Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a new government initiative to increase children and young people’s access to emotional well-being and mental health support. They are part of the national Children and Young People’s Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme.
MHSTs are based in schools and colleges and will support more than 470,000 children and young people nationally.
MHSTs are a resource in addition to existing support in any particular education setting. MHSTs have three main functions:
1. Targeted Intervention
2. Whole School Approach
3. Consultation and Liaison
This Senior Clinician and Supervisor would work closely with the MHST Clinical Lead, the MHST Operational Manager, and other clinical colleagues/partner agencies. The post holder will also be required to undertake the EMHP supervisor training (provided by Kings College London or Sussex University), working alongside other clinicians and supervisors from other MHST sites.
The role is predominantly supervisory. However, the post holder will deliver clinical interventions, both targeted and under the Whole School Approach, to maintain professional registrations and continue to develop. The post holder will need to remain current in evidence-based interventions and have a good working knowledge of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
Supervisors are also key to service development in progressing and adapting interventions to ensure we are an inclusive service and contributing to research and development of the MHSTs nationally.
Part of the post's requirement is that the post holder enrols on the Kings College London EMHP supervisor course or the Sussex University EMHP supervisor course, which will be supported and funded as part of the role.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Inderjit Kaur Randhawa Job title: Operational Manager Telephone number: 07976 735752
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