MHST Senior Clinician and Supervisor

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our MHST, supporting children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs within educational settings.

You will hold a clinical caseload, supervise Trainee EMHPs and Senior EMHPs, and deliver evidence-based CBT in collaboration with schools and families. CPD is encouraged to support continued professional development and career progression.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health professional with UK professional registration.
• Experience delivering CBT to children and young people (5–18).
• Ability to supervise trainees and junior staff within an MHST.

Responsibilities

• Hold a clinical caseload for CYP with mild to moderate mental health needs.
• Supervise Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners and junior staff.
• Provide evidence-based CBT and treatment planning within schools and education settings.

Skills

Clinical assessment

CBT delivery

Caseload management

Supervision

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

UK Professional Registration

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner with a UK Professional Registration to join our MHST. MHST's are a service designed to support Children and Young People (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health and emotional difficulties within education settings; ensuring they receive faster access to early intervention mental health support. In this post, you will be a senior clinical team member, holding a clinical caseload and supervising junior staff and trainee EMHPs. You will work alongside partner agencies to develop and co-produce training materials and support the delivery of whole school approach models for mental health. Work in partnership with schools CYP, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes. Support the Locality Clinical Lead with the formulation and treatment and management plans for schools, parents, CYP using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service, individual and group. Effectively manage a caseload of CYP with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, complete thorough assessments, risk assessments, care plans and reviews. Provide caseload management and supervision to Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners, Education Mental Health Practitioner's and Senior Mental Health Practitioner's. Support in the delivery of evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). To work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team within your locality line with the trust policies and process. We encourage Continual Professional Development (CPD) and are keen to support our staff to grow and progress. We are a welcoming, compassionate and considerate team, that work incredibly hard to support one another to improve the mental health of our community. Our localities cover large areas so you will need access to a vehicle and have the ability to travel efficiently across the county. Come and join our friendly, supportive team making a difference to the lives of children and young people. NELFT is the largest providers of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in England. Our Southend, Essex and Thurrock. The MHSTs deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions in educational settings for children experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties aged 5 to 18 years old. The teams also have a strong focus on whole school approaches to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people. The South-West MHST covers a large geographical area incorporating the districts of Basildon, Brentwood, and Billericay and Thurrock. We are an early intervention and prevention evidence-based service and as a team we are supportive and passionate in what we deliver. We are a friendly team of professionals who come from multidisciplinary backgrounds. We recognise the needs for a healthy work life balance, and we will consider flexible working applications in, NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.