Directorate: Family Services
Contract Type: permanent
Hours: 36
Salary: LBB Grade L/NHS Band 8b equivalent
Location: Colindale
Closing Date: #removed#, 23:59
About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist to lead a dynamic multidisciplinary team of clinicians providing mental health and wellbeing services to children, young people, and families in Barnet. You will have a proven track record within child and adolescent mental health; sound knowledge and experience of cognitive behavioural therapies and other evidence-based therapies; and the experience and ability to provide high quality clinical supervision and line management to the team. Working in partnership with key stakeholders and partners, you will bring your creativity, flexibility, and enthusiasm to lead on our Children and Young People's Psychological Wellbeing Provision (CWP), service development, evaluation, and improvement to ensure that children and young people in Barnet benefit from integrated, responsive, and accessible mental health and wellbeing services.
Barnet is one of the most diverse boroughs in London which provides opportunities and challenges that are rewarding, both professionally and personally. We are focused on making Barnet an even better place to live for all families; we call this ambition "Family Friendly Barnet". At the heart of this vision is our aim of helping families, children, and young people to become resilient so they can thrive and achieve. This role sits within our integrated clinical service BICS and is an excellent opportunity to use your clinical skills within this local authority setting.
Please click here to download the Job description for this role.
About you
We value and encourage your continuing professional development and will support you with experienced supervision from the Assistant Head of Service and peer support from Clinical Managers and other senior practitioners within BICS. We offer excellent specialist CPD and training opportunities and have established strong working relationships with colleagues across Barnet's Family Service. In addition, you will have ample opportunities to work with partner agencies such as Barnet's Tier 3 NHS Specialist CAMHS, schools and other community and voluntary services. We also have links with the London Clinical Psychology and Systemic Training Schemes.
What we offer
- 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
- Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
- A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
- Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance
- There is a 10% non contractual retention bonus added to the agreed salary.
How to apply
Read the job description and person specification before clicking 'Apply' to commence the online application form. For further details / informal discussion, please contact: Dr Sarah Leighter, Assistant Head of Service, BICS. / #removed#
Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
To deliver Barnet Council's commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at #removed#/access-to-work/apply
All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.
