About the role
Salary: £57528.00 to £64750.00
Hybrid working and a warm welcome accompany this opportunity to work creatively with young people and their families. We are the ConnectTeam 0-18, a specialist therapeutic needs led service working with Children in Care and permanently placed across Suffolk. An opportunity hasarisen for a qualified Clinical Psychologist to work part time within the Connect Team. The team are currently based between Walker Close,Ipswich and Ickworth Lodge, Bury St Edmunds.
We are looking for a passionate individual who loves to work with children and their families. We are a dynamic and experienced team who arecommitted to multi-disciplinary working. This role would include responsibilities such as undertaking assessments, processing of referrals,participating in duty, case management, risk assessments, multi agency consultations and emergency safety planning. We ensure that theemotional wellbeing and placement stability of our young people are top of our agenda.
The clinician joining the team will have a key responsibility for using their skills to enhance communication and understanding of the needs of thechild and family. You will be an active team player, supporting the wider needs of this small but highly skilled team and be a contributor toinnovative practice. This role is for 2 days a week where you will be based within Suffolk Connect a therapeutic NHS service for Children inCare. You will contribute some clinical time with a small caseload working with children and young people who are experiencing challengesrelating to early losses, abuse and disrupted attachments.