Music Therapist / Art Therapist / Dramatherapist

SWLSTG MH Trust currently runs 12 Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) across Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth. Each MHST works within a cluster of schools and offers an early intervention schools based mental health service, as well as supporting the implementation of a Whole School Approach (WSA) to mental health across the cluster. There are strong links between all the teams and a good peer support network across our MHSTs.

The post is Agenda for Change pay band 6, plus outer London weighting. Full time applicants are preferred but job shares, term time only or part time working will be considered.

Postholders will be based in schools across the cluster and will offer direct clinical interventions to children, young people and parent / carers in both individual, group and workshop formats. There are many opportunities for joint working with other team members, particularly when running groups or workshops. The postholders will also collaboratively work with schools to implement a whole school approach to mental health. This will include opportunities for jointly facilitating consultation groups and training for school staff, as agreed with the MHST lead.

Regular supervision will be provided by the MHST lead clinician and there is weekly team time for the team to meet and plan together. We have a strong network across the MHSTs within the Trust and across the wider SW London partnership to enable sharing resources, learning and providing support. Peer support is strongly encouraged and nurtured. As a service we think hard about ensuring there are a variety of continuing professional development opportunities.

Some travel between schools and base is essential but this can be managed by public transport or cycling.

As this position is based within schools, the vast majority of annual leave will need to be taken during school holidays., We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.