Systemic Practitioner

Job Introduction

Royal Borough of Greenwich Children’s Services has embedded systemic practice for several years and now has a dedicated team of Systemic Practice/Family Therapists. There is one vacancy for a full-time fixed term Clinician to support the embedding of theory to practice links, aligned with the Greenwich Children's Services Practice Framework and Practice Academy. Clinicians are at the forefront of driving theory to practice links within front facing children’s services and ensuring that compassion minded, systemic and cognitive approaches are integrated into all work in the Children’s Services Directorate. 

We are looking for dynamic individuals able to respond with agility and flexibility to the wide-ranging needs of young people and families and practitioners within a social care environment. You will also be expected to deliver a wide-range of training, adapting the practice framework to different professional groups as well as consulting in practice meetings. You will also hold a case-load of clinical work as well as being available for crisis incidents and staff support.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Amanda Srivastava, Amanda.Srivastava@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 020 8921 6542  

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. 

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received. 

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. 

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application. 

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary. 

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