Mental Health Practitioner

Nightingale Hammerson; Bradford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner for a part-time role. This position involves providing therapeutic services to children, assessing their needs, and supporting staff. Candidates should be registered with a relevant professional body and have strong communication and organisational skills. Previous experience with children and CAMHS is beneficial. Salary ranges from £29,180 to £38,907 per year.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Variety of staff benefits

Qualifications

• Registered with the relevant professional organisation (NMC, BACP, Social Worker England).
• Strong team player, with excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing therapeutic services to children and young people.
• Assessing and identifying needs through consultation.
• Supporting staff to build relationships with young people.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Team player

Education

Registered with relevant professional organisation

Job description

Mental Health Practitioner – Complex Care Residential, Yorkshire

Salary: Up to £38, 907 (Full-Time) pro rota £29,180.25 per annum depending on experience (covering 6 months Maternity leave)

Permanent: Part time working 30 hours/ Monday to Friday

Location: Covering across residential homes, West Yorkshire/Batley, Leeds, Rotherham, Bradford and Goole.

Cambian Group, the UK’s largest provider of specialist services in children’s residential care, education, mental health rehabilitation and learning disabilities, is looking for a dedicated individual to join the company as a Mental Health Practitioner. The post will require someone with previous experience of working in CAMHS settings, specifically within Looked After Children’s services.

We offer excellent training and career progression opportunities as well as a variety of staff benefits.

Job Role

You will be providing a therapeutic service to children and young people placed in the region by assessing and identifying their needs and meeting them through consultation and training of staff in order to provide them a stable and secure base. The clinician support staff to build positive and healthy relationships with young people to enable them to grow, develop and achieve their full potential through the use of a range of therapeutic approaches such as DDP, PACE, Therapeutic Parenting etc..

The member of the clinical team works holistically to help staff develop our young people’s wellbeing, independence and social and emotional resiliency, as part of the consultative model and with a multi-disciplinary approach with other professionals involved.

Further duties are described in the attached Job Description.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team.

Essential

• Registered with the relevant professional organisation (NMC, BACP, Social Worker England etc.)
• Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills
• Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills

Beneficial

• Previous experience in working with children & adolescents is advantageous
• CAMHS experience
• Working with Looked After Children
• Children residential care experience
• Mental Health clinical background

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

Salary / Benefits

From: £29,180 To: £38,907 per year