MST Can Therapist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Smart Working

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme 17.9%

Job summary

Nottingham City Council’s MST CAN Team is seeking a Therapist to deliver home-based, evidence-based interventions to families subject to a Child Protection Plan. The role focuses on safeguarding, strengthening family capacity, and preventing harm through structured therapy and closer family support.

You will work with children and carers, applying CBT or related approaches, with supervision from the MST CAN Manager and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate level in a relevant field (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, clinical/forensic psychology, health specialism).
• Experience with case management processes (assessment, planning, intervention, review).
• Experience with family-based interventions with young people.
• Experience using therapeutic models (CBT, SFBT, systemic family therapy or behavioural approaches).
• DBS enhanced check required for this post.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-based MST CAN therapy to families with children on Child Protection Plans.
• Work with families in their natural settings (home, school, community) and coordinate with the MST CAN team.

Skills

Case management

CBT therapy

Safeguarding

On-call rota

Home-based family work

Education

Postgraduate qualification in social work/mental health/clinical psychology or equivalent

MST CAN training

Job description

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.

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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

• 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.

You can find the job description for this post here.

For informal enquiries please 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

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.