Targeted Mental Health Clinical Practitioner (TaMHS)

Job summary

TaMHS are Swindons Tier 2 CAMHS service, we work with Children and Young People from 0-18 to deliver short term evidenced based interventions to improve their mental health and emotional well-being.

As a member of this innovative team, you will be based within the Family Intervention Support teams, and will work under the supervision of the Senior Clinical Practitioners to deliver a range of individual and group interventions in a variety of settings.

Main duties of the job

You will be a dynamic and forward-thinking team player with a vision to drive forward a range of initiatives and be prepared to meet the challenges of a changing and developing service. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of children and young people between the ages of 0 - 18 for which you will co-ordinate care in conjunction with other professionals in the Family Intervention Support teams, schools, voluntary sector and CAMHS. You will also undertake assessments and short-term therapeutic intervention. At times, you may be required to construct and deliver training to professionals from a variety of backgrounds.

About us

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because thats who were doing it for the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, youll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. Its all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Please note Swindon Borough Council terms and conditions apply to this role.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. Its why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, youll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. Well look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, well achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And youll be proud to say it was made better with you.