Counselling jobs in Ryton

Children and Young People’s Mental Health Practitioner

NJC Grade PO2

£40,444 - £43,149 per annum

Full time 37 hours per week

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Many care experienced children will have experienced trauma which can impact on their ability to form secure relationships as well their emotional and mental health. Many need support from those around them to develop self-regulation skills including physical responses, to manage emotions, and support their mental health needs.

The aim of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Practitioner is to improve the mental health of care experienced children and reduce the number of placement breakdown and disruptions by working together better across health and care. Placement breakdowns can be damaging to the child as they can add to their experience of trauma and further impact their ability to form positive attachments. It is also disruptive in terms of their impact on existing programmes of work and can lead to an increased likelihood of subsequent placements being out of area as local options are exhausted.

The Mental Health Practitioner will provide professional mental health advice and consultation to social workers and care providers to support practice and management of care experienced young people presenting with a range of complex needs. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a range of assessments and provide therapeutic interventions for care experienced children and young people who are under the care of the Local Authority.

Key requirements

• Registered Mental Health Professional with appropriate professional body or Social Worker, experienced with children and young people’s mental health
• Post-qualification experience (essential)
• Additional therapeutic training (e.g. CBT, EDMR, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Systemic Family Therapy) – desirable

Training or relevant experience in managing suicide risk and risk management – desirable.

Interviews will be in person.

** It is essential that your personal statement shows how your experience and personal skills meet the person specification and explaining why you are the best candidate for this post. **

For more information about the role please contact daniel.machin@telford.gov.uk

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
• Free on-site parking
• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
• Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
• Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home – our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

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Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.