MST Can Therapist

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an MST CAN Therapist to join the Multi Systemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect team. The role is home-based with a high-frequency, intensive treatment plan for families with complex needs.

A professional qualification in a relevant field is required, with knowledge of CBT, SFBT or systemic family therapy encouraged. The role includes an on-call element and offers hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field such as social work, mental health nursing, clinical/forensic psychology or health specialism.

Responsibilities

• MST CAN Therapist delivers home-based intensive treatment for families with children on a Child Protection Plan under neglect or physical harm.
• Works in families' natural ecology (home, school, community) with 24/7 on-call support and numerous weekly sessions.
• Uses evidence-based approaches (CBT, SFBT, systemic family therapy or behavioural methods) and undergoes ongoing training and supervision.

Education

Postgraduate qualification in relevant field

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £42,123 (Level one) rising to £45,529 (Level four) ‘per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location:Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Nottingham City Council's Multi Systemic Therapy Child Abuse and Neglect (MST CAN ) Team are looking for the ideal candidate to join or team as an MST CAN Therapist.

MST CAN is a home-based intensive treatment for families with children and young people subject to a Child Protection Plan under the category of neglect or physical harm. It is an evidenced based treatment that has been developed to work with families with complex needs, in order to increase safety and keep children at home. MST CAN works to address specific problems and risk factors that brought the family to the attention of Children's Social Care. The major goals are to keep families together, assure that children are safe, prevent abuse and neglect and reduce mental health difficulties experienced by adults and children and increase natural support networks.

MST CAN adopts an intensive approach (numerous sessions per week) and works with families in their natural ecology (their home, school and wider community) rather than in a clinical setting. Appointments are made to meet the family's needs and an MST CAN practitioner is available 24/7 to all families in treatment through an on call facility.

You will have a professional qualification in a relevant field e.g. in Social Work, Mental Health and also have experience and knowledge of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist, and/or pragmatic behavioural interventions. Full training and continuous professional development in the MST CAN model will be provided. Therapist's receive weekly supervision from the MST CAN Manager and clinical consultation from MST Services.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified to post graduate level in relevant field, e.g. social work, mental health nursing, clinical/forensic psychology, health specialism or relevant equivalent.
• Strong Understanding and practical experience of the case management process including assessment, analysis, planning and intervention and review and how it promotes good outcomes for the children and families.
• Significant experience of family based interventions with young people.
• Experience of direct use of a therapeutic model of working with families e.g. CBT, SFBT, systemic family therapy or behavioural approaches.
• Sophisticated understanding and demonstrable experience of all aspects of safeguarding and management of risk to children and young people as they relate to the work of the team.

-A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

-The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Angela Cheadle, MST CAN Supervisor, by telephone on 07947198863 or by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 5th November 2026

Interviews will be held:27th November 2026