Specialist Clinician-Clinical Service
Job Summary
Advert Start Date:
27/05/2025
Advert End Date:
10/06/2025 23:59
Employment Location:
Sand Martin House
Further Information
All about the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a clinical team at Peterborough City Council. We work as a trauma-informed service using a holistic and integrated approach that supports our foster carers, care leavers, children and colleagues. There are opportunities for providing clinical consultation, formulation and mentalisation of the child's experiences and presentation. We work directly with the families and also provide reflective supervision and support to children's social care colleagues and work collaboratively with stakeholders and professionals within the child's professional network. The team also offers support and advice to our care leavers team.
All About You
The specialist clinician role is open to registered health and social care professionals who have experience and qualifications in psychology, mental health, trauma and attachment. Working autonomously at times with a small caseload, the specialist clinician assesses the needs, strengths and areas of support for families.
All about our Team
Our team has an assistant psychologist, family and parenting support worker and clinical lead clinician. We use attachment theory/Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and other approaches to support the child and family/carers to understand what the impact of trauma, neglect and abuse on the mind and body and then suggest interventions that improve relationships and outcomes for children looked after by the corporate parents. The team works collaboratively and compassionately with other professionals from a wide range of statutory and non-statutory services to support access to specialised services that support the needs for the child and care leaver.
All about our Benefits
We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…
Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
Access to car lease scheme
Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards
All about our Commitments
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.
We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk we will work with you to meet your needs.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.