Senior Practitioner - YOUnited

This is an exciting opportunity to make a valuable and lasting contribution to the lives of CYP aged 5-13 : and to work within a supportive team to ensure that CYP are provided with the right help and support, when they need us most.

You will be working as part of the Ormiston Families Interventions Team, within the YOUnited partnership (Ormiston Families, Centre 33, Cambridgeshire Community Services and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust). YOUnited provides a single point of access for all referrals for CYP in need of support with their mental health and emotional wellbeing across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Ormiston Families work with CYP aged 5-13 with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs.

The purpose of the role is to:

• Provide clinical guidance and supervision for practitioners to ensure that we offer a service that is safe, meaningful, and focused on the needs of CYP.


• Oversee a duty system that offers advice, guidance, and risk management support to those waiting for an intervention who may need more timely support, using a 'Single Session Thinking' approach. (Training to be provided)


• To carry a small caseload.


• Work within the YOUnited partnership to ensure CYP are receiving the right service and to embed and develop impactful services.


We are seeking an experienced mental health practitioner, with clinical supervisory experience who is . dedicated to improving services for CYP. Someone who can demonstrate the necessary skills and passion to help us improve the mental health and wellbeing of CYP


• Be qualified and registered with the appropriate professional body.


• Have a good understanding of the needs of CYP, and their families aged 5-13.


• Post-qualification experience of providing mental health and emotional wellbeing support with this age group.


• A good understanding of safeguarding and a commitment to keeping CYP safe.


You will join a supportive team working alongside the Operations Manager, Team Managers and Senior Practitioners as well as colleagues with a wide range of knowledge and experience, such as Counsellors, CWP's and EWP's. Opportunities may include undertaking a one-year supervisory training with the Anna Freud Centre.