Lead Therapeutic Practitioner - MySTCouncil

Key details

• Hours: 37 hours per week, Full time
• Package: Permanent Position

Do you want to make a direct difference to the lives of children and young people with complex lives and multiple needs living within a residential care setting?

Do you enjoy working in partnership, across agencies to achieve the best outcomes for young people and their families?

We are recruiting a Lead Therapeutic Practitioner for our Blaenau Gwent MyST community team to support our work.

MyST is a therapeutic service for looked-after children who are at risk of being placed in out-of-area residential or institutional care due to their complex emotional and mental health needs. They are a well-established, experienced and high performing multi-disciplinary team, providing excellent mental health and therapeutic care to some of Blaenau Gwent’s most vulnerable looked after children. You will also be a part of our Regional, Gwent wide MyST Programme.

MyST can provide you with:

• Opportunities to practice creatively
• High quality support and management/clinical supervision
• Regular therapeutic training and development
• The chance to work as part of an exciting service and make a real difference to the lives of looked after children and their families

To further information about MyST click here https://www.mysupportteam.org.uk/

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A comprehensive pre-employment screening process will be undertaken which will include anEnhanced Disclosure with Child and Adult Barred List.

This position requires a Professional Registration, please refer to the Person Specification for further details.

Access to a vehicle for work purposes is a requirement of the role.

Ability to work out of hours on call on a rota basis is an essential requirement of this role.

For information on the re-employment and re-engagement of former employees please refer to the Council’s Pay Policy.
Want to ask us a question?

For further information or if you would like to have an information discussion, please contact Eirian Teague, Therapeutic Practice Manager or Jennie Welham, Regional Programme Director on 01495 764680

Closing Date:

Monday 7th December 2026 at midnight

Interview Date:

TBC

Position type: Full time