Senior Mental Health Practitioner - CYP in Schools

Pennine Care; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

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Sponsorship information

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 6 role within its Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to work in schools and education settings across Greater Manchester. The post involves assessing needs, planning care, and delivering evidence-based interventions to children and young people.

The successful candidate will work within a dedicated MHST, provide support to schools, and help develop services to reduce disadvantage through early intervention, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice or EMHP.
• Postgraduate certificate in supervisory skills or eligible to complete it during the application.
• Experience of clinically supervising others.

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of the children and plan care.
• Provide interventions and evaluate care using evidence-based approaches.
• Support staff in schools/colleges to develop understanding of health and wellbeing.
• Deliver mental health interventions for children and young people.
• Work within MHST to deliver school-based mental health support.

Skills

Mental health assessments

Therapeutic interventions

Team collaboration

Caseload management

Independent work

Education

CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice or EMHP

Supervisory skills qualification

Supervision experience

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 6 role within its Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to work in schools and education settings across Greater Manchester. The post involves assessing needs, planning care, and delivering evidence-based interventions to children and young people.

The successful candidate will work within a dedicated MHST, provide support to schools, and help develop services to reduce disadvantage through early intervention, with opportunities for