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Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Senior Practitioner for the Hull Mental Health Support Team (MHST), who is enthusiastic, kind, and compassionate, with experience of supporting others to develop.

Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Do you have a real passion for education, social, emotional and the mental wellbeing needs of our young people? Do you want to make a real difference?

Can you evidence a minimum of two years’ experience working with children, young people and their families around social, emotional and mental health needs? Do you hold a professional qualification, registration and belong to a recognised governing body?

We seek a Practitioner who has experience of working with multi-disciplinary professionals to achieve positive outcomes for children and their families and who can evidence an understanding of low to moderate  based therapeutic interventions

The role will require the individual to be an  identified lead for schools within the MHST and work closely with other early intervention and early help services.

The successful candidate will also hold a small caseload across the MHST to work systemically to create sustainable change for children, young people and families.

The successful candidate may have the opportunity to undertake a PG Certificate in supervision at either Sheffield or Northumbria university.

The post holder will be expected to independently travel across the  locality.

Main duties of the job

The Role

The Mental Health Support Teams integrate into our already well established offer and compliments the many excellent teams and services out there to further enhance the early help and intervention offer.

The MHST is built on coproduction, innovation, listening and learning to create a service that can meet the local population’s needs. The MHST works directly into educational provisions with children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18.

The team supports schools and the wider system and have a particular focus on whole school approach model, advice, support, guidance and consultation. The team  also deliver universal support, targeted low intensity CBT/therapy and group sessions alongside parent led workshops and creative interventions to support mild to moderate social , emotional and mental health needs.

As a senior Practitioner the successful candidate will work as part of the MHST to support and empower education, health , and social care to work collaboratively to support CYP's and families.

The senior practitioner will take a leadership role in managing the locality through supervision of EMHPs, developing and sustaining strong relationships with our partners in education, and ensuring collaborative working to meet the needs of the locality young people by delivering the MHST offer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.