MindMate Support Team Practitioner

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

generous annual leave

access to NHS discount sites

Job summary

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust in Leeds invites applications for experienced practitioners to join the MindMate Support Team, delivering early intervention mental health support to children, young people and families within schools and colleges across Leeds.

Successful candidates will hold relevant registration and at least two years post-qualification experience working with emotional and mental health needs in young people, and be able to work autonomously while collaborating across

Responsibilities

• Providing consultation, training, advice, and support to staff in education settings as part of the Whole Setting Approach
• Offering high quality early direct intervention support to young people and their families who are experiencing mild to moderate emotional wellbeing difficulties
• Supporting and supervising colleagues within the teams
• Decision making regarding referrals and liaison with other services
• Working with multiple services on various sites across the city; liaising with staff; helping to develop pathways; partnership working
• Provide dynamic flexible support which is needs led to all areas of the city

Job description

Vacancy Introduction

The MindMate Support Team (MMST) are looking for multiple practitioners to join our expanding service. We are looking for dynamic individuals who enjoy multisystemic working and can engage across the service.

MMST offers early intervention mental health support to children, young people and their families within schools, colleges, and education provisions across Leeds.

The service is made up of a range of registered health professionals. We are now looking for registered health professionals with at least two years post (professional) qualifying experience of working with children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties to join our growing service.

We have permanent positions available in various locations across Leeds. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills within an early intervention, evidence based service with a supportive leadership team.

Main duties of the role

We welcome clinicians who can work autonomously and hold a complex caseload of children and young people with varying levels of risk. You should embrace teamworking across wider services including CYPMHS service and third sectors services.

Role

You will have a positive approach to change and be forward thinking in your outlook. Your role will add value and contribute to the development of this service by:

• Providing consultation, training, advice, and support to staff in education settings as part of the Whole Setting Approach
• Offering high quality early direct intervention support to young people and their families who are experiencing mild to moderate emotional wellbeing difficulties.
• Supporting and supervising colleagues within the teams
• Decision making regarding referrals and liaison with other services
• Working with multiple services on various sites across the city; liaising with staff; helping to develop pathways; partnership working.
• Provide dynamic flexible support which is needs led to all areas of the city.

A Typical Day Within This Role Could Include

• Offer direct work with young people and families across the city - this may be extended consultations/LI - CBT based intervention/signposting support.
• Indirect support - offering whole setting approach activities including assemblies, YP workshop, education staff training, providing adhoc supervision on a rota'd basis.
• Education setting liaison - this will included staff consultations, completing regular audits of whole school approach work.
• Offer formal supervision to colleagues
• Regular support rota duties
• Service development opportunities - practitioner meetings, clinical governance, team meetings, leading working groups.
• You will be managing your own diary and will include travel to schools and hybrid teams meetings.

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

• generous annual leave
• access to NHS discount sites

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.