Child and Family Practitioner Social Worker inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 27 DEC 2023

Band 6: £44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS  PERMANENT 
The Lighthouse is passionate about challenging the current response to children who have been sexually abused in North Central London and wider through multidisciplinary, child-centred ways of working, improving health and well-being of the child and their carers, and ensuring a holistic response through the criminal justice process.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

The Lighthouse is passionate about challenging the current response to children who have been sexually abused in North Central London and wider through multidisciplinary, child-centred ways of working, improving health and well-being of the child and their carers, and ensuring a holistic response through the criminal justice process. If you want to be part of changing how social workers respond to child victims of CSA, we want to hear from you. If you are ready to develop your expertise in complex safeguarding, multidisciplinary working and interventions that support children's recovery from sexual abuse, this exciting social work opportunity will enable you to be part of a unique and influential service building on best practice for children who have been sexually abused in the UK.

Supporting a diverse community of children and their families in NCL, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates as well as men, as they are underrepresented within the service. We also welcome applications from social workers employed in Children's Social Care in Camden, Haringey, Enfield, Islington & Barnet who may be interested in requesting a fixed term secondment from their employer.

For an informal discussion about the post and opportunity of working at the Lighthouse please contact: Clementine Anderson or Sheherazade Sutton at

The role will be within the Case Management team which is a busy, fast paced and responsive team made up of child and family practitioners who are social workers and/or ChISVA's. The team is the first point of contact for professionals, children and their carers and is responsible for ensuring the seamless journey through the lighthouse services whilst working closely with professional colleagues in the community.

The role involves supporting our duty system; offering advice to children, carers and professionals around referrals, ensuring safeguarding oversight and risk management at the referral stage and ensuring that safeguarding concerns have been escalated.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

The Lighthouse is passionate about challenging the current response to children who have been sexually abused in North Central London and wider through multidisciplinary, child-centred ways of working, improving health and well-being of the child and their carers, and ensuring a holistic response through the criminal justice process. If you want to be part of changing how social workers respond to child victims of CSA, we want to hear from you. If you are ready to develop your expertise in complex safeguarding, multidisciplinary working and interventions that support children's recovery from sexual abuse, this exciting social work opportunity will enable you to be part of a unique and influential service building on best practice for children who have been sexually abused in the UK.

Supporting a diverse community of children and their families in NCL, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates as well as men, as they are underrepresented within the service. We also welcome applications from social workers employed in Children's Social Care in Camden, Haringey, Enfield, Islington & Barnet who may be interested in requesting a fixed term secondment from their employer.

For an informal discussion about the post and opportunity of working at the Lighthouse please contact: Clementine Anderson or Sheherazade Sutton at

The role will be within the Case Management team which is a busy, fast paced and responsive team made up of child and family practitioners who are social workers and/or ChISVA's. The team is the first point of contact for professionals, children and their carers and is responsible for ensuring the seamless journey through the lighthouse services whilst working closely with professional colleagues in the community.

The role involves supporting our duty system; offering advice to children, carers and professionals around referrals, ensuring safeguarding oversight and risk management at the referral stage and ensuring that safeguarding concerns have been escalated.



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