Mst Can Therapist

**1 Permanent MST CAN Therapist Post**

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**tracted hours**: 37 hours per week, working Monday to Friday, although we will need you to work flexibly on a full-time basis and also take part in the 24 hour on-call system on a rota basis (this will attract an on call allowance).

**We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more**

**Nottingham City Cou**- MST CAN adopts an intensive approach (numerous sessions per week) and works with families in their natural ecology (their home, school and wider community) rather than in a clinical setting. Appointments are made to meet the family's needs and an MST CAN practitioner is available 24/7 to all families in treatment through an on call facility.
- You will have a professional qualification in a relevant field and also have experience and knowledge of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist, and/or pragmatic behavioural interventions. Full training and continuous professional development in the MST CAN model will be provided. Therapist recieve weekly supervision from the MST CAN Manager and clinical consultation from MST Services.- Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors.
- Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.
- We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free- We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
- We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation about flexible working at the point of interview.**ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- Qualified to post graduate level in relevant field, e.g. social work, clinical/forensic psychology, mental health nursing, health specialism or relevant equivalent.
- Strong Understanding and practical experience of the case management process including assessment, analysis, planning and intervention and review and how it promotes good outcomes for the children and families.
- Significant experience of family based interventions with young people.
- Experience of direct use of a therapeutic model of working with families e.g. CBT, SFBT, systemic family therapy or behavioural approaches.
- Sophisticated understanding and demonstratable experience of all aspects of safeguarding and management of risk to children and young people as they relate to the work of the team.

For more information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.-
**Useful information for Applicants**

**Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.**

**This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, as detailed in the job description and person specification, is an essential requirement for the role.**

**This role requires you to participate in an on call rota.**

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- We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more- Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors.- Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.- We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free-
- We particularly want to hear fro