Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Practitioner - YOUnited

Overview

Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Practitioner - YOUnited, full-time permanent position. Your base will be Kingfisher House, Huntingdon, with some working from home, and where required, travel across the county.

The CYP Mental Health (MH) practitioner will work within the YOUnited referral hub, on behalf of Ormiston Families, as well as the wider Ormiston Families team. YOUnited is a single point of access for children and young peoples, across the county, to access mental health support.

This role is part of the YOUnited partnership and will focus on providing meaningful first contacts with children, young people and/or parents and carers, as well as working flexibly across the service holding a caseload and delivering intervention sessions.

Responsibilities

Appointments with children, young people and their families will require you to use a single session thinking approach, as well as carrying out a more clinical mental health assessment, and delivering intervention sessions based on your training and qualification.

Qualifications

The post holder will hold a qualification in children's mental health and have experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties. Qualifications may include Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP), Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), Counsellors, Mental Health Nurses, and other similar qualifications.

How to apply

To apply please click on the apply online button.

Closing date

Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 12th September 2025

Safeguarding and DBS

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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