MHST Team Lead (NHS AfC: Band 7) - Children and Young People's Mental Health Service - NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting new role within the NHS that offers an opportunity to progress within an operational capacity. We are seeking enthusiastic registered professionals who can undertake the role of Team Lead within the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). This particular role is based within South West Essex.
The MHST’s work in partnership with schools and colleges to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people. We achieve this through offering 1:1 CBT interventions and whole school approaches (WSA).
As a Team Lead, you will work closely with the Operational Manager and Clinical Lead. The Team Lead’s role will be separated into two, with 50% of your time being focused on clinical interventions and oversight and 50% of your time spent with operational responsibilities. A key part of this role will be ensuring that we are meeting both operational and clinical targets. You will be responsible for line managing clinical staff whilst also holding a small caseload and having oversight of the delivery of service within your area.
Operational Responsibilities:
1. Support with recruitment; including review of job applications, interviewing, and planning induction packages.
2. Sickness and absence management; including return to work meetings, staff wellbeing meetings, and referrals to occupational health.
3. Roster management, support with annual leave requests; flexible working requests and study leave.
4. Organising and chairing meetings.
5. Undertaking audits as required by the service.
Clinical Responsibilities:
1. To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist MHST service for children and adolescents.
2. To complete assessments and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents, and families.
3. To undertake a range of generic clinical work, guided self-help, targeted group work, and workshops under Whole School Approach (WSA).
4. Ensure delivery of interventions are carried out in line with NICE guidance within the team. Ensure the appropriate use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) to monitor the efficacy of intervention.
5. To monitor and guide the team in ensuring we meet safety benchmarks set by NELFT and the CQC.
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 also 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).
Job Responsibilities:
1. The Team Lead will provide operational and clinical leadership within the MHST. They will be responsible for ensuring their locality team is meeting operational and clinical targets; and following escalation processes as required.
2. The Team Lead will line manage clinical staff within the MHST.
3. The Team Lead will actively promote the three core functions of MHST alongside the eight principles of the whole school approach.
4. The Team Lead will facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture.
5. The Team Lead will take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols, and guidelines.
6. The Team Lead will participate in the audit process, linking in with the clinical governance agenda.
7. The Team Lead will advise and share knowledge utilizing the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews in line with their registered governing body.
8. The Team Lead will ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based service is provided equitably across all schools who work in partnership with the MHST programme.
For a full description please see the attached job description and person specification.
The South-West Essex Mental Health Support Team (MHST) covers a large geographical area incorporating the districts of Thurrock, Basildon, and Brentwood and Billericay. 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 needs for a healthy work-life balance, and we will consider flexible working applications in line with the trust policies and processes. We encourage Continual Professional Development (CPD) and are keen to support our staff to grow and progress. In South-West we offer an additional five percent, higher cost of living payment on top of your yearly wage as we understand the expense of living in this area.
Finally, we are a welcoming, compassionate, and considerate team, that works incredibly hard to support one another to improve the mental health of our community.
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