Clinical Manger - Part Time - Temporary

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Are you looking for a role that gives you flexibility and a real sense of a job well done?  

Working within a supportive team providing therapeutic input across the City of Edinburgh to families affected by drug and alcohol use could be for you.

 

At Sunflower Garden we recognise that every child and young person is different and our multi-disciplinary team offers a range of interventions through a family outreach service providing therapeutic support in schools alongside individual (and occasionally group) counselling and art therapy. 

As a Clinical Manager you will be principally focused on our family outreach service providing support to children affected by parental substance use.

You must be prepared to work from home and at our Edinburgh city centre premises on Queen Street and Palmerston Place. At the current time, we are operating primarily online and over the phone with some limited practice now starting again in schools and in our city centre premises.

This is also an exciting opportunity to collaborate closely with four additional Crossreach Counselling Services based in the East of Scotland (Perinatal Lothian Services, Crossreach Counselling: Lothians, Simpson House Counselling & Recovery and Confidential Connexions) as we grow and innovate to quickly reach as many service-users as possible. 

You will need to be qualified to Degree level in Social Work, Health, Education or Art/Play Therapy or equivalent, or to diploma level in Counselling.

You will be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our teams do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

Days of the week to be worked are negotiable but will ideally include a Wednesday for team meetings.

This is a temporary post to provide up to 12 months maternity cover.

Salary is pro rata of 40 hours per week.

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Main Function

The Counselling Manager will have responsibility for the overall clinical management and development of the Service.  They will be responsible for achieving the highest professional standards and for ensuring that CrossReach's aims, objectives and standards are met and maintained.

Through Christian leadership, they will ensure that these services reflect CrossReach's Christian ethos and mission statement.

Main Duties

1. Provide the necessary leadership to the therapeutic team to ensure the service delivers professional and ethical interventions.
2. Create the environment and culture where the therapeutic team deliver and evolve an effective and high quality service that meets client needs.
3. Provide appropriate guidance and direction to ensure the service is compliant with the relevant legislative ethical policy and procedural requirements, especially in relation to Child and Adult Protection.
4. Ensure the service’s waiting list is appropriately managed, taking account of risk factors while managing client expectations.
5. Maintain and develop external relationships that will extend the influence of this service and benefit the client’s needs.
6. Maintain a small client caseload to develop and maintain your professional skills, using these to provide effective supervision and act as the point of clinical escalation for the service.
7. Embrace and develop internal relationships, capitalising on the available support and ensuring information is shared to allow the effective operation of CrossReach.
8. Working in partnership with the internal stakeholders, capitalise on income generation opportunities to achieve a financially sustainable service.
9. Match the staff and volunteer expenditure to the clinical service income to enhance the financial performance of the service.
10. Maintain and evolve the necessary relationship with training providers to ensure the service has the appropriate supply and mix of resource.
11. Ensuring continuity across the service provision and deputising where appropriate for the Managing Coordinator.
12. Demonstrate and share Christian love and support including sharing with others the leading of worship in accordance with CrossReach policy and by ensuring all staff meetings are opened with prayer and bible reading.

Qualifications

Essential:          

• Diploma in Counselling or other relevant qualification e.g. Art Therapy and PSA registered or completion of training as a first level Registered Nurse in Mental Health with a currently valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or an Occupational Therapist registered with the Health Professions  Council or a qualified Social Worker registered with the Scottish Social Services Council.
• Significant post registration experience, with experience of either working within community mental health and/or addiction services.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Desirable:          

• A qualification in training and clinical supervision.

Personal

As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos (this is an ongoing occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010).

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.

Skills and Abilities

Essential:

• Experience in clinical supervision.
• Good communication and team working skills.
• Basic computer literacy skills including use of Microsoft Office and the internet.
• Experience of being able to work across a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.

Desirable:

• Experience in delivering training