Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Lead

Black Country Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Country Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust in Wolverhampton invites applications for a Specialist Education Mental Health Team Lead to oversee the Wolverhampton team within the Black Country MHST model.

You will lead governance, provide staff supervision, maintain a small clinical caseload, and work with Clinical Leaders to shape the service.

This role requires senior CAMHS experience, school partnerships, DBS clearance, and willingness to travel across the Black Country.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership and staff management experience.
• Experience in CAMHS and school-based mental health work.
• UK professional registration and DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management and clinical supervision.
• Oversee governance and service development.
• Maintain a small clinical caseload.
• Liaise with CAMHS and schools.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

CAMHS experience

CBT knowledge

Education

Postgraduate degree

Job description

Job summary

Specialist Education Mental Health Team Leader to work in the Mental Health Support Team (Reflexions).

Band 7 37.5hrs.

The post is based in Wolverhampton but the postholder must be able to work across the Black Country as and when required.

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual with proven leadership and staff management skills to join our service and work closely with the Clinical Leaders to oversee the Wolverhampton team within the Black Country MHST model.

As part of the MHST Management team you would be responsible for supporting governance arrangements and development of the team alongside as well as providing case management supervision for many different professionals including CBT Therapists and EMHP's. You will be responsible for helping shape and develop the service and will also hold a small clinical caseload of your own.

The Mental Health Support Team In Schools enables those working within it to progress within the field of young people's mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the think family approaches within the school environment. The Mental Health Support Team provide 1:1 interventions for mild to moderate mental health presentations, group work, guided self-help, parent support and whole school approaches.

Main duties of the job

This team provides the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people's mental health and wellbeing 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.

The mental health support teams provide CBT, guided self-help, parenting and whole school approaches but also offers support to young people through partnership working with external agencies.

As well as holding excellent people management skills the post holder will be knowledgeable and experienced in mental health problems and will be expected to carry out in-depth mental health assessments including risk assessments where required. The postholder will also need to be the link worker between the team and the CAMHS services to ensure that children and young people receive the most appropriate care and interventions as well as being experienced in multi‑agency working. Support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person will also need to be provided.

About us

The postholder will be:

• Jointly operationally responsible for the Mental Health Support Team in Wolverhampton and the associated KPI's
• Operationally responsible for the Wolverhampton team which would include line management responsibilities such as managing performance, approving annual leave, managing attendance, annual appraisals, management and caseload supervision, training requirements and along with the Clinical Leaders would monitor the flow and allocation of cases
• Participating in their own appraisal and respond to agree objectives which would include job planning and outcomes, this would also include maintaining the standards connected to your own professional practice
• Able to hold a small clinical caseload and be a point of contact for educations settings and school staff for areas of practice that require escalation or reassurance
• Contributing to the development of strategic developments and leading change within their own team and across the Black Country where required
• Participating in departmental audits and be able to evaluate the outcome of interventions with young people and parents using routine outcome measures
• Ensuring any risks or issues related to wellbeing or safety of any individual in which the post holder comes into contact with during their professional duties are effectively communicated with appropriate persons and managed

Job responsibilities

Applicants should be experienced in children and young persons mental health at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team. Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is beneficial in order to be able to fulfil the role.

This post is subject to an enhanced childrens and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

For further details please contact:
Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager for Reflexions on [e-mail]

Closing Date for applications is 24th June 2026 however please be aware that if application numbers are high the post may close earlier.

Applicants should be experienced in CAMHS at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team. Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is preferable in order to be able to fulfil the role.

Person Specification

Essential

• Core profession (HCPC, Social Care, Nursing or recognised degree level or broad based health and social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and attributes).
• Post graduate (Masters and above) level study.
• Management of staff experience including supervision and sickness/performance monitoring.
• Experience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
• Able to travel across the Black Country easily.
• Qualification and registration in CBT.
• CYPIAPT Supervisor training for high intensity CBT required or willing to undertake.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Lead Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom