Mental Health Practitioner/Therapist–

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Job Description

Mental Health Practitioner/Therapist CSE Services Bedford

Salary: Up to £38,907 per annum dependent on experience

Permanent: Full time 40 hours per week, part time considered

Location: Covering a number of small residential homes and one school in the Bedford area (all within 45mins drive approx. of central Bedford).

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 or Therapist. The post will require someone with previous experience of working with children and young people, ideally in a residential or educational setting.

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 young people within our specialist CSE residential and education settings by assessing and identifying their strengths and needs and delivering evidence based individual therapeutic interventions. In addition, a key part of the role is providing consultation and training to the staff teams and, dependant on your experience you may be required to supervise other Mental Health Practitioners and Assistants.

You will receive regular clinical supervision and CPD opportunities.

You will be required to travel between homes.

Further duties are described in the attached Job Description.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, creative Mental Health Practitioner or Therapist to join our friendly team.

Essential:

Have experience of working with children and young people Be passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills Be registered with a relevant professional organisation (e.g HCPC, NMC, BACP)

Beneficial

Previous experience of working within residential or education settings

CAMHS experience Experience of delivering training Experience of providing consultation/support to staff teams

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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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

Bedford

MK40 1AL

Employer's website

https://www.cambiangroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)