Mental Health Specialist Covering: East Midlands, North Midlands, West Midlands & Staffordshire Salary: £34,000 per annum Contract: Full Time, 40 hours a week, Hybrid working Make a Real Difference in Mental Health Care IBC Healthcare is looking for a passionate and experienced Mental Health Specialist to join our growing Theraputic Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving the mental health outcomes of the people we support across our supported living and residential services. Working hybrid between home and our services across our services, you will use your specialist knowledge to provide clinical assessments, therapeutic interventions, and professional guidance to multidisciplinary teams supporting individuals with complex mental health needs. If you are a compassionate practitioner who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to influence real change in people's lives, we would love to hear from you. About the Role: Reporting to the Mental Health Lead, the Mental Health Specialist will deliver high-quality, person-centred mental health support across IBC Healthcare services. You will work both independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, delivering clinical assessments, evidence-based interventions, and crisis prevention strategies that support individuals to achieve positive mental health outcomes. This role also plays a key part in service development, staff training, and improving mental health practice across the organisation. Key Responsibilities: Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, including biopsychosocial and risk assessments. Develop evidence-based care plans alongside individuals, carers, and multidisciplinary teams. Coordinate care for individuals with complex mental health needs. Monitor progress, review interventions, and adapt care plans accordingly. Deliver structured, evidence-based interventions such as CBT-informed approaches, psychosocial interventions, and trauma-informed care. Provide 1:1 therapeutic support where required. Support early intervention strategies for emerging mental health needs. Manage a caseload of individuals with complex presentations. Develop and facilitate psychoeducational workshops and wellbeing programmes. Conduct Mental Capacity Assessments where appropriate. Complete risk assessments and ongoing risk formulation. Develop and implement risk management and crisis prevention plans. Identify safeguarding concerns and follow local safeguarding procedures. Work closely with community services to support safe care delivery. Act as a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) contributing to case discussions and reviews. Liaise with GPs, social care teams, community mental health services, inpatient teams, and third sector organisations. Support smooth transitions between services and levels of care. Provide specialist advice and consultation to support workers and colleagues. Support the development of staff knowledge in mental health care. Deliver training sessions, reflective practice, and workshops for staff teams. Contribute to service development, audits, and quality improvement initiatives. Maintain accurate and compliant clinical records. Ensure practice aligns with relevant frameworks including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and GDPR. About You: We are looking for someone who is clinically skilled, compassionate, and committed to delivering high-quality mental health support. You will ideally have: A relevant qualification and/or significant experience in mental health, psychology, counselling, nursing, social work, or a related field. Professional registration with a recognised body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England, BACP or UKCP) where applicable. Experience working within supported living, residential care, community mental health, or similar settings. Experience supporting individuals with complex mental health needs, including mood disorders, personality disorders, and thought disorders. Knowledge of risk management, safeguarding, and trauma-informed approaches. Strong assessment, formulation, and intervention skills. Experience supporting individuals presenting with self-injury and behaviours associated with violence or aggression. Excellent communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across our services. Who is iBC Healthcare: iBC is a leading Health & Social care provider in the Midlands, providing support to 100s of individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs, autism & mental health needs. We hold contracts with over 20 Local Authorities & ICB and continue to build relationships with commissioners to develop bespoke care facilities. We exist to support people with disabilities to live meaningful lives by providing quality support and access to mainstream activities and opportunities throughout our various services. We promise to ensure that people who use our services are listened to, valued, and supported with all their goals and aspirations. As an employer, we invest heavily in the support structure to ensure daily support is always given and that all staff members are equipped and trained to do their best in their roles. We believe our staff do amazing every single day because they do. Apply today and become part of a team dedicated to improving mental health outcomes to the people we support. INDMP