Specialist Educational Mental Health Clinical Lead

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Wolverhampton seeks a Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Clinical Lead to enhance mental health services for children and young people. The role involves leading a team, delivering evidence-based assessments and treatment plans, and collaborating with schools. Candidates must have a CBT qualification and strong leadership skills. This position supports flexible working across the Black Country.

Benefits

Flexible working

NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must hold a qualification in CBT and be BABCP accredited.
• Experience in mental health assessments and risk assessments.
• Leadership experience required to support and clinically lead a busy team.

Responsibilities

• Effective triaging of referrals across the Black Country.
• Provide specialist assessments of children and young people.
• Develop and review evidence based treatment plans.

Skills

CBT qualification

In-depth mental health assessments

Leadership in mental health settings

Communication and networking

Education

Qualified mental health practitioner

Job description

Overview

The mental health support team (MHST) has the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people's mental health and wellbeing and provides CBT, guided self-help, parenting, with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment. This post will form part of a Mental Health Support Team service across the Black Country. The post holder will be working as part of the MHST service, leading the teams in partnership with the other Clinical and Team Leaders to ensure the service provides early intervention and promotes good mental well-being to children and young people. This is an exciting opportunity for the Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Clinical Lead to provide high level expertise and knowledge of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and support the development and successful delivery of the service in schools. The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with professionals in schools and parents/carers to affectively plan support for children and young people beyond one to one intervention for example assembly\'s and supportive training. The post holder will be responsible for developing strong relationships with CYP MH services across the Black Country, including CAMHS, to ensure the most informed care pathways for children and young people. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day clinical supervision of staff with BABCP accreditation and those working towards it and leadership to the assigned MHST.

Responsibilities

• Effective triaging of referrals across the Black Country.
• Provide specialist assessments of children and young people referred to the service.
• Develop, implement and review a range of evidence based treatment plans informed by clinical assessment and the specific needs of the individual within their wider social context.
• Provide clinical supervision, leadership to the assigned MHST and staff from all locality teams where appropriate.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of CPD programmes for staff.
• Work with MHST Team Leads to ensure delivery of the MHST action plan, highlight risk and plan mitigation, escalating where necessary.
• Review the referral pathways, ensuring they are informed and being effectively utilised.
• Lead on developing relationships with other services that support CYP.
• Work closely with other professionals in schools, developing referral pathways and planning engagement with the schools.
• Contribute and support strategic planning, ensuring the needs of children, young people, their parents/carers and schools inform the development of the service.

Qualifications and Experience

• An experienced mental health practitioner who holds a qualification in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and is accredited by the BABCP.
• Experience in carrying out in-depth mental health assessments including risk assessments where required.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of children and young people in a range of clinical settings.
• Experience in a leadership role is important; ability to clinically lead and proactively support a busy team.
• Experience of working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work; ability to develop referral pathways.
• Experience of providing case management supervision to CAMHS staff, students or other team professionals.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to network with agencies such as Schools, Public Health, Local Authorities, etc.

What we are looking for

• Genuine interest in working within Children and Young People\'s mental health and wellbeing within the schools environment.
• Flexibility to work across the Black Country and remotely from home.
• Ability to work in collaboration with other professionals in schools to develop referral pathways and engagement with schools.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equal opportunities and the development of our staff and will provide a robust induction programme. We also provide regular supervision and training for all our staff. We are committed to being representative of the communities we serve and overcoming barriers; we welcome applications from all backgrounds who meet the criteria, regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, disability, religion/belief or sexual orientation. Disabled applicants may request consideration under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Reasonable adjustments will be provided at interview stages.

Additional Details

• The post holder will be required to work flexibly across the Black Country and remotely from home.
• This post is subject to an enhanced children\'s and adults DBS check.
• The salary range quoted is per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures where applicable. Experience within the NHS or equivalent will be considered for progression.

About Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. Across the Black Country we provide: Adult and older adult mental health services; Specialist learning disability services; Mental health services for children and young people; Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, through the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. We employ thousands of staff and are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working, and anti-racism, disability inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• NHS discount schemes
• Opportunities to work with other services within the trust
• Training opportunities
• Health and wellbeing support, supervision, and debrief sessions
• Digital tools and support