mental health practitioner

Salary £ 26000

Bradford

Vacancy listed 23/10/2025

Application deadline 14/11/2025

Details

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER (BRADFORD)

Full Time - 35 hours per week | £26,000 per annum |

Fixed-Term Contract ending 31st March 2027

Are you looking for a rewarding role supporting children and young people to thrive? We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Youth Mental Health Practitioner to join our team, working across the Bradford District.

The successful practitioner must be well organised and flexible with a commitment to providing effective therapeutic support to children, young people and their families - empowering them to make a difference in their lives, underpinned by Brathay's core values.

As one of our Mental Health Practitioners, you'll be responsible for providing emotional health and wellbeing support in locations across Bradford, conducting clinical assessments and

signposting to specialist support services.

To excel in this role, you'll have:

Education and Qualifications:

Essential:

• Minimum diploma level 4 & minimum of 100 counselling hour of which some must include children and young people.
• Access to a car & current and clean driving licence, for vehicle insurance purposes, ideally you should be at least 21 years of age and have held a full, driving licence for at least one year.
• Safeguarding level 2 or above

Desirable:

• Current First Aid Qualification.
• Safeguarding Level 3 (or willingness to undertake).
• BACP registration.

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Substantial experience of working with children and young people who have mental health needs and vulnerabilities in a variety of contexts
• Experience of managing a defined caseload using specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning to undertake assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions for children and young people liaising with families, and referring agencies as appropriate
• Experience of providing therapeutic interventions one to one or group work as appropriate
• Proven ability and experience of acting as an advocate to facilitate the views and choices expressed by children, young people, families, groups and communities

Did we mention? Brathay Trust has been recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector by Great Place To Work – so why not join us?

Interested? Click apply below and send us your CV and a cover letter detailing your interest and how you meet the criteria for the role.

Early applications are encouraged, as interviews will be arranged as and when applications are received and may result in closing the advertisement early.

Benefits

JOIN OUR TEAM

At Brathay, we know everyone has the capacity to do extraordinary things that can inspire and benefit others. This could be you too

• Health Cash Plan
• 30 days paid annual holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life assurance
• Refer a friend scheme
• Long service award
• One free staff nights' accommodation (Ambleside) per year (transferable to family or friends)

Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment:

For the safeguarding of children and young people, the successful candidate agrees to mandatory checks being carried out with the Disclosure and Barring Service at the appropriate level for their role.

Notes

Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment:

For the safeguarding of children and young people, the successful candidate agrees to mandatory checks being carried out with the Disclosure and Barring Service at the appropriate level for their role.

Roles which include a regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all

convictions, cautions, reprimands, final warnings, or bind overs, including those regarded as 'spent', should be declared unless otherwise "protected" from disclosure under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).