B5 Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

B5 Mental Health Nurse to work in Reflexions (Mental Health Support Team In Schools)

Based in the Dudley Mental Health Support Team (Reflexions) however working across the Black Country will be required at times dependent on the needs of the service

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to be part of the Children's and Young People's Mental Health Support Teams (Reflexions) across the Black Country.

Main duties of the job

The Reflexions team can provide 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 school environment.

The mental health support teams provide individual interventions, guided self-help, parenting and whole school approaches.  Working with parents/carers and teaching staff is also part of the service offer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants should be experienced in mental health at a senior level with the required 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 vital in order to be able to fulfill the role.

Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies such as Public Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities amongst others as and when required. It is beneficial for applicants to have experience of managing staff but is an essential.

This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

For further details please contact:

Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager for Mental Health Support Teams In Schools (Reflexions) on [email protected].