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Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
- Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of development of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
- Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Qualifications Education and Training
Professional qualification and registration relevant to post (e.g. NMC, Social Worker, Therapist, AHP, CYP IAPT )
- Qualifications Education and Training
Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical /professional and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Qualifications Education and Training
Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Qualifications Education and Training
Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students/ Trainee’s/supervising staff etc.
- Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
- Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
- Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
- Knowledge and Experience
Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
- Knowledge and Experience
Ability to effectively Chair meetings
- Qualifications Education and Training
Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility.
- Qualifications Education and Training
Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Post graduate/Masters level
- Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
- Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
•Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Team Practitioner to support the MHST Clinical/Professional Team Lead and other colleagues in providing a low-intensity psychological therapies service for children, young people, and their families in schools and colleges.
- To support the MHST Clinical/Professional Team Lead in providing professional and clinical leadership within their area of responsibility.
- To deliver face-to-face interventions with young people and their families in a range of community settings, including patient homes, schools, health centres, and community centres.
- The successful candidate will use a combination of face-to-face, virtual, and telephone-based working
- To work in partnership with education settings to complement existing provision and support Mental Health Leads in further developing and delivering their whole-school approach.
- To offer consultation, advice, support, and signposting.
- To deliver evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues to children, young people, and families
- To oversee the formulation and intervention plans for schools, parents, children, and young people being supported by Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and registered practitioners, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service through both individual and group work.
Main duties of the job
- Work in partnership with schools/colleges, to support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
- Provide a range of information and support to schools for evidence based psychological, social emotional and systemic interventions, including guided self-help and signposting to other services where appropriate.
- To provide professional/clinical supervision to Registered Practitioners and Assistant Practitioners along with other professional/clinical supervisors in the team.
- To support the EMHPs, Registered Practitioners and Assistant Practitioners to liaise with other education, health, social care and voluntary community sector staff from a range of agencies, in the care provided to children, young people, their families and professionals.
- Support EMHPs in the co-delivery of training sessions, group and individual interventions in schools.
- Assess and deliver, outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people and families experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- To be part of a duty rota to review referrals, waiting lists and supporting all members of staff who are in practice and require additional advice.
- To lead their locality in managing waiting lists, assessments and interventions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for more information regarding job description and main responsibilities.
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 Senior Mental Health Team Practitioner with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Hull, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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