Mental Health Practitioner

The Cambian Group; Otley; Remote; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading provider of specialist services for children's care is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Practitioner. The role involves providing therapeutic support to children and young people through assessments and consultations while fostering positive relationships with staff. Essential qualifications include registration with relevant professional bodies. Opportunities for training and career progression are offered. This is a part-time position based in West Yorkshire.

Benefits

Excellent training and career progression opportunities

Variety of staff benefits

Qualifications

• Be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Have excellent organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic services to children and young people.
• Assess and identify needs of the children and young people.
• Support staff to build positive relationships with young people.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Team player

Education

Registered with the relevant professional organisation (NMC, BACP, Social Worker England)

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