CYP CBT Practitioner

Job overview

Are you interested in a career as a CBT Practitioner?  Would you like to be involved in developing an innovative service delivering support directly to the school environment?

In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Newham Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.

We are looking for confident CAMHS professionals with experience delivering CBT based interventions who are keen to develop their skills in providing evidence based interventions to children and young people both within schools and in CAMHS clinic setting. You will have a demonstrable track record of providing collaborative and supportive interventions with children, young people, families, and parents/carers. You will have professional registration within your chosen profession, for example Nursing, Social work, Occupational Therapy Psychology, or alternative therapies, or be a CWP / EMHP with practical experience post-qualification.

Main duties of the job

The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.

We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues and we will develop the service together.

In addition to the applicants CYP mental health expertise the post holder will be expected to contribute to CPD of the trainee education mental health practitioners (EMHPs), group supervision of junior staff, contribution to community development such as communities of practice and attendance at education forums such as SENCO and designated safeguarding leads forums. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.  We will empower the applicant to apply their skillset and special interest areas in the early intervention space to support pupils and families

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a detailed breakdown of the essential and desirable  requirements for this role.

We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues as we develop the service together.