Home-Based MST CAN Therapist | Family Therapy Specialist

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart Working

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme 17.9%

Job summary

Nottingham City Council’s MST CAN Team is seeking a Therapist to deliver home-based, evidence-based interventions to families subject to a Child Protection Plan. The role focuses on safeguarding, strengthening family capacity, and preventing harm through structured therapy and closer family support.

You will work with children and carers, applying CBT or related approaches, with supervision from the MST CAN Manager and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate level in a relevant field (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, clinical/forensic psychology, health specialism).
• Experience with case management processes (assessment, planning, intervention, review).
• Experience with family-based interventions with young people.
• Experience using therapeutic models (CBT, SFBT, systemic family therapy or behavioural approaches).
• DBS enhanced check required for this post.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-based MST CAN therapy to families with children on Child Protection Plans.
• Work with families in their natural settings (home, school, community) and coordinate with the MST CAN team.

Skills

Case management

CBT therapy

Safeguarding

On-call rota

Home-based family work

Education

Postgraduate qualification in social work/mental health/clinical psychology or equivalent

MST CAN training

Job description

Nottingham City Council’s MST CAN Team is seeking a Therapist to deliver home-based, evidence-based interventions to families subject to a Child Protection Plan. The role focuses on safeguarding, strengthening family capacity, and preventing harm through structured therapy and closer family support.

You will work with children and carers, applying CBT or related approaches, with supervision from the MST CAN Manager and ongoing professional development.