Parenting and Carer Lead Practitioner

Job overview

The post holder will lead on the development and implementation of a parenting/systemic formulation to facilitate evidence based parenting interventions for families accessing support via the team. This relates to the dissemination of evidenced based practices and coordination/provision of high-quality supervision and parenting skills development within the workforce. Part of the role will be to supervise CAMHS professionals who deliver parenting/ systemic interventions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide high quality systemic assessments, evidence based interventions and consultation to client systems including children young people their families, carers and professional networks. As a psychological therapy resource to the team, they will work collaboratively with CYP, families and multi-disciplinary colleagues to formulate effective care plans of intensive community support and interventions for CYP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 adolescent’s 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.