MHST Clinical Lead / Practitioner Psychologist

Band 8b MHST Clinical Lead (Practitioner Psychologist)Shape the future of children and young people's mental health in Norfolk & Waveney.

We are looking for an exceptional and experienced Clinical Lead / Practitioner Psychologist to join our forward-thinking Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) service as a Lead Psychologist. This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who is passionate about early intervention and ready to make a lasting, system-wide impact.

As a senior leader, you will provide clinical, strategic, and professional leadership and supervision across the MHST service, ensuring that children and young people in schools and colleges receive high-quality, evidence-based care where and when they need it most.

You'll play a key role in shaping how mental health support is delivered in educational settings, driving innovation, consistency, and excellence.

You will lead and inspire a skilled multidisciplinary workforce, championing clinical supervision, professional development, and workforce growth. Working collaboratively with partners across health, education, and the wider system, you will help steer service transformation aligned with national priorities and local needs., A central focus of the role will be to lead the expansion of MHST provision across Norfolk & Waveney, supporting the national goal of reaching 100% school and college coverage by 2030. This will place you at the forefront of strategic planning, partnership working, and service design at scale.

This is an exciting opportunity for a values-driven leader to:

Influence and shape early intervention services at a system level

Drive innovation and continuous improvement in CYP mental health care

Lead a passionate workforce committed to making a difference

Contribute to a nationally significant programme of transformation

If you are a dynamic, compassionate leader with a strong clinical background and a vision for transforming children and young people's mental health services, we would love to hear from you.

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.