NELFT is the largest provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST’s) in England. Our Southend, Essex, and Thurrock services cover 144 schools. The service is developing and expanding with an aim to cover all secondary schools in locality by September 2025. The MHST’s deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions in educational settings for children experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties aged 5 to 18 years old. The teams also have a strong focus on whole school approaches to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people.
This vacancy is for the South West Essex team.
South West Essex Mental Health Support Team (MHST) covers Basildon, Brentwood, Billericay, and Thurrock. We are an early intervention and prevention evidence-based service, and as a team, we are supportive and passionate in what we deliver. We are a friendly team of professionals who come from multidisciplinary backgrounds. We recognize the need for a healthy work-life balance, and we will consider flexible working applications in line with the trust policies and process. We encourage Continual Professional Development and are keen to support our staff to grow and progress.
We are a welcoming, compassionate, and considerate team that works incredibly hard to support one another to improve the mental health of our community.
Our localities cover large areas, so you will need access to a vehicle and have the ability to travel efficiently across the county.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with schools to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
They will work in partnership with schools, children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
Practitioners will work as autonomous and responsible clinicians within their scope of practice, alongside education colleagues. They will be experienced in the delivery of interventions to support CYP in primary, secondary, and higher education settings.
The practitioner will complete comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, care plans, and reviews.
They will be proficient in using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) and clinical tools to gather feedback and guide clinical practice, with opportunities for service provision planning and mapping with schools to inform the delivery of support to CYP.
The post holder will be supported to work alongside other EMHPs/CWPs in educational settings, as well as working alongside more Senior Mental Health Practitioners to support learning and development. There will be opportunities for individual work, group work, and consultation.
We offer all staff a robust supervision framework to support their clinical development.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
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 partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,122 per annum pro rata).
We are looking for:
* Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners or Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioners to join the teams and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components.
You will be providing:
* Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People under MHST 3 core functions (Targeted intervention, Whole School approach, and Consultation and Liaison)
* Work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service.
* Actively participate in local and county-wide meetings and supervision forums
Base
This post requires the successful applicant to work agilely between NELFT sites and educational settings. The ability to work independently is an important factor. Some travel around the county is also expected. The nominated base for South West Essex is Phoenix House in Basildon.
Certificates of Sponsorship
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Use of AI
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