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Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job overview
NELFT is the largest provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in England. Our Southend, Essex and Thurrock services cover 144 schools currently. The MHST deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions in educational settings for children experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties aged 4 to 18 years old.
The senior clinician and supervisor will be responsible for the caseload management & supervision of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and training roles. The post holder will also work with and support other senior colleagues in developing the MHSTs and facilitate wider service transformation within the local child mental health system.
Main duties of the job
1. Oversee the formulation, treatment and management plans for schools, parents, Children and Young People (CYP) being supported by the EMHPs.
2. Undertake accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
3. Provide a range of information and support to schools for evidence based psychological treatments.
4. Travel across the county for supervision, clinical work and training.
5. Effectively communicate with colleagues, peers, senior managers and clinical leads within the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Successful completion of a graduate training (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy) and eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (NMC, HCPC, BABCP)
Experience
Essential criteria
* At least 2 years experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems with children and young people
Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
* A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity.
* Proactive health and wellbeing support.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
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