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Senior Mental Health Practitioner 
Up to £45,000 per annum
Full time - 40 hours per week
Yeovil, Somerset

Meridian Business Support is currently recruiting for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to work on a full time basis for a private education and residential Care provider based in Yeovil. 

Would you like to be part of a rapidly developing service committed to improving the lives of children and young people and their families?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for one of the UK’s leading education and residential care providers in their Yeovil based Residential College. This is a new role within the college to support the student’s mental and emotional health.

You would be joining a highly skilled education, care and clinical team, delivering outstanding personal, social and vocational care and support, that is tailored to meet the individual needs and wants of the students.

They are looking for a creative, dynamic and enthusiastic individual to work collaboratively within the wellbeing clinical team which consists of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Holistic therapist, School Nurse and Integrated Therapy assistants. 

Essential skills and attributes

Minimal 2 years’ experience
RMN / RNLD/ HCPC
Experience in CAMHS (community or in-patient services) or Education settings
Be person centred and have a commitment to delivering high quality evidence-based care
Good decision-making skills
Excellent organisational capacity
Effective communication skills
Be autonomous in practiceAdditional desired experience:

Providing consultation to groups
Leading/teaching workshops to peers
Managerial experience
Working with people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder/Challenging behaviours
Working with people who have learning difficulties. 
Salary and benefits:

A competitive salary
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - pro rata for part time (increasing after 2 years)
Enhanced disclosure cost covered by the company
Free onsite parking
Paid lunch break – and free meals when on duty
Online benefits and cashback rewards
Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy