Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Mental Health Practitioner to join their dynamic team. This role involves working with vulnerable young people, providing therapeutic support, and implementing trauma-informed approaches. Candidates should possess strong assessment skills and a higher-level qualification in a relevant field. The position offers autonomy and the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people facing mental health challenges. Join a dedicated team that values professional development and provides comprehensive support to its staff.

Benefits

Full support from a multidisciplinary team

Regular clinical supervision

Developmental opportunities

Research opportunities

Internal/external training

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC, NMC, or BACP.
• Experience in therapeutic settings with vulnerable young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic services to young people in residential settings.
• Conduct assessments and implement intervention plans.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Therapeutic Consultation

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Empathy

Decision Making

Education

Higher-level qualification in counselling or psychotherapy

Qualification in Social Work or Nursing

Tools

Consultation Model

Job description

Mental Health Practitioner Complex Care Services

COVERING 6 MONTHS MATERNITY LEAVE

Salary: £35,000 - £38,907, depending on experience

Permanent: Full Time/ 40 Hours

Location: Covering the North West region/Greater Manchester East & West

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to embed a trauma-informed approach, working across our complex care community residential services, with young people displaying social, emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. If you've got excellent assessment skills and strong therapeutic consultation experiences gained in a Residential setting or working with Looked After Children, we can offer you a rewarding role with a difference.

About us

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 residential and CAMHS settings, specifically within Looked After Children's services and being familiar with the consultation model as service delivery.

Job responsibilities

This is no ordinary role. The pace is fast. There’s lots of variety. You shall be spending most of your time out in the field and you'll need to be able to provide a therapeutic service to young people placed within community residential settings. You will be providing specialist assessments of children and young people’s needs, including formulating and implementing plans of therapeutic intervention/management of our children and young people's presentations to embed a trauma-informed approach and psychological understanding of the difficulties within the current evidence-based practice. This role will ensure our young people receive timely support in both the school and home setting to help support them with the trauma they have experienced and to enable them to make safe, confident and independent decisions in the future.

Offering lots of autonomy, your role will involve assessing and identifying the needs of our young people and staff by meeting them through consultation/training and reflective practice.

Further duties are described in the attached Job Description.

Candidate Profile

Registered with the relevant professional organisation (HCPC, NMC, BACP). A higher-level qualification in a relevant subject such as counselling, therapeutic support, psychotherapy, Social Work or Nursing. Experience of working with vulnerable young people in a therapeutic or counselling setting. Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills. Have excellent organisational and time management skills. Ability to plan and implement therapeutic and trauma-informed approaches. Experience of using a consultation model/approaches. Understand the importance of reflective practice. An understanding of social, emotional and mental health difficulties. An understanding of the complex and multiple needs of vulnerable young people in both the school and home environment. The ability to work under pressure and remain calm in stressful and difficult situations. Ability to assess and mitigate risk of young people. Ability to work autonomously and make decisions and to work as part of a team. Ability to establish and maintain clear boundaries in respect of personal and professional responsibility. Demonstrate a high level of accuracy, attention to detail and able to maintain records throughout all services. Passionate about working with vulnerable at-risk young people. Non-judgemental empathetic attitude. A willingness to undertake all training relevant to the role. Full clean driving licence. This post may involve travelling throughout the county.

Beneficial

Previous experience in working with Looked After Children (LAC) is advantageous. Completion of trauma-informed practitioner diploma. CAMHS experience. An interest in the ongoing development of The Cambian Group.

In return we offer:

Full support from a multidisciplinary team. Regular clinical supervision. Meetings and peer support. Developmental opportunities. Research opportunities & support. Internal/external training on new practices.

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.