Mental Health Practitioner

JR United Kingdom; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in mental health services is seeking therapists to join their Family Safeguarding Mental Health Team. You will be responsible for delivering psychological and systemic interventions, focusing on enhancing the mental well-being of parents and carers. The role involves working closely with families experiencing significant challenges while collaborating with wider social care systems. Candidates should have relevant experience in specialized therapeutic models and a passion for making a difference.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in delivering therapeutic interventions.
• Qualifications in trauma-informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional family therapy, or systemic family therapy.
• Driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological and systemic interventions with parents and carers.
• Provide clinical services including assessment and evidence-based interventions.
• Develop tailored psychological interventions based on individual needs.

Skills

Trauma-informed CBT

DBT

EMDR

Functional family therapy

Systemic family therapy

Job description

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Remote/Office based: Hybrid—all therapeutic appointments will be face to face

Location: Walsall Council

The Role:

We are looking to recruit therapists to work within our Family Safeguarding Mental Health Team.

You will be responsible for delivering psychological and systemic interventions with parents and carers within Walsall, both on a 1-2-1 basis and within groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with adults with significant and complex needs, focusing on engaging with parents regarding their mental health and well-being while collaborating with the wider social care system involved with the family.
• Provide clinical services including assessment, formulation, and delivering evidence-based, time-limited interventions within the Family Safeguarding Mental Health Team.
• Identify appropriate mental health/psychological interventions tailored to individual needs, developing bespoke interventions for parents based on parental mental health needs, informed by professional knowledge and practice skills relating to therapeutic models (such as trauma-informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional therapy, systemic family therapy).

We seek candidates with relevant experience and qualifications in delivering therapeutic interventions across various specialisms, including but not limited to trauma-informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional family therapy, and systemic family therapy.

Driving is essential for this role.

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the relevant experience, we would love to hear from you.