Mental Health Practitioner

JR United Kingdom; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking to recruit therapists for their Family Safeguarding Mental Health Team. This role involves delivering psychological and systemic interventions to support parents in Walsall, addressing their mental health needs within a hybrid working environment. Suitable candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in therapeutic interventions, coupled with a driving requirement.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering therapeutic interventions across various specialisms.
• Eligibility to drive is essential for this role.
• Knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic models required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological and/or systemic interventions with parents and carers.
• Engage with clients to assess and provide appropriate mental health interventions.
• Develop bespoke interventions based on individual mental health needs.

Skills

Trauma informed CBT

DBT

EMDR

Systemic family therapy

Functional therapy

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

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 the delivery of psychological and/or 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, with specific focus on engaging with parents in relation to their mental health and well-being whilst engaging with the wider social care system involved with the family.
• Responsible for clinical provision including assessment, formulation, and time-limited evidence-based interventions within the Family safeguarding mental health team.
• Identify the most appropriate form of mental health/psychological intervention for individuals to develop bespoke interventions to parents based on parental mental health need, informed by professional knowledge and practice skills relating to therapeutic intervention models (such as trauma informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional therapy, systemic family therapy)

We are looking to recruit people with relevant experience and qualification in delivering therapeutic interventions across a range of specialism to include but not exclusively trauma informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional family therapy, systemic family therapy.

Driving will be essential for this role.

If you thrive to make a difference and have experience, then we would love to hear from you.