Mental Health Practitioner

The Cambian Group; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cambian Group, part of the CareTech family of companies, is one of the largest providers of specialist education and care services for children and young people in the UK, delivering across Special Education Schools and Colleges, Residential Care Homes and a Therapeutic Fostering Services.

We are seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to support Looked After Children in community residential settings, offering a blended clinical consultative and direct therapeutic service, including staff

Qualifications

• Experience working with Looked After Children and young people in a clinical setting.
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions for children and young people.
• Ability to assess and manage mental health needs including trauma.

Responsibilities

• Provide blended clinical consultation and direct therapeutic work for Looked After young people.
• Assess needs and develop care plans in partnership with residential teams.
• Deliver supervision, training, and guidance to care staff.
• Document and report outcomes using routine measures.

Job description

Job: Mental Health Practitioner Child Sexual Exploitation/Trauma ServiceSalary: £37-£42,000 depending on experienceLocation: ShropshireWe are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team. You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team, which consists mental health practitioners, psychologists education professionals and operational professionals.

Main duties of the job

Supporting our teams across residential homes, youll will be providing a combined clinical consultative and direct therapeutic service for Looked After young people placed in community residential settings. This includes assessing and identifying young peoples needs and meeting them through consultation, supervision and training for residential and care staff, care planning and management in partnership with the team as well as direct therapeutic work.

About us

Working with Looked After Children and/or young people presenting with a range of clinical severity and needs.Knowledge of theory and practice of therapeutic interventions with children and young people.Assessment, intervention and management of a range of mental health needs including trauma.Partnership working supporting agreed placement objectives, care planning and progression including regular clinical reporting and routine outcome measures

Job responsibilities

Location

Shropshire

Contract

Full Time (Part time considered)

Role Type

Permanent

Working hours per week

40

Psychotherapist/Social Worker /Family Therapist/RMN/OT

Job: Mental Health Practitioner Child Sexual Exploitation/Trauma Service

Location: Shropshire

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team. You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team, which consists mental health practitioners, psychologists education professionals and operational professionals.

The successful candidate will be a member of an integrated residential Childrens Service to support the emotional wellbeing, mental health and placement stability of looked after young people who have experienced significant adverse childhood experiences and sexual exploitation.

Supporting our teams across residential homes, youll will be providing a combined clinical consultative and direct therapeutic service for Looked After young people placed in community residential settings. This includes assessing and identifying young peoples needs and meeting them through consultation, supervision and training for residential and care staff, care planning and management in partnership with the team as well as direct therapeutic work.

About us

The Cambian Group, part of the CareTech family of companies, is one of the largest providers of specialist education and care services for children and young people in the UK, delivering across Special Education Schools and Colleges, Residential Care Homes and a Therapeutic Fostering Services.

Candidate Profile

To be successful within this role you will need to have experience in:

Working with Looked After Children and/or young people presenting with a range of clinical severity and needs. Knowledge of theory and practice of therapeutic interventions with children and young people. Assessment, intervention and management of a range of mental health needs including trauma. Partnership working supporting agreed placement objectives, care planning and progression including regular clinical reporting and routine outcome measures

Registered with the relevant professional (HCPC, NMC, SWE, BACP, BABCP) Mental Health background and/or CAMHS experience Relevant qualifications to allow you to offer children therapy, when required Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills

Consultation and formulation skills Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills

In return we offer:

Full support from a multidisciplinary team Regular clinical supervision Meetings and peer support Development opportunities Internal/external training on new initiatives

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.