MHST Team Lead - Barking & Dagenham

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our growing Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in Barking and Dagenham.
MHST's are a new service designed to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties within education settings. We are a multidisciplinary team 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 to help children and young people get the right help and stay in education.
Barking & Dagenham supports up to 20,000 young people across a variety of different education settings with further expansion planned for September 2024, Work in partnership with current clinical and service lead in the set up and roll out of new service which fits with current model of practice. To manage and over see locality adopting an integrated approach with current MHST in place.
Work in partnership with schools, to support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
Work in partnership with schools, children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
To oversee the formulation and treatment and management plans for schools, parents, children, and young people being supported by the senior team members - using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service, individual and group., This MHST team lead post is designed to support the clinical development and delivery of the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in B&D. We are looking to recruit an applicant with expertise in the delivery of CBT or psychological talking therapies to children and young people (CYP) and their families to manage anxiety, low mood, and behavioural problems. Experience in delivering clinical and management supervision and experience conducting clinical audits and evaluating research data is highly desirable to inform the delivery and development of clinical services.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting and overseeing the delivery of evidence-based interventions in schools/colleges and providing supervision to members of the senior clinical team in Barking and Dagenham. The post holder will be responsible for developing the MHSTs to facilitate wider service transformation within the local child mental health system - this will be in conjunction with service leads and managers. The aim is to foster the integration of clinical and educational principles to support CYP with mental health concerns and develop pathways that encourage a positive needs-based approach to accessing mental health provision for CYP.
The post holder would be expected to work closely with the current MHST service and clinical lead in Barking and Dagenham as well as the key stakeholders, such as the educational leads, local authority, and clinical leads within NELFT. They would also be expected to contribute to the training opportunities available for more junior members of staff to support their development. For Clinical Psychology applicants the supervision of Assistant Psychologists and DClinPsy Trainees would form part of this role, as part of increasing access to psychological therapies for CYP and supporting psychological workforce development.
Teaching, Training and Supervision
The successful candidate may have the opportunity to attend relevant courses to fulfil the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments.
Support senior staff in the co-delivery of training sessions. This will include attendance at practice skills sessions, involvement in formative feedback sessions with teaching staff, and co-production of elements of the curriculum.
Service Development and Management
Under the direction of the service and clinical lead , to support the strategic and practical development of the MHST initiative within the service and wider children's mental health system.
To manage and screen referrals into the MHST.
To help manage the day-to-day running of the Mental Health Support Team at an operational level.
To regulate and manage the case load of the seniors and EMHPs.
To take a lead in monitoring clinical outcomes and activity data from the work of the new team.
Flexible Working
Are you a registered mental health professional who is looking for flexible working arrangements with a supportive, understanding employer? Come join our outstanding team working at Barking and Dagenham MHST. At NELFT, we realise that many staff have busy and demanding commitments outside of their working life and are unable to commit to the traditional shift patterns. With this in mind, we are proud to be able to offer a variety of flexible working options. Whatever your availability, whether it is for certain shifts or set days, we offer guaranteed employment, full time or part time, to suit your requirements.
If you are wanting a fixed term contract for an extended period with a defined start and end date. You tell us what shifts suit you. Want to just work term time?
We can offer a permanent contract where paid/unpaid leave can be taken during school holidays or other defined periods. You tell us what shifts suit you
Retire and Return - have you retired but want to return. Tell us what shifts you want to work that will suit you.
If you are unable to commit to traditional shift times and patterns - we can accommodate flexible hours such as later start times and/or earlier finish times e.g., 9:30am - 15:00pm. You tell us what shifts suit you. Working at NELFT, you will be supported to work in friendly teams by caring managers and clinical leads with a passion for high standards.
Development of our staff is key to running our service effectively, and we will invest our time in your professional development. If you are currently working outside of the NHS or in secondary care, you will receive training and comprehensive support to get you off to a flying start. All you need to do is tell us what suits you.
Base
This post is largely agile working, ability to work independently within your home environment is an important factor. Some travel around the borough is also expected. A nominal base of 79 Axe street, Barking and Dagenham is given although this is negotiable.
Excellent opportunities will be available for training and professional development, with regular supervision and access to other support via NELFT.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
+ A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
+ A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
+ Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
+ Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
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We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

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. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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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).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
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