Mental Health Practitioner – Complex Care Residential, Yorkshire
Salary: Up to £38, (Full-Time) pro rota £29,.25 per annum depending on experience
(covering 6 months Maternity leave)
Permanent: Part time working 30 hours/ Monday to Friday
Location: Covering across residential homes, West Yorkshire/Batley, Leeds, Rotherham, Bradford and Goole.
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 CAMHS settings, specifically within Looked After Children’s services.
We offer excellent training and career progression opportunities as well as a variety of staff benefits.
Job Role
You will be providing a therapeutic service to children and young people placed in the region by assessing and identifying their needs and meeting them through consultation and training of staff in order to provide them a stable and secure base. The clinician support staff to build positive and healthy relationships with young people to enable them to grow, develop and achieve their full potential through the use of a range of therapeutic approaches such as DDP, PACE, Therapeutic Parenting etc..
The member of the clinical team works holistically to help staff develop our young people’s wellbeing, independence and social and emotional resiliency, as part of the consultative model and with a multi-disciplinary approach with other professionals involved.
Further duties are described in the attached Job Description.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team.
Essential:
Registered with the relevant professional organisation (NMC, BACP, Social Worker England etc.. )
Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills
Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills
Beneficial
Previous experience in working with children & adolescents is advantageous
CAMHS experience
Working with Looked After Children
Children residential care experience
Mental Health clinical background