Clinical Lead

SHINE Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is excited to be recruiting a Clinical Lead to become part of the MHST and wider Children and Young People's Primary Mental Health Services as we expand into more education settings across the Fylde Coast.

The post holder will work closely with the Service Lead, existing Clinical Leads and Team Leaders to ensure the service provides early intervention and promotes good mental wellbeing to children and young people.

Working across the Fylde Coast, you will undertake consultations, assessments and short-term evidence-based clinical interventions with children and young people. You will also provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers, education staff and other professionals.

In addition, you will supervise practitioners within the team, and if you do not already have an Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) supervision qualification, training for this will be provided at a north-west university.

Some evening and weekend working may be required as well as participating in the on-call rota so you will need a flexible attitude to the role.

As this is a school-based service, the post holder will be expected to take their annual leave predominantly in the school holidays.

Delivering case management and clinical supervision to qualified members of the team and trainees from the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner (CYWP) IAPT training programme

Undertaking appropriate consultations, mental health assessments and short-term clinical intervention with children and young people

Developing a whole setting approach to good emotional wellbeing and mental health

Ensuring that the voice of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment.

Contribute to, and delivering, training programmes for all colleagues in the MHST and delivering training and development workshops for schools and colleges

Contributing to audit, research and evaluation of the service, ensuring an ongoing commitment to developing practice through research within the team

Provide specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professional groups

Contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the services operational policies, procedures and pathways.

All teams working in Blackpool with children, young people and families have a strong work ethic of support for each other, with all team members seen as equals. We also link with a variety of services within the Fylde Coast. The services have been established for many years and have now expanded to encompass Mental Health Support Teams, with a range of professionals and dedicated admin staff. We have an ethos of person-centred service for our clients as well as good self-care being encouraged within the team. This also extends to each other as colleagues, leading to a strong and motivated team

Deliver case management and clinical supervision

Undertake appropriate consultations, mental health assessments and short-term clinical intervention with children and young people

Develop a whole setting approach to good emotional wellbeing and mental health

Ensure that the voice of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment.

Deliver training programmes for colleagues and delivering training and education staff

Contribute to audit, research and evaluation of the service

Support with the development of clinical pathways and processes