Senior Child Mental Health Practitioner – Schools & MHST Lead

Pennine Care; Ashton-in-Makerfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an NHS AfC Band 6 post, based in Greater Manchester, to join MHSTs delivering mental health and wellbeing support in schools for children and young people.

You will assess needs, plan care, deliver evidence-based interventions and collaborate with schools to improve mental health outcomes while developing the service and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in CYP mental health interventions.
• Experience of case management of young people in mental health.
• Experience of multi-agency working and educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs of children and plan care using interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and evaluate outcomes.
• Support schools to develop understanding and improve wellbeing.

Skills

Mental health assessments

Therapeutic interventions

Teamwork

Caseload management

Independent working

Education

Postgraduate CYP Wellbeing Practice or EMHP

Supervisory skills postgraduate certificate

Experience supervising others

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an NHS AfC Band 6 post, based in Greater Manchester, to join MHSTs delivering mental health and wellbeing support in schools for children and young people.

You will assess needs, plan care, deliver evidence-based interventions and collaborate with schools to improve mental health outcomes while developing the service and partnerships.