MST Therapist

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37.5

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £38,223 (Level 1) rising to £41,418 (Level 4)

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

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more.

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 innovative, driven people 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.

About the Role

To work as a therapist as part of a Multi-Systemic Therapy team delivering specialist interventions within a licensed model. To manage a caseload of families and be responsible for providing MST interventions applying a home-based specialist service including out-of-hours support helping families where there is a risk of a young person coming into care.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Qualified to Bachelor's degree level in a relevant field, e.g., social work, clinical/forensic psychology, mental health nursing/health specialism, or relevant equivalent.
2. Experience of direct use of therapeutic model of working with families e.g., CBT, SFBT, systemic family therapy, or behavioural approaches.
3. Strong understanding and practical experience of the case management process including assessment, analysis, planning, intervention, and review, and how it promotes good outcomes for children and families.
4. Sound knowledge and understanding of legislation, policy, and practice guidance relating to children and families and its application to practice.
5. This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
6. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
7. The role requires you to participate in the on-call rota.

You can find the job description for this post here.

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.

For informal enquiries, please contact Joshua Smith or Angela Cheadle, by telephone on 07977 287635 and 07947 198863 or by email at [e-mail].

Closing Date: 29th April 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 8th & 9th May 2025.

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