MHST Team Lead - Mid Essex

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated mental health professional to join our Mental Health Support Team service as a Team Lead We are looking for a passionate and innovative clinician who is committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. As MHST Team Lead, you will provide both operational and clinical leadership to a multi-professional team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based interventions within schools and educational settings. The successful candidate will be a post-graduate qualified psychological practitioner (e.g. psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist) or graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist), fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC). Working closely with the MHST Operational Manager and key partners across health, education, and local wellbeing
services, you will play a pivotal role in shaping service delivery, supporting staff development, promoting clinical excellence, and ensuring children and young people have timely access to effective mental health support.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician and leader to make a meaningful difference to the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across Mid Essex. Mid Essex covers a wide geographical area, and this role involves working across a range of locations, including schools, community settings, and partner organisations. The ability to travel independently and efficiently throughout the locality is therefore essential. Applicants should consider the travel requirements of the role, as public transport options may not always align with service needs across the locality. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

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.