Job Description

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 career opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic clinician (systemic psychotherapist or trauma-informed clinical practitioner with systemic training) to join the Barnet Integrated Clinical Services (BICS) Children's Social Care team for a fixed-term contract of twelve months, ideally from March 2026.


We are a strong, supportive, friendly, multidisciplinary department and pride ourselves on our creative and thoughtful work with children and their families. The range of modalities in the team is a real strength. There is scope for joint working to learn from one another and we consider how best the team's skills can be used to the benefit of children and their families.


We value and encourage your continuing professional development and will support you with regular supervision from the Clinical Manager and peer support from the other clinical practitioners in your team. We offer excellent CPD and training opportunities including in specialist therapeutic approaches.


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, a goal that is reflected in our therapeutic approach.





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About you

The team delivers a targeted mental health service for children, young people and families based within the Local Authority's social care team working with moderate mental health difficulties.


You will work across the Assessment, Safeguarding and Children in Care teams offering community-based mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions to children and young people receiving a range of interventions from Barnet's Children's Social Care teams. We recognise that within the children's social care context, young people's difficulties often arise from their family circumstances. Creative formulation helps the team decide whether to offer a service to the child, to the parents, to the whole family or to the wider network of professionals and community of which the child is a part.


The team also designs and delivers training as well as provides consultation and advice to social workers and the wider professional network. We are flexible and dynamic in supporting our colleagues and will welcome your ideas for further developing the service.


We would like to invite applications from clinicians who like working creatively in the community and with colleagues in different agencies to improve the experiences and outcomes of the children, young people and their families in the borough.

In addition to the salary quoted this salary attracts a Recruitment and Retention allowance of 10%. Base salary range is therefore 62,014 - 67,818.

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

How to apply

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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, this may include AI Detection Screening, Biometric ID/Right to Work Checks, Qualification and Registration Checks, Up to 6 years of Employment Data and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir), Up to 5 years of Employment History References, DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks, Credit Checks and Social Media, Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.



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.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid 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 www.gov.uk/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.