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Creative Therapist/ CBT Therapist

Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 3HN

Key information

Pay
£25,302 - £25,302
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Permanent
Posted date
14 Jul 2026
Closing date
13 Aug 2026

About this role

Creative Therapist/ , Spring Hill School, Ripon,

North Yorkshire Hours

Part time 3 days per week 24 hours

Salary/Benefits

Pro rota £42,170 per annum depending on experience Cambian Spring Hill School is a 38 - 52 week residential and day school for children and young people aged 8-19 with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, associated challenging behaviours, social communication difficulties and complex needs. Do you have experience of working with children, young people and families and are committed to getting the best outcomes for them? The Cambian Group, part of the CareTech family of companies, are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Therapist to join our friendly team. We invite applicants from all disciplines to apply, Art Psychotherapists, Music or Drama Therapist with experience working with trauma informed approaches. You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team, which consists of OTs/SaLTs Working as a member of an integrated residential Childrens Service to support the emotional wellbeing, mental health and placement stability of looked after young people who have experienced significant adverse childhood experiences. Supporting our teams across schools you will be providing a combined clinical consultative and direct therapeutic service for Looked After young people placed in school. Candidate Profile To be successful within this role you will need to have experience in: Working with Knowledge of theory and practice of therapeutic interventions with children and young people. Assessment, intervention and management of a range of mental health needs including trauma. Partnership working supporting agreed placement objectives, care planning and progression including regular clinical reporting and routine outcome measures

Essential

Registered with the relevant professional, HCPC Mental Health background and/or CAMHS experience Relevant qualifications to allow you to offer children therapy, when required Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills In return, we offer: Full support from a multidisciplinary team Regular clinical supervision Meetings and peer support Development opportunities Internal/external training on new initiatives You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession. Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.