MHST Senior Practitioner for Whole School Approach

Job overview

Please be advised, the base location of this role is subject to change.

As part of Hertfordshire CAMHS transformation, our priority is simple: to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. We are recruiting a Whole School Apporach Senior Practitioner to cover the East Herts MHST.

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 whole school approach management, delivery and individual clinical activity.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Practitioner, solely focused on Whole School Approach, you will have a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic mental health service 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 operationalising the delivery of Whole School Approach and evidence based interventions within Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools and colleges whilst providing supervision for EMHPs.

Supervisors will be a graduate qualified health care professional with:

• Some level of formal CBT training (e.g. CYP-IAPT)
• 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 (with at least 18 months post-qualification practice)

In addition, candidates 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to work in schools across East Hertfordshire working closely with teams to support CYP & their families to foster a whole school approach to mental well-being meaning a commitment to travel within Hertfordshire.

The Senior Practitioners will play a key role in:

• Forming strong working relations with a variety of stakeholders
• Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education setting to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing
• Developing and delivering evidence-based time limited interventions to young people within education settings
• Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service
• Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners.

It is essential for you to be willing to successfully complete a  Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision for Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) course at  University on a part time basis.  Travel may be required throughout training with blended learning being a possibility to minimise travel (Dates to be confirmed as allocated)

HPFT MHST works with Young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations attending school in Hertfordshire

The purpose of the team is to

• Provide evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues.
• Support the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
• Give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

The post-holder will be a mobile supervisor supporting teams with delivery of supervision, and clinical casework, across the East MHST.

HPFT are committed to progressing and supporting their staff with career development and training alongside ensuring staff health, wellbeing and job satisfaction.

Be the catalyst to inspire future generations and make a difference - join the HPFT MHSTs today!