Clinical Team Co-ordinator: Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 February 2025

Job summary

We are pleased to be recruiting to an Clinical Team Coordinator (CTC) post within our Mental Health in Schools Team (MHST). We work dynamically and creatively with our local schools and colleges to support pupils, families and education staff with a focus on prevention and an early intervention stage within their wellbeing journey.

Southampton MHST offers city-wide coverage for its schools and colleges, where the teams will work within education settings to provide early intervention and prevention work for mild to moderate mental health issues and provide support to staff in schools and colleges. Teams also act as a link with local children and young people's mental health services.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates who have a core profession and specialist knowledge and skills within children's mental health alongside leadership experience. The post holder will work alongside the Team Manager and Clinical Lead as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

18 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

449-CFS-6771

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Professional qualifications relevant to CAMHS e.g. Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Other related therapies.
*Degree or equivalent level training relevant to Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
*Significant senior practitioner experience in CAMHS setting.
*CBT Therapist qualification (Low or High Intensity) with BABCP or BCP Accreditation.

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working with complex children, young people, and families, experiencing mental health and trauma difficulties
*Supervisory skills - caseload management and clinical supervision
*Ability to chair and facilitate team and multi-agency meetings
*Experience of multi professional/multi-agency working
*Appraiser of junior staff and/or peers
*Performance Monitoring

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Professional qualifications relevant to CAMHS e.g. Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Other related therapies.
*Degree or equivalent level training relevant to Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
*Significant senior practitioner experience in CAMHS setting.
*CBT Therapist qualification (Low or High Intensity) with BABCP or BCP Accreditation.

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working with complex children, young people, and families, experiencing mental health and trauma difficulties
*Supervisory skills - caseload management and clinical supervision
*Ability to chair and facilitate team and multi-agency meetings
*Experience of multi professional/multi-agency working
*Appraiser of junior staff and/or peers
*Performance Monitoring

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.