Are you an experienced Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Child Psychotherapist or Therapeutic Practitioner looking for an opportunity to lead and shape a pioneering, trauma-informed mental health service?
Hackney Children's & Families Service is seeking an exceptional Clinical Team Lead to lead its innovative in-house Mental Health Service, supporting some of the borough's most vulnerable children, young people, families and care leavers. Working within Hackney's Systemic, Trauma-informed and Anti-Racist (STAR) practice model, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality therapeutic interventions while leading a skilled multidisciplinary clinical team.
About the Role
As Clinical Team Lead, you will:
- Lead and manage a team of Senior Therapists, Clinical Therapists and an Assistant Psychologist.
- Provide specialist clinical assessments and therapeutic interventions for children, young people, carers and families.
- Support looked-after children, care leavers, young people in Youth Justice and those on the Edge of Care.
- Deliver consultation, reflective practice, supervision and training to social workers and wider Children's Services staff.
- Drive service development, innovation, research and quality improvement initiatives.
- Champion anti-racist, trauma-informed and culturally responsive practice.
- Build strong partnerships with CAMHS, education providers and other professional networks.
What We're Looking For:
You will have:
- Professional qualification in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Systemic Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy or equivalent.
- At least 5 years' post-qualification experience.
- Extensive experience delivering therapeutic assessments and interventions with children, young people and families experiencing complex needs.
- Significant leadership, supervision and team management experience.
- Strong knowledge of trauma, attachment, child development and evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
- Experience working within multi-agency safeguarding environments.
- A commitment to anti-racist, anti-oppressive and inclusive practice.
Why Join Hackney?
Hackney is committed to ensuring children and young people grow up safe, healthy and able to achieve their full potential. You'll join a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, reflective practice and professional development, while making a real difference to the lives of children and families across the borough.
- Leadership opportunity within a specialist clinical service
- Opportunity to influence service development and practice innovation
- Work within an established STAR (Systemic, Trauma-informed and Anti-Racist) framework
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