Mental Health Practitioner - Hounslow MHST (Wave 9)

West London NHS Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in England is recruiting Mental Health Practitioners to join their school-based mental health support team. The role involves delivering targeted interventions, co-facilitating workshops, and engaging in service development. Candidates should be enthusiastic, flexible, and passionate about improving mental health for children and young people. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact within educational settings.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic applicants with a passion for mental health in educational settings.
• Ability to co-facilitate workshops for parents and staff.
• Experience providing evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate Whole School Approach workshops.
• Deliver targeted interventions to school pupils.
• Support service evaluations and audit interventions.

Skills

Interest in working with children and young people

Flexibility

Creativity

Service development and improvement

Job description

Overview

Hounslow CAMHS Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is recruiting 2 Mental Health Practitioners to work within our schools‑based early intervention mental health team. We support children/young people with mild‑to‑moderate low mood, anxiety and behaviours that challenge within mainstream school settings. We offer a range of interventions and work creatively to support our mainstream schools in implementing a Whole School Approach to mental health.

Key Requirements

Seeking enthusiastic applicants who have an interest in working with CYP within educational settings, who are flexible, creative, and interested in service development and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Embed the Whole School Approach (WSA) by co‑facilitating workshops for parents and staff.
• Deliver targeted and universal groups to primary and secondary school pupils and provide evidence‑based interventions to address mental health needs.
• Support service evaluations and audits of interventions offered within the team.
• Prepare data for quarterly data submissions.
• Engage in service development, support roll‑out of new approaches, and monitor impact.
• Participate in regular supervision within the team to ensure adherence to professional guidelines and policies.

About the Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental and physical healthcare, community services, and a high secure hospital. The Trust employs 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME, and was rated “Good” overall by the Care Quality Commission.