About this role
Job summary Salary: Up to £38,907pro rata depending on experience Permanent: Fulltime 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Location: Covering across residential homes in Worcester, Hereford and West Midlands Cambian Group, the UKs largest provider of specialist services in childrens 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 CAMHS settings, specifically within Looked After Childrens services.
Main duties of the job You will be providing a therapeutic service to young people placed within community residential setting by assessing and identifying their needs and meeting them through consultation and training to Residential and Care staff, direct therapeutic work, care planning and management in conjunction with the Multi-disciplinary team. Dependant on your experience you may be required to supervise other Mental Health Practitioners.
About us The core of your role you will be providing consultation, specialist assessments of children and young people within the residential setting. So, subsequently, you will formulate and implement plans of therapeutic intervention/management of children and young peoples presentation based on psychological understanding the difficulties within the current evidence-based practice.
Job description Job responsibilities
Mental Health Practitioner
The company offers specialist services in childrens residential care, education, mental health rehabilitation and learning disabilities and is looking for a dedicated individual to join the company as a Mental Health Practitioner, working within the childrens residential services.
The post will require someone with previous experience of working in mental health settings and possibly experience with working with children experiencing SEMH difficulties or children within Looked After Childrens services.
We offer excellent training and career progression opportunities as well as a variety of staff benefits.
Job Role
You will provide therapeutic support, via a consultative model, supporting a designated group of residential childrens homes in your allotted geographical area. You will offer clinical advice, therapeutic resources, reflective discussion and upskilling, within your professional field, to residential staff, in order to support the complex mental health and wellbeing needs of the young people. Clinical advice can be offered via online meetings, emails and phone calls, as well as face to face visits to the homes to meet with staff and interact with the young people. You will work closely with the Regional Manager, as well as each manager of a home, in your allotted area. You can also access clinical advice from other professionals, from a variety of disciplines, within the company. Therapeutic resources and upskilling packages are readily available to use. You will also be expected to engage in your own CPD activities and we can provide some support with this.
Dependent on your experience, you may be required to supervise other Mental Health Practitioners, Healthcare Students and Assistants.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for an enthusiastic, resilient, motivated and creative Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team. Confidence with offering advice, consultations and upskilling to staff will be essential.
Essential:
Professional qualification (e.g. Mental Health Nurse, Qualified Counsellor, Creative Arts Therapist, Social Worker). Registered with the relevant professional organisation (e.g. HCPC, BACP, NCPS). Experience of working in a mental health setting. Confidence, patience and professional curiosity. Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills. Have excellent time management skills and be able to work autonomously. Awareness of general good practice safeguarding procedures.
Beneficial
Previous experience in working with children & adolescents is advantageous. Specialist experience of working with attachment and trauma related issues. Knowledge of therapeutic parenting and use of P.A.C.E. Experience of delivering upskilling/training to adults.
In return we offer:
Support from other professionals, from a range of disciplines, within the company Regular clinical supervision Peer supervision meetings Informal peer support from other clinicians Development opportunities Research opportunities Internal/external training on new initiatives within the company
Note:
Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.
Cambian is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.
All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.
Person Specification
General Requirements Essential
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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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Cambian Group
Address
Worcester
WR1 1AH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cambiangroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)