MHST Senior Practitioner - Whole School Approach

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Practitioner focused on a Whole School Approach to enhance mental health support for young people. In this role, you will operationalise evidence-based interventions, provide supervision for EMHPs, and inspire your team in educational settings. Candidates should have formal CBT training and relevant postgraduate experience in mental health care for children and young individuals.

Qualifications

• Some level of formal CBT training (e.g., CYP‑IAPT).
• Previous consolidated postgraduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issues.
• Experience in delivering evidence‑based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Operationalising the delivery of Whole School Approach and evidence‑based interventions.
• Providing supervision for EMHPs.
• Motivating and inspiring team members.

Skills

CBT interventions

Working with young people

Team leadership

Education

HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice

HEE Postgraduate Certificate Psychological Wellbeing Practice

Job description

Please be advised, the base location of this role is subject to change. As part of Hertfordshire CAMHS transformation, our priority is simple: to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. Driven by this goal and in line with NHS long‑term plans, we have exciting new opportunities for Supervisors to work at the forefront of innovation in Children’s and Young Peoples Mental Health and to play an instrumental role in a forward‑thinking service delivering interventions into schools and other settings in Hertfordshire. This role is a chance to make a difference in young lives, and as such duties will include elements of operational management in support of the Team Leader as well as clinical activity.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Practitioner, solely focused on Whole School Approach, you will have a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic mental health service in a creative environment where evidence‑based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility, dynamism and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings whilst also motivating, inspiring and supporting your team to do the same. You will be responsible for operationalising the delivery of Whole School Approach and evidence‑based interventions within Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools and colleges whilst providing supervision for EMHPs.

Qualifications

• Some level of formal CBT training (e.g., CYP‑IAPT)
• Previous consolidated postgraduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issues
• Completed the HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice or the HEE Postgraduate Certificate Psychological Wellbeing Practice for children and young people (with at least post‑qualification practice)
• Experience in delivering evidence‑based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems to CYP both individually and in groups

About the Trust

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.