Clinical Lead - Mental Health Support Teams in Schools

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Nunnington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS health organization is seeking a Clinical Lead for its Mental Health Support Teams in Schools. The role involves leading mental health interventions, providing supervision to staff, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Candidates should have relevant clinical qualifications and previous experience in mental health services. Benefits include generous leave, NHS pension, and flexible working options.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Supportive staff networks

Qualifications

• Experience in providing low-intensity cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
• Familiarity with clinical governance and quality systems.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monitoring of quality and clinical delivery of the wellbeing workforce.
• Participate in training and mentorship of staff.
• Coordinate staff resources and manage clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Knowledge of mental health interventions

Excellent communication skills

Ability to provide mentorship

Education

Relevant clinical degree

Postgraduate qualification in mental health

Job description

Do you want the wonderful opportunity to become the Clinical Lead in an exciting service, the Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (known as the Wellbeing and Emotional Support in Schools Team-WEST, in Herefordshire and Worcestershire), WEST is an established service is now looking to recruit two additional Clinical Leads, one for our Redditch and Bromsgrove Team and one for our South Worcestershire Team. The service is in Herefordshire and Worcestershire schools to provide evidenced based early interventions for Children and Young People aged 5 - 18 experiencing mental health problems. These are Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) orientated. To be part of an efficient Leadership Team who are supportive, share knowledge, learn from our experiences, have attractive training packages, making the work place a good place to be. The service is Monday- Friday 9am 5pm, with multi professional working. The Clinical Lead role for both teams is, core in monitoring of the quality and clinical delivery across the wellbeing occupations workforce. Days in the locality will be expected in line with service delivery, meetings etc., Accurate an contemporaneous electronic records Co-ordinate staff resources Participate and lead in training Positively enhance new integrated ways of working Lead in the provision of mentorship and preceptorship of staff or delegate as appropriate Regularly review, audit, quality and governance of clinical scope of the service. Participate in and/or chair meetings Set, monitor, evaluate standards escalating concern and potential for development Provide evidence based effective practice and new practice developments, guidelines, legislation, disseminate and implement with others Be professionally accountable and responsible Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching, instruction and education to school staff, internally and wider services. Contribute to clinical governance and quality agenda and lead as appropriate Keep informed of and develop strategies for implementing best practice in the service area, and to ensure effective communication of clinical developments within the service Confidentiality is maintained all times Clinical supervision of staff

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

Benefits

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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