Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Barnardo's are excited to be recruiting to a new post – a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner who will be embedded within the Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People (UASC) team within Nottinghamshire County Council.  This new opportunity will be part of the larger Time 2 Talk team based within Nottinghamshire County Council's Leaving Care team.      

We are recruiting to one fixed term post of one year at 37 hours per week.  This post will be employed by Barnardo's and will be embedded within Nottinghamshire County Council's UASC team so will primarily be based in Arnold.  However the post will involve travel across the County and potentially further afield depending on where UASC young people are located.  Nottinghamshire County Council's UASC team works across children in care and leaving care services, and works with young people from the age of approx. 14 to 25.     

We are looking to recruit a candidate with the following qualifications/skills/experience:

• A professional qualification (Minimum Diploma level), with evidence of continuing professional development in a field relevant to child and young person mental health

• Registered with a Professional Body such as BACP, HCPC, UKCP, NMC

• Experience in supporting children and young people in one or more ways detailed below:

1. Person Centred Therapy
2. Integrative
3. Behavioural (DBT, CBT)
4. Counselling
5. EMDR

• An understanding of the challenges UASC young people face.

• An understanding of legislation and policies in relation to Safeguarding young people.

• A commitment to and understanding of the need to work with UASC young people in a trauma informed way.

• A commitment to working in partnership and collaborating with the Leaving Care team and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust particularly the Transitions team, the Children in Care CAMHS team and Adult Mental Health services.

• Experience offering mental health support, consultation and interventions to young people and professionals working with them; ensuring the young person actively participates in planning their own support.

If you wish to apply, please visit Barnardos | Careershttps://jobs.barnardos.org.uk/intranet/vacancy/mental-health--wellbeing-practitioner-uasc-18376/19326/description/, previous applicants need not apply.

Closing date: 9th April 2024.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts this advert might close before the displayed closing date, we recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.