MHST Team Manager (23676)

Barnardo's; Aldcliffe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Moving Mindsets MHST in North Lancashire is seeking a proactive Team Manager to lead Senior Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners, delivering a whole-school approach to support children and young people.

You will oversee line management, coordinate services across schools and colleges, and work in partnership with education settings to ensure timely, evidence-based mental health interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in school settings.
• Proven ability to coordinate across education settings and NHS teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management for Senior Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs).
• Lead and coordinate whole school/college approach work with children, young people and parent-carers.
• Deliver mental health support across education settings in North Lancashire.

Skills

Line management

Team leadership

Education mental health

Education

Experience in MHST/education mental health

Management experience in public sector

Job description

Moving Mindsets - Mental Health Support Teams (MHST)

Clinical Health Grade C

An opportunity has arisen to join the Moving Mindsets MHST in North Lancashire.

If you would like to support children and young people with their mental health in education then this role is for you!

We want to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Team Manager who can enable staff to deliver an outstanding service to children, young people and their parent-carers.

Team Managers provide line management for the Senior Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP's), leading and coordinating the whole school approach work in schools and colleges with children, young people and parent-carers, in partnership with education settings.

The successful candidate will be employed on a full-time basis to deliver mental health support across a range of education settings in North Lancashire. The position will be line managed and supervised within the service. You will work in schools across the North Lancashire area and your service base will be at 38 Northgate, Morecambe, Lancashire LA3 3PA

We have created a friendly, caring and supportive environment, with a strong ethos around providing quality and effective care for children and young people. Does this appeal to you?

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a national programme delivered by NHS England, NHS workforce, training and education, and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS ICB). The programme has three main commitments:

• Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs
• Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach
• Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education

Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing is a key component of Barnardo's Corporate Strategy and Mental Health Support Teams are part of this strategy.

Please see attached Additional Information document for full details for the role.

We welcome enquiries from people interested in this role and are happy to facilitate visits or online meetings prior to interviews.

For further information, please contact:

Emma Akrigg, Children's Service Manager

Email: [e-mail]

Mobile: [phone]

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