Job Description
Job Title:
Young Peoples Psychological Therapist and Development Worker
Grade:
26
Date:
Duration:
3 year fixed term contract
Hours:
Team:
Freedom from Torture North West
Reports to: Manager
Department:
National Clinical Services
Responsible for: Volunteer team of
therapists working with young
people
September 2011
17.5 hours per week
Purpose of the Job
To support services and practitioners across the North West in developing good practice in
working with separated young people and young people in families who are survivors of
torture and organised violence by offering training, clinical supervision and consultancy.
To establish a small holistic service at the North West centre for young people who are
survivors of torture who have complex needs. This will involve the recruitment and training of
a small team of volunteer psychological therapists from a range of therapeutic disciplines.
Main Responsibilities
Development work across the region
To provide consultation, training, supervision, advice and support to staff and services who
are working with separated young people who are survivors of torture and organised violence
to enable good practice to become embedded into organisational culture.
To build capacity by providing consultation, training, supervision, advice and support to staff
and services who are working with young people who are survivors of torture and organised
violence across the region, in both the statutory and voluntary sector.
To represent Freedom from Torture at a range of forums and external meetings, ensuring the
needs of young people in families/separated young people affected by torture are promoted
across the voluntary and statutory sector.
To contribute to the development of Freedom from Torture’s Children Strategy.
Psychological therapy Work
To establish a small multi disciplinary holistic service for young people who are survivors of
torture and organised violence living in the North West region. This will involve the
recruitment and training of a small group of volunteer psychological therapists.
To undertake comprehensive assessments, including risk and child protection assessments of
young people. To carry a small caseload of young people who are survivors of torture who
have complex needs.
To advise and support colleagues in FfT’s adult psychological service on the needs of young
people, and provide internal training to colleagues across FfT North West’s range of services.
To build effective relationships with referrers and other key partner organisations so that
stakeholders are aware of the service remit and referral pathway.
To maintain high standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and
recording.
To write medico-legal reports as required.
Other duties
To contribute to the development and maintenance of best practice within the service, and
the organisation, by taking part in regular clinical supervision and appraisal.
Maintain an active engagement with current developments, professional activities, and
training to ensure continuing professional development.
To represent and exemplify the core values of Freedom from Torture.
To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues, clinical
and academic developments of relevance to the service and client group.
To adhere to and implement Freedom from Torture’s policies and procedures.
To liaise and consult with colleague across Freedom from Torture about the child and family
work in the North West, ensuring close liaison with Policy and External Affairs around key
issues affecting young people/separated young people in the region.
Person Specification
Job Title:
Young Peoples Psychological Therapist and Development Worker
Grade:
26
Date:
September 2011
Team:
National Clinical Services
Department:
FfTNW
Criteria
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
Qualification in psychological therapy or related
discipline e.g. counseling, psychotherapy, clinical
psychology
√
Membership of relevant professional body
√
Desirable
How Assessed
Application
Application
Completion of post-qualification training in
supervision.
√
Knowledge of the issues affecting asylum seekers,
refugees and survivors of torture in the UK.
√
Knowledge of current legislation in relation to the
client group and mental health e.g. Immigration
and Asylum legislation,
√
Understanding and good practice in relation to
child protection and legislation in relation to looked
after children
√
Relevant training or teaching qualification/training
qualification
Application
Interview
Interview
Application and
Interview
√
Application and
interview
Experience
Experience in working with young people who have
experienced trauma and loss.
√
Application/Interview
Experience of providing psychological therapy to
torture survivors who are seeking asylum or are
refugees
√
Application/Interview
Experience of working in a multi cultural setting
√
Application/Interview
Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
√
Application
Experience of providing consultation and training to
professional and non-professional groups and other
organizations.
Experience of providing clinical supervision.
√
Application/Interview
√
Application/Interview
Experience of working with interpreters.
√
Application and
interview
Experience of working with or liaising with
statutory mental health and/or social services.
√
Application/Interview
√
Interview
Strategic Planning – can set clear targets,
develop strategy and cope with conflicting
demands
√
Interview
Building and maintaining relationships – able
to establish and maintain effective and respectful
relationships with survivors and colleagues both
within FFT and across the region.
√
Interview
Developing and sharing knowledge –
commitment to improving own knowledge and
practice and sharing this with colleagues
√
Interview
Able to work to professional practice guidelines of
own relevant professional body.
√
Interview
An understanding of and commitment to working
within a human rights framework.
√
Application/Interview
Commitment to the work of Freedom from Torture
√
Application/
Interview
Commitment to complying with Freedom from
Torture policies and procedures.
√
Interview
Enhanced CRB (if applicable)
√
Interview
Skills & Abilities
Oral and written communication – able to
communicate effectively with clients and a range of
statutory and voluntary sector organisations and
across the refugee sector
Special Factors