We are looking to recruit a full time assistant psychologists within the Mental Health Support Team in Kent. These posts will be based in either Thanet and South Kent Costal or Maidstone and surrounding areas, in Kent. Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a new service designed to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing in education settings. They are made up of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners. MHSTs aims to: support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems through evidence-based interventions support schools in developing their whole school approach to mental health provide timely advice to school staff and to liaise with other services in order to help children and young people get the right help and stay in education. This advert is likely to attract a high number of applicants and will close early once a maximum number of applicants has been reached. We are asking candidates to utilise the person specification to outline: What experience you have working with children in a community setting. Please also stipulate your choice of location. Please see our Website for examples and explanations of our work. Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust T o u n de rta k e, u n de r t h e s u p e r v is io n o f a q ua l i f i e d practitioner p s y c ho lo g ist or other appropriately qualified team member, p rot o c o l- ba s e d p s y c h o lo g ical a ss e ss m e n ts o f cl i en t s. 2. T o a ssist in t h e f o r m u l a ti o n a n d de l i v e ry o f r ou ti n e c a re p l a n s in v o l v ing t h e p s y c ho lo g ical tre a t me n t and / o r ma n a g em e n t o f a cl i en t’s p ro b l e m s, u n de r t h e d i r e ct s upe r v is i o n o f a q ua l i f ied practitioner p s y c ho lo g ist or other appropriately qualified team member. T o a ssist, u nde r t h e s u p e r v is i o n o f a q ua l i f i e d practitioner p s y c ho lo g ist or other appropriately qualified team member, in t h e c oo rdin a ti o n an d ru n n ing o f t h e ra p eu tic g ro u p s. 4. T o ma n a g e a n on go ing p ro g ra m m e o f a ud it o f MHST o u tc o me s in v o l v i n g mea s u res completed by children, young people and families. T o a n a l y se t h is da t a a n d c on trib u te to t h e p r odu ct i o n o f r e po rts o f ou tc o me s f o r t h e t e a m an d f o r c o m m iss i one r s. 6. T o s u ppo rt t h e mu lt i - d isc i p l i na ry t ea m a t a ll st a g e s o f t h e re s e a rch p roc e ss incl u d ing w r iting g ra n t a p p l i c a ti o n s, d a ta c o l l e cti o n, d a t a a n a l y sis an d w r i te u p o f res u lts T o a t t en d a n d c o n trib u te t o a p p ro p r i a t e internal and external m ee ti n g s. T o b e r e s p o n sible f o r o r g an is i n g an d p r i o r i tising o w n an d o t he rs w o rk l oa d. Starting with NELFT NELFT place 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 and senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focussing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in CEME Campus, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8EU (please note: in order to travel to this destination you will have to make the Dartford crossing and be aware of the ULEZ charges). Candidates must have business insurance when travelling by car to claim travel and above expenses charges. 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). We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. T h is role will involve working with children, young people, families and schools to support the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. It will also involve taking an active role in audit, evaluation and research relevant to the work of the MHSTs. T h e po st ho l de r w i l l support the provision of evidence-based psychologically informed direct and indirect s uppo rt to c h i l d ren, y oun g peop le, families, and education staff u nde r t h e s u p e r v i sion o f a q ua l i f ied clinician. This will involve w o rking a cc o rding to a p l a n a g re e d w ith a q ua l i f i e d practitioner p s y c ho lo g ist an d w it h in t h e o v e rall f r a me w o rk o f t h e t eam ’s po l i cies an d p roc e d u res. The post holder will also a ssist with cl i n ically related adm i n istratio n, c o n d u ct o f aud it s, c o l l e cti o n o f s t a tistics, an d de v e l o p m e n t o f a ud it a nd / o r res e a rch p rojects, t ea c h ing a n d p roje c t w o rk. The po st h o ld e r w i l l s up p o rt t he ir pee rs a n d t ea m ma n a g e r an d b e a n e f fe cti v e t ea m m em b e r w h i l st w o rk i n g o n t he ir o w n initi a ti v e. Th e y w i ll ha v e a c o m m i t me n t t o c o l l a b o rati v e w o rk i n g a n d a cti v e ly s uppo rting an d liaising w ith o t he r hea l th a n d s o cial p r o f e ssi o na ls a n d a ge n cies. The post holder will contribute to the work of all Kent & Medway MHSTs working in schools, colleges and specialist education settings. This will involve supporting individual and group work with children, young people and families; liaison with education settings; facilitating outcome monitoring and service audit and evaluation; supporting with research; and supporting with other service development and delivery related tasks. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.