Parenting and Carer Lead Practitioner
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £59,490.00 to £66,239.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £59490.00 - £66239.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Newham, 385 Barking Road, E13 8AL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9363-25-0650 |
Summary
Provide specialist systemic assessment and interventions toCYP and their families with significant and complex problems in order to formulate and implement plans for the treatment and management of a child or adolescents mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and employing research based evidence. This may include consideration of some of the following issues: risk, parenting, family breakdown, child protection, sexual abuse, serious mental illness in client or parent, childcare, family rehabilitation, and civil or criminal court proceedings. This may include provisions of professional reports to other agencies including court where appropriate. Provide specialist treatment to both individual CYP and families, drawing on a range of models to meet individual needs and taking into account complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes when evaluating treatment options. Provide specialist consultation to children, young people and their families Provide consultation, advice and guidance to other professionals working with families both within the service and in partner agencies. This will include liaison and working with professional networks involved with complex, emotive and sometimes conflictual issues such as those involving child protection, deliberate self-harm, violence, trauma and suicide risk. Undertake risk assessment and risk management strategies They will work closely with the Team Manager for ICCS and relevant colleagues to develop specialist training, teaching and consultation in order to enhance systemic thinking and practice across the team and for the multi-agency professionals involved. They will support with the line management and clinical supervision of staff within EL Crisis Services as required, in line with People & Culture policies. They will contribute to wide team functions such as being part of service rotas including duty and being involved in service development work such as audits, quality improvement, and research and service evaluation.