MHST Clinical Lead
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Specialist Education Mental Health Team Clinical Lead
Band 7 £40,057 - £45,839 pa
Location Post is to work across the Black Country but candidate can choose preferred base locality from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley or Sandwell
Hours 37.5hrs
JOB OVERVIEW
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health practitioner who holds a qualification in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to be part of the Children's and Young People's Mental Health Support Teams across the Black Country.
The mental health support team (MHST) has the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people's mental health and wellbeing and provides CBT, guided self-help, parenting, with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment.
Main duties of the job
This post will form part of a Mental Health Support Team service across the Black Country. The post holder will be working as part of the MHST service, leading the teams in partnership with the other Clinical and Team Leaders to ensure the service provides early intervention and promotes good mental well-being to children and young people. This is an exciting opportunity for the Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Clinical Lead to provide high level expertise and knowledge of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and support the development and successful delivery of the service in schools. The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with professionals in schools and parents/carers to affectively plan support for children and young people beyond one to one intervention for example assembly's and supportive training. The post holder will be responsible for developing strong relationships with CYP MH services across the Black Country including CAMHS to ensure the most informed care pathways for children and young people. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day clinical supervision of staff with BABCP accreditation and those working towards it and leadership to the assigned MHST.
About us
Main Duties of the Job
- Effective triaging of referrals across the Black Country.
- Provide specialist assessments of children and young people referred to the service.
- Develop, implement and review a range of evidence based treatment plans informed by clinical assessment and the specific needs of the individual within their wider social context.
- Provide clinical supervision, leadership to the assigned MHST and staff from all locality teams where appropriate.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of CPD programmes for staff.
- Working with MHST Team Leads to ensure delivery of the MHST action plan, highlight risk and plan mitigation, escalating where necessary
- Reviewing the referral pathways, ensuring they are informed and being effectively utilised
- Lead on developing relationships with other services that support CYP
- Working closely with other professionals in schools, developing referral pathways and planning engagement with the schools.
- Contribute and support strategic planning, ensuring the needs of children, young people, their parents/carers and schools is informing the development of the service.
Date posted
18 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
285-1134-CYPF
Job locations
Walsall CAMHS
Canalside
Abbotts Street, Walsall
WS3 3AZ
Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Walsall CAMHS
Canalside
Abbotts Street, Walsall
WS3 3AZ
Employer's website
https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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