Senior Practitioner MHST

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Stevenage seeks a Supervisor to support a dynamic team focused on children's mental health. Responsibilities include operational management and delivering evidence-based interventions within educational settings. Candidates should be graduate-qualified in health care or psychology and have relevant CBT training and experience. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in young lives as part of an innovative service. Competitive compensation in an outstanding Trust rated by the Care Quality Commission.

Qualifications

• Graduate qualified health care/social work or psychological profession.
• Experience in delivering evidence-based CBT interventions.
• Formal CBT training is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Leader in operational management.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in schools.
• Supervise EMHPs and motivate the team.

Skills

CBT training

Experience with young people

Operational management

Education

Graduate qualified health care/social work or psychological professional

HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice

HEE Postgraduate Certificate Community Wellbeing Practice

Job description

As part of Hertfordshire CYPMHS transformation, our priority is simple: to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. Driven by this goal and in line with NHS long term plans, we have exciting new opportunities for Supervisors to work at the forefront of innovation in Children's and Young Peoples Mental Health and to play an instrumental role in a forward-thinking service delivering interventions into schools and other settings in Hertfordshire. This role is a chance to make a difference in young lives, and as such duties will include elements of operational management in support of the Team Leader as well as clinical activity.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Leader to contribute to the team with a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.
• This approach requires flexibility, dynamism and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings whilst also motivating, inspiring and supporting your team to do the same.
• You will be responsible for operationalizing the delivery of evidence based interventions within Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools and colleges whilst providing supervision for EMHPs.

Qualifications

• Graduate qualified health care/social work or psychological professional.
• Have some level of formal CBT training (e.g. CYP-IAPT).
• Have previous consolidated post graduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issues.
• Have completed the HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice or the HEE Postgraduate Certificate Community Wellbeing Practice for children and young people (with significant experience).
• You will have experience in delivering evidenced-based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems to CYP both individually and in groups.

About the Trust

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.