MHST Supervisor

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in London leads a multi-disciplinary Mental Health Support in Schools Team (MHST) to support education settings and CAMHS in Lambeth. The role involves supervision of EMHPs and band 6 staff, contributing to service development and collaborations with Local Authority and schools.

The post offers flexible and some home working with a focus on early intervention in over 60 schools, with expansion planned from 2027.

Responsibilities

• Lead one of the established Clusters in the Mental Health Support Teams in the London Borough of Lambeth.
• To supervise qualified EMHP’s and band 6 practitioners
• To contribute in multi-disciplinary team discussions and service development
• To be a link worker for MHST schools
• To contribute and facilitate whole school approach workshops

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical or Educational Psychologist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Arts, Occupational or Systemic Therapist with a background of working with education settings and/or experience in child and adolescent mental health. We are looking for a clinician with a Post-graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) , who is able to offer appropriate supervision and consultation within a growing multi-disciplinary Mental Health Support in Schools Team (MHST).

You will also work closely with families, as well as colleagues in CAMHS, the Local Authority, education settings and other local services.

Lead one of four established Clusters in the London Borough of Lambeth.

To supervise EMHP’s and band 6 practitioners. To contribute in multi-disciplinary team discussions and service development.

• Lead one of the established Clusters in the Mental Health Support Teams in the London Borough of Lambeth.
• To supervise qualified EMHP’s and band 6 practitioners
• To contribute in multi-disciplinary team discussions and service development
• To be a link worker for MHST schools
• To contribute and facilitate whole school approach workshops

We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in over 60 primary and secondary schools and college across Lambeth. Our service will be expanding to more schools from 2027. The team currently consists of a 2 x Clinical Service Leads, 4 x Team Leads.

About our locations:

Our main office is at Liz Atkinson Children's Centre, and we present online and in-person across MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer some flexibility and home working.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosalie South-Palmer Job title: Clinical Service Lead Mental Health Support Team Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07525134922