MHST Senior Clinician and Supervisor

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development & CPD support

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Senior Clinician to supervise Education Mental Health Practitioners within the MHST. You will carry a clinical caseload, apply CBT techniques, and work with schools, families and partner agencies to deliver early intervention mental health support.

This full-time role requires UK registration (HCPC/NMC/BABCP) and a background in CAMHS or low-intensity interventions.

Qualifications

• UK professional registration (HCPC/NMC/BABCP) required.
• Experience in CAMHS or low-intensity CBT interventions.
• Ability to supervise junior staff and trainees within MHSTs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Education Mental Health Practitioners within MHSTs.
• Carry a clinical caseload with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Develop and deliver training materials with partner agencies.
• Contribute to whole school approach models for mental health.
• Lead by example in clinical practice and supervise trainees.

Skills

CBT

Case management

Clinical supervision

Education

HCPC/NMC/BABCP registration

Tools

IAPT training

CBT delivery methods

Job description

Job Overview

Come and join our friendly, supportive team making a difference to the lives of children and young people.

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 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.

Main duties

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner with a UK Professional Registration to join our MHST. MHSTs 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 but also with other MHSTs within Essex.
• To be able to work as part of a team and autonomously.
• The successful applicant will be enrolled on the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Services supervisor course. This training is funded as part of the MHST program and a fundamental requirement for the post.

Detailed Job Description

We are seeking to recruit Supervisors to specifically support the supervision of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) within the MHSTs. These post holders must have a good understanding of CBT and have clinically practiced using this model. We want our post holder to be able to lead by example in clinical practice and be able to support junior staff to develop their skills and knowledge of the evidence bases for our low intensity interventions.

The Senior Clinician will be a graduate qualified health care professional, and ideally have formal CBT training for example:

• Qualified CBT Therapist
• Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
• Children and Young People-IAPT

Or will have substantial Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) clinical experience which includes CPD in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.

Applicants need to be fully registered/accredited with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BABCP).

This Senior Clinician and Supervisor role will work closely with the MHST Locality Clinical Leads, the MHST Operational Manager, and other clinical colleagues/partner agencies.

The role is predominantly supervisory. However, the post holder will deliver clinical interventions, both targeted and under the Whole School Approach, to maintain professional registrations and continue to develop. The post holder will need to remain current in evidence-based interventions and have a good working knowledge of CBT. Supervisors are also key to service development in progressing and adapting interventions to ensure we are an inclusive service and contributing to research and development of the MHSTs nationally.

Please see person specification and job description for full details and responsibilities required for this role.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditations. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)