
Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Proven experience of delivering skilled, evidence-based interventions for children and young people presenting with complex mental health needs, high levels of distress, or challenging behaviours
- Experience
Experience of working with children and adolescents with co-morbid difficulties and special needs (i.e. combination of organic and emotional deficits, such as autistic spectrum disorders and trauma).
- Experience
Experience of providing clinical interventions in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and Skills
Basic awareness of IT and IT skills.
- Knowledge and Skills
Skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside KMMH.
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
To be an accredited member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BPS, BACP - SCoPEeD categories A or B).
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Are you a passionate mental health clinician looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people, and their families? We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) team.
In this role, you will deliver high-quality, evidence-based clinical interventions across our locality teams, crisis teams, Single Point of Access (SPA), or Neurodevelopmental & Learning Disability pathways. Working collaboratively within a supportive multidisciplinary environment, you will play a key role in early identification, community-based care, and supporting school staff to build a less stigmatising environment for mental health support.
You will receive dedicated clinical supervision from Care Pathway Leads, Senior Psychological Practitioners, or Specialist Leads (including Nurse, SALT, OT, or ASW leads) to support your practice. Additionally, you will support peers and provide line management and clinical supervision to CYPMHS Mental Health Workers, fostering a culture of collaborative working across health, education, and social care agencies.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver Clinical Interventions: Provide evidence-based clinical interventions tailored to individual care pathways within CYPMHS locality, crisis, SPA, or Neurodevelopmental & LD teams.
- Early Identification & Prevention: Identify emerging mental health difficulties early to help prevent more serious problems, delivering accessible care directly to young people and families.
- Assessments & Community Care: Undertake initial school- and community-based assessments and deliver targeted interventions for children and young people experiencing emotional and psychological challenges.
- Measure & Track Outcomes: Routinely measure and evaluate clinical outcomes in line with CYP-IAPT principles and clinical governance standards.
- Support Schools & Partners: Work closely with school staff where appropriate to raise awareness, knowledge, and understanding of emotional and mental well-being services.
- Supervision & Team Leadership: Provide compassionate line management and clinical supervision to CYPMHS Mental Health Workers, while actively engaging in your own regular clinical supervision with senior leads.
- Collaborative Working: Work on your own initiative while remaining an active, collaborative team member, liaising closely with partner agencies across health and social care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Multidisciplinary Pathway Worker with Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust in Maidstone, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Worker role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Nov 2026.
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