We currently have 3 x 12-month fixed term contract vacancies (with potential for permanent contracts on completion of the 12months; subject to funding) for Senior Practitioners within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) at Solar and would love to see if you are who we are looking for. We are looking for vibrant, creative staff that are just as passionate about the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people as we are.

This is an exciting role providing opportunities to develop as a practitioner/therapist, deliver evidence-based interventions to children and young people across the Solihull area and develop leadership/supervisory skills and experience. You will also get the opportunity to work with a cluster of schools in Solihull on their approach to mental health and provision for this in school. We are a trauma informed service offering holistic, collaborative care with the child's voice always at the centre. Within the MHST we offer time limited interventions with session numbers ranging from 8 – 16. We encourage every practitioner to work flexibly based on need and offer training to support this.

Solar is a partnership project between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Barnardo's. It is a well established and nationally talked about service. We work together to provide emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people in Solihull who are aged between 0-19, based on the principle of children and young people only needing to tell their story once. Solar utilise one clinical record and a single user led care plan, ensuring children and young people shape the service that they receive.

Rated “good” by the CQC in January 2018, the service was peer reviewed by West Midlands Quality Review Service who said they “were impressed with the level of integration across the services - the feedback from service users and their families and carers was that the pathway was seamless between the various services.”

This is an exciting opportunity to be based within a dynamic NHS service but employed and supported by a charity with a long history of working with and for children and young people (over 150 years!). Solar is a multi-disciplinary service which provides a rich learning environment for all staff. Our work is holistic and evidence based and we actively encourage the participation of children and young people in their assessment, care plan and treatment.

Please see all attachments within the job advert for further information about the service, the post and the person specification. Please ensure you read the ‘additional information' sheet, as this tells you more specifically about the role.

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Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
Service related sick pay from day 1
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

Reference number:22976
Job Title:Senior Practitioner
Location:Solihull
Locality:Solihull
Contract type:Fixed term
End date:30/6/2026
Hours:37
Salary:£35,564.56
Closing Date:15 May 2026

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