Mental Health Practitioner

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking therapists for its Family Safeguarding Mental Health Team. The role involves delivering tailored psychological interventions for parents and collaborating with social care systems to improve mental health outcomes. Candidates should possess relevant therapeutic qualifications and be passionate about making a difference.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in therapeutic interventions is required.
• Specialized knowledge in mental health care is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological and systemic interventions both 1-2-1 and in groups.
• Provide assessments and evidence-based interventions tailored to needs.
• Engage with parents about their mental health within a wider social care context.

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 coordinating 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 the most suitable mental health/psychological interventions for individuals and develop tailored interventions for parents based on their mental health needs, utilizing professional knowledge and practice skills related to therapeutic models such as trauma-informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional therapy, and 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 relevant experience, we would love to hear from you.