support the development and embedding of a Psychologically Informed Environment PIE across Depaul UK's Islington services with particular emphasis on relationships between young people and staff. To contribute to PIE-related developments including reflective practice staff training psychologically informed consideration of the physical environment and review of service practices procedures and pathways. To promote trauma-informed relational and developmentally attuned ways of working that recognise distress and behaviour as meaningful communication. To use young people's feedback lived experience and perspectives alongside staff reflection and service data to inform the ongoing development of PIE within the service. 5 Partnership and multi-agency working To work collaboratively and constructively with Depaul UK as lead partner in the delivery of the Islington Young People's Supported Accommodation Pathway. To understand and operate within the agreed division of responsibilities between Brandon Centre and Depaul UK including in relation to safeguarding referrals staff briefings and handovers support planning health triage reporting data sharing and on-site procedures. To attend agreed project management meetings and contribute to communication monitoring learning and service development across the partnership. To liaise with partner agencies referrers and other professionals as appropriate supporting joined-up and psychologically informed working. To participate where relevant and feasible in the Camden and Islington Trauma Informed Network and other provider forums when the specific topic is pertinent and resourcing allows. 6 Equality diversity and inclusion To promote inclusive anti-discriminatory and culturally informed practice in all aspects of the role. To support staff to recognise the impact of race religion nationality disability age gender sexual orientation class culture migration history and other protected or marginalised identities on young people's experiences engagement mental health and experiences of trauma. To contribute to an environment that is respectful inclusive relational and responsive to the diversity of young people and staff. 7 Safeguarding risk and professional practice To follow Depaul UK safeguarding policy and procedures while working on site and to share safeguarding concerns with Depaul UK as part of normal working practice. Brandon Centre staff will also have access to Brandon Centre's internal safeguarding and clinical support structures. To identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding welfare and risk concerns in line with organisational professional and statutory requirements. To maintain clear professional boundaries sound judgement and appropriate confidentiality in a complex multi-agency and supported accommodation environment. To work in accordance with HCPC and or other relevant professional codes standards and ethical frameworks. 8 Monitoring evaluation reporting and information governance To maintain accurate timely and confidential records in accordance with Brandon Centre policies professional standards and agreed partnership arrangements. To use relevant systems to record consultation training and reflective practice activity and to contribute to monitoring reporting and evaluation requirements. To contribute to data collection feedback outcome monitoring and service learning and to support use of this information to improve practice. To work in line with data protection requirements and agreed data-sharing arrangements recognising that Brandon Centre and Depaul UK are joint data controllers for the project. 9 Supervision service development and professional responsibilities To engage in regular professional supervision and continuing professional development in line with service requirements and the standards of the postholder's professional body. To maintain and develop specialist knowledge and skills relevant to consultation training and psychologically informed practice within young people's supported accommodation and related services. To contribute to service development and quality improvement within Brandon Centre's contribution to the Depaul UK partnership. To work autonomously within the remit of the role while recognising the limits of own competence and making appropriate use of supervision consultation and support. To attend relevant meetings and partnership activity as required work flexibly and collaboratively in a developing partnership and undertake other duties commensurate with the role in discussion with the line manager.