Key Responsibilities: As a senior leader working in partnership with schools and the wider community, supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties To take the lead in any complex relationships or system issues with our partnership with Education and working within the wider mental health sector. To support clinical supervisors in their task of overseeing the assessment, formulation and treatment and management plans for schools, parents, children and young people being supported by the MHSTs using a range of psychological interventions. Work in partnership with children, young people, families and schools to develop goals, plans for intervention, and agreed outcomes. To support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about support. To operate at all times from an inclusive values base which recognises and respects diversity. Provide overall clinical leadership for the MHSTs within Kent & Medway. Undertake accurate assessment of risk to self and others where needed, and support the service to ensure that risk assessments are applied using clinical knowledge drawing on formulation and best practice guidance. Ensure the MHSTs adhere to the service referral protocols and through supervision to help signpost unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary. Through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe, ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery. Provide a range of information and support to schools for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone or via other media. Ensure MHSTs adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week in order to improve timely access and minimise waiting times. Ensure the keeping of coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision-making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection. Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process. Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated. Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access to support health promotion. To provide some joint specialist mental health assessments and interventions for children, young people and families. To oversee clinical supervision structures. To help the clinical supervisor judge when the EMHPs are able to work independently with specific clients and interventions To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients To support the MHSTs to liaise with other education, health, social care and voluntary sector staff from a range of agencies, in the care provided to children, young people and families. Represent the trust when engaging in system wide events or delivering external training, managing system working and promoting the service. (Please see JD for more detail) If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group. Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.