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
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.
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
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, behavioral, 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.
Our teams are fully committed to Cambian's vision. They understand the challenges and rewards of working with our young people and know that every day they will achieve things that really matter.
Candidate Profile
Registered with the relevant professional organization (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 organizational 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 the 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-judgmental empathetic attitude. A willingness to undertake all training relevant to the role. Full clean driving license. 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.
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.
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