Job summary
Are you ready for a new challenge and a real opportunity to make a difference?
Are you interested in working in early intervention services in child and adolescent mental health services?
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced mental health professional, with a background working in child and adolescent services to join our Cambridge North Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
The successful candidate will work closely with their Team and Clinical Lead, to ensure that the MHST is a success. They will join a dynamic service in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.
This is a unique opportunity to take on a managerial and supervisory role, whilst also engaging in important clinical work within schools and colleges.
The post would be ideally suited to a clinician looking to broaden their professional skillset, whilst being part of a new national initiative to increase the numbers of children, young people and their families supported within an early intervention mental health service.
Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 5th September 2025.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Clinician, the successful candidate will work closely with the MHST Clinical and Team Lead and Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, to ensure success of the MHST. Main duties include:
They will support and provide a high-quality service to students (and their families) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Work closely with the team to ensure children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support.
This will be done through the supervision and line management of Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Senior Wellbeing Practitioners and through direct delivery of evidence-based interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service, utilising skills and knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice, and knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health.
This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff - who, for the eighth year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In January 2020, Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust launched two MHSTs in Huntingdon and Cambridge. A further ten MHSTs have been launched since then, with two more planned, bringing our total to 14 MHSTs by 2026. By 2030, all schools across England and Wales will have access to a MHST, as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, therefore the successful candidates will be part of an exciting, expanding early intervention service.
The project is a collaboration with between NHS England, Health Education England and the Department for Education, following on from the 2017 Green Paper Transforming children and young peoples mental health provision. This is a roll out of the work to improve access to mental health care for young people.
You will join a supportive service that will have 25 MHST's across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, so a ready support system is available. The MHSTs sit within CCS NHS Trusts Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service.
The successful candidate will provide line management and clinical supervision to other members of the team, including Senior Wellbeing Practitioners and Trainee EMHPs, through the delivery CBT-informed supervision.
They will provide assessment of health, development, and biopsychosocial needs in an educational setting, and provide a risk assessment of children and/or adolescents presenting with a wide variety of mild to moderate mental health and social needs.
Work creatively with the Clinical Lead and other members of the team to create and deliver training packages for teachers, young people and parents/carers.
To provide consultation as required to other professionals (such as teachers and family workers) around mental health issues in children and young people in schools.
To offer consultations and interventions such as Single Session Therapy, CBT, solution focussed work, guided self-help and group support to children and young people within an educational setting.
To oversee the formulation of treatment and management plans for schools, parents, children and young people being supported by the EMHPs and the Senior Wellbeing Practitioners, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service in individual and group and group contexts.
To work with the team and stakeholders to determine how delivery of care will need to be altered in the different settings dependent on need (For example, to consider the provision required for special schools).
Please see the job description for further information. We welcome informal conversations about this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In January 2020, Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust launched two MHSTs in Huntingdon and Cambridge. A further ten MHSTs have been launched since then, with two more planned, bringing our total to 14 MHSTs by 2026. By 2030, all schools across England and Wales will have access to a MHST, as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, therefore the successful candidates will be part of an exciting, expanding early intervention service.
The project is a collaboration with between NHS England, Health Education England and the Department for Education, following on from the 2017 Green Paper Transforming children and young peoples mental health provision. This is a roll out of the work to improve access to mental health care for young people.
You will join a supportive service that will have 25 MHST's across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, so a ready support system is available. The MHSTs sit within CCS NHS Trusts Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service.
The successful candidate will provide line management and clinical supervision to other members of the team, including Senior Wellbeing Practitioners and Trainee EMHPs, through the delivery CBT-informed supervision.
They will provide assessment of health, development, and biopsychosocial needs in an educational setting, and provide a risk assessment of children and/or adolescents presenting with a wide variety of mild to moderate mental health and social needs.
Work creatively with the Clinical Lead and other members of the team to create and deliver training packages for teachers, young people and parents/carers.
To provide consultation as required to other professionals (such as teachers and family workers) around mental health issues in children and young people in schools.
To offer consultations and interventions such as Single Session Therapy, CBT, solution focussed work, guided self-help and group support to children and young people within an educational setting.
To oversee the formulation of treatment and management plans for schools, parents, children and young people being supported by the EMHPs and the Senior Wellbeing Practitioners, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service in individual and group and group contexts.
To work with the team and stakeholders to determine how delivery of care will need to be altered in the different settings dependent on need (For example, to consider the provision required for special schools).
Please see the job description for further information. We welcome informal conversations about this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Psychology / Systemic Family Therapist / CBT Therapist
- Appropriate UK Registration
Desirable
- Supervisor qualification
- Leadership training or qualification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation relating to childrens mental health (MHA, MCA, Safeguarding)
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Knowledge and understanding of CYP mental health
- Excellent communication and report writing skills
- Ability to formulate and communicate information on risk
- Good knowledge of ROMS
Desirable
- Understanding of mental health stressors in education settings
- Knowledge and understanding of Transforming CYP Mental Health Provision Green Paper
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children and/or adolescents with mild-moderate mental health problems
- Experience working in a MDT
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of working with and managing risk
- Experience of delivering MH interventions in groups or one to one
Desirable
- Experience delivering psycho education workshops to professionals / young people / parents & carers
- Experience working with Neurodiversity
- Experience of supporting young people in an education setting
- Experience of delivering training to other professionals regarding mental health and children
- Experience of line management
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Psychology / Systemic Family Therapist / CBT Therapist
- Appropriate UK Registration
Desirable
- Supervisor qualification
- Leadership training or qualification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation relating to childrens mental health (MHA, MCA, Safeguarding)
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Knowledge and understanding of CYP mental health
- Excellent communication and report writing skills
- Ability to formulate and communicate information on risk
- Good knowledge of ROMS
Desirable
- Understanding of mental health stressors in education settings
- Knowledge and understanding of Transforming CYP Mental Health Provision Green Paper
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children and/or adolescents with mild-moderate mental health problems
- Experience working in a MDT
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of working with and managing risk
- Experience of delivering MH interventions in groups or one to one
Desirable
- Experience delivering psycho education workshops to professionals / young people / parents & carers
- Experience working with Neurodiversity
- Experience of supporting young people in an education setting
- Experience of delivering training to other professionals regarding mental health and children
- Experience of line management
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).
