Job summary
MFT Thrive In Education Teams have three core functions:-
- Delivering evidence based interventions for mild to moderate mental health presentations
- Supporting the mental health leads in each school/college to support a whole school approach to wellbeing and mental health.
- Providing timely advice and guidance to education staff and liaising with specialist services to support children and young people to receive effective support to remain in education.
Trafford's Thrive In Education team works flexibly in several educational settings, working alongside education colleagues to develop and provide preventive and early help support to meet the needs of their pupils experiencing low intensity mental health issues, mainly anxiety, low mood and emotional regulation.
The team consists of a service lead, senior clinicians, supervisors, Education Mental Health Practitioner's, Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner's and administrative support.
We have the opportunity to reach children and young people at the earliest stages possible when their difficulties have first been identified ensuring schools, families, professionals and mental health practitioners work collaboratively to acknowledge the voice of the young person and provide effective interventions in dynamic and innovative way.
Main duties of the job
The Service Lead will be accountable for ensuring the effective management and delivery of services in their particular service area. You will be accountable to the Head of Early Intervention and Prevention, you will ensure the key functions of the role are undertaken through effective management and leadership, collaborative working, supporting the delivery of performance targets, (including access and pathway targets), contracted activity levels, quality standards and quality of services.
This role is predominately concerned with being a key member of a Clinical Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Head of Early Intervention and Prevention. You will be leading innovation and specific projects, as well as creating frameworks for the enhancing of Mental Health Support Teams. Whilst the primary focus of the post will be the clinical leadership of the team, you will be encouraged to foster Greater Manchester links in the overall interests of furthering knowledge and best practice. The role will promote excellence in clinical practice and communicate this to Internal and external partners. You will have advanced clinical skills and be expected to spend an agreed amount of your time in clinical practice.
You will also be required to liaise and collaborate with colleagues of all disciplines involved in children and young people's mental health. There is an expectation that an agreed amount of time will be dedicated to training and development.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- You must be registered/accredited with a professional body
- Graduate or Clinical Qualification in leadership or management
- Educated to degree/diploma level or equivalent experience.
- You must have a recognised qualification.
- Minimum 2 years' experience of leadership and management role within a health & social care setting.
- Experience of leading and delivering programs of change within the public sector.
- Experience of managing and supervising multi-disciplinary teams
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance and service delivery.
- Experience in managing safeguarding concerns.
- Experience in clinical audit.
- Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change.
- Experience of undertaking delegated leadership tasks and managing staff effectively.
Desirable
- Certificate in supervision skills
- Additional post graduate training in psychological therapies and interventions
- Experience of CAMHS
- Experience of budgetary management
- Experience in workforce planning
- Project management
- Ability to manage conflict.
- Ability to develop, manage and lead on outcomes data
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- You must be registered/accredited with a professional body
- Graduate or Clinical Qualification in leadership or management
- Educated to degree/diploma level or equivalent experience.
- You must have a recognised qualification.
- Minimum 2 years' experience of leadership and management role within a health & social care setting.
- Experience of leading and delivering programs of change within the public sector.
- Experience of managing and supervising multi-disciplinary teams
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance and service delivery.
- Experience in managing safeguarding concerns.
- Experience in clinical audit.
- Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change.
- Experience of undertaking delegated leadership tasks and managing staff effectively.
Desirable
- Certificate in supervision skills
- Additional post graduate training in psychological therapies and interventions
- Experience of CAMHS
- Experience of budgetary management
- Experience in workforce planning
- Project management
- Ability to manage conflict.
- Ability to develop, manage and lead on outcomes data
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
