CURRENT VACANCIES
We are currently unable to support any placements.
Family Care Practitioner (Bereavement)
The Family Care Practitioner will be responsible for supporting children, young people and their families who have been bereaved. The post holder will also support professionals working with children and young people in Bedfordshire.
Closing date 12th May 2023
Suicide Bereavement Practitioner (Children and young people)
The Suicide Bereavement Practitioner will support children, young people, young adults (CYP/YA’s) and their families who have been bereaved across Hertfordshire and West Essex. They will offer a range of evidence-based interventions to support the specialist needs of children and young people who are experiencing complex grief or traumatic bereavement. The post holder will be a source of advice and support for professionals across Hertfordshire and West Essex.
Closing date 12th May 2023
Family Care Practitioner for CAMHS Tier 4 admissions (Children and young people)
The Family Support Practitioner will support children, young people and their families who have been affected directly due to the admittance of the CYP (under the age of 18 years). They will evidence the CHUMS vision and values through delivery of high-quality advocacy and support to families in need.
Specialist Bereavement Practitioner – Kent
The Specialist Bereavement Practitioner will support children, young people, young adults (CYP/YA’s) up to 25 years and their families who have been bereaved. They will offer a range of evidence-based interventions to support the specialist needs of children and young people who are experiencing complex grief or traumatic bereavement. The post holder will be a source of advice and support for professionals across Kent and Medway.
Family Care Practitioner – Emotional Wellbeing Service
The Family Care Practitioner will be responsible for supporting the Emotional Wellbeing Service in the delivery of timely psychological interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate emotional wellbeing or mental health difficulties. Support will also be offered to their families as well as professionals working with children and young people in Bedfordshire.
Candidates with experience of working with young people who are under children’s social care and/or have emotional wellbeing needs relating to neurodevelopmental conditions would be desirable.
Family Wellbeing Practitioner – Bereavement Placement – Kent
This is an exciting opportunity to join the CHUMS specialist bereavement team in our new geographical area in Kent and Medway. We have an exciting opportunity to host 10 placements for a year. The post holder will be responsible for supporting children, young people and their families who have been bereaved across Kent and Medway by offering 1:1 sessions virtually or face to face and helping to facilitate our bereavement workshop programme.
If you are a Trainee counsellor, social worker, counselling psychologist, mental health nurse therapist or other professional modality please email for an informal discussion or complete application form below.
Honorary Assistant Psychologist
To provide support to CHUMS services, by producing outcome measure reports and to assist with clinical group work.