Mental Health Practitioner inNewmarket inNewmarket PUBLISHED
MON 9 DEC 2024
The Cambian Group rvxnRSbv
Applicants should have a strong background in mental health, particularly in CAMHS settings, and the relevant qualifications to provide long-term therapy as needed. Essential skills include excellent communication, organisational, and time management abilities. The position offers opportunities for training, career advancement, and employee benefits within a multi-disciplinary team context, emphasizing the need for collaboration and effective practice in a therapeutic environment.
As part of this team you will be offering 5-6 care homes regular consultation to aid their therapeutic work with looked after children. This consultation will be in the form of regular training, reflective practice, care planning and management, ensuring PACE principles are embedded in practice and offering expert advice on staff practice. Dependant on your experience you may be required to supervise other Mental Health Practitioners, Clinical Psychology Trainees, Healthcare Students, and Assistants. In addition to your consultation role to the homes you will also be providing specialist assessments of children and young people within the residential setting and creating regular psychological reports.
Essential: Mental Health background CAMHS experience Relevant qualifications to allow you to offer children long term therapy if needed Registered with the relevant professional organisation (HCPC etc) Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills. Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.
About us
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 or a therapeutic environment.
We offer excellent training and career progression opportunities as well as a variety of staff benefits.
Job Role
You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team.
As part of this team you will be offering 5-6 care homes regular consultation to aid their therapeutic work with looked after children. This consultation will be in the form of regular training, reflective practice, care planning and management, ensuring PACE principles are embedded in practice and offering expert advice on staff practice.
Dependant on your exp
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