Trainee Therapist

Trainee Therapist 
Grade 14 £44,790 - £46,839

“Are you creative and passionate about working with children, young people and families?” Then we want you! Come and join Croydon as we continue our journey to excellence. Make a difference. Be the difference

Our Mission
The London Borough of Croydon is a thriving cultural hub. It’s a truly unique place to work and Croydon is one of the fastest growing populations in the UK, home to 94,000 children. So it’s an exciting time to be joining us in working creatively and innovatively with families, communities and Social Workers to make positive lasting change in the lives of our children, young people and families.

Benefits of working with us

• Up to 70% of your training as a family therapist paid for (subject to agreement) in exchange for at least two years commitment post-qualified with Croydon
• Dedicated time to attend lectures and study
• 31 days’ annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays 
• Develop your career with specialist training and support for continuous professional development
• A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
• A core skills training & Learning Development programme
• Graded Care Profile2 tool training through our Safeguarding Children’s Board       
• Being part of a happy, talented and experienced multi-disciplinary service with a wide range of lived experience                                                                                                                                                                               

The Opportunity 
We are looking for a systemic practitioner who is applying or has applied to undertake professional training as a family therapist to provide systemic consultation, group supervision, direct work with children, young people and families, to foster carers and looked after children, their carer networks and support to social workers across the service. To provide wellbeing assessments and therapy, and clinical consultations, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s clinical procedures. You will mainly be working alongside the Children Looked After Service.  We are a diverse team committed to supporting Croydon’s systemic practice framework, equality, and working with and using multiple perspectives in order to best serve the local community. We very much welcome people from all parts of the community to apply.
   
Why Join Us    

• Our diverse team consists of experienced, dedicated practitioners 
• We meet regularly to make sure everyone we work with has the support and knowledge needed to make a difference and be the difference to our families, communities and colleagues
• At Croydon relationships matter and we are about strong partnerships and working together to make lasting positive change
• We are an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise 
• You will have the support of an extremely knowledgeable understanding manager
• You will have access to a busy, buzzy, committed workforce and work environment 
• Opportunities to work from home and work flexibly provides you with more work-life balance
• Opportunities to think together with your manager about career development
• Support to help you grow, develop, learn and lead

About You 
To be successful in the role you will have the following experience; 

• Post-qualification clinical experience 
• An ability to demonstrate knowledge and therapeutic skills to deliver psychological treatments in line with NICE guidelines as relevant to working with the needs of children looked after and their support networks
• Skills in the use of methods of assessment, intervention and management in relation to children and young people with moderate and complex mental, physical and behavioural conditions
• Skills in the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing,  and to understand and manage complex, technical and / or clinically sensitive information to patients, their family, careers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS 
• Ability to work in partnership across organisations and work effectively within the culture
• Skilled in providing clinical consultation to other professional and non-professional groups