MHST Senior Supervisor / Senior Therapist

Job overview Are you an experienced and qualified children's mental health clinician looking to take the next step in your leadership journey? Do you enjoy combining clinical practice, supervision, consultation and service development within innovative school-based mental health services? We are seeking an experienced and motivated MHST Senior Supervisor / Senior Therapist to join our expanding Barking & Dagenham Mental Health Support Team (MHST). This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing development and delivery of Mental Health Support Teams, supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties whilst providing leadership, supervision and professional support to Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs).

The successful candidate will hold an appropriate professional qualification and registration as a senior Children and Young People's Mental Health clinician and have a minimum of two years' post-qualification experience working with children, young people and families within mental health services. Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience of clinical supervision, consultation, formulation, risk management and evidence-based interventions with children and young people. Working closely with schools, colleges, partner agencies and MHST colleagues, the post holder will support the continued development of high-quality, accessible and outcome-focused mental health support across Barking & Dagenham. This role is particularly suited to experienced clinicians seeking to combine clinical expertise, leadership, supervision and service development within a growing and innovative area of children's mental health services.

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.