Mental Health Support Team (MHST) Clinician and Supervisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Supervisor will support the development of the MHST initiative within Redbridge, under the direction of the team manager.

The Supervisor will work closely with the senior mental health leads in schools to ensure a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. These leads will work closely with the MHSTs to ensure children and young people get the right help as soon as possible.

The Supervisor will be responsible for the caseload management & supervision of the EMHPs who will be providing direct help to children, young people and parents in educational settings by offering rapid access to low intensity, evidence-based interventions, for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The Supervisor will oversee the formulation and support for schools, parents, children and young people being known to the MHST using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service

The Supervisor will carry out direct joint work with children, young people and parents/carers as part of their work in the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs)

The Supervisor will attend team meetings as required.

The Supervisor will contribute to the initiation, development and implementation of new responses to changing needs and demands upon the team

The Supervisor will hold a post graduate diploma in the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Supervision or be willing to undertake the one year Post Graduate Diploma at a London University alongside the role.

General accountabilities and responsibilities:

-To provide specialist mental health assessments and interventions for schools, parents, children and young people at an individual, group and whole school level.

-To provide supervision of the intervention work of the EMHPs when they are working independently and to provide this for all EMHPs.

-Support EMHP staff in the co-delivery of training sessions. This will include attendance at practice skills sessions, involvement in formative feedback sessions with teaching staff, and co-production of elements of the curriculum.

-Prepare and present case load information within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of EMHPs, supervisor and service are delivered.

-To attend, as required, a range of interagency meetings to represent the service, in a delegated role, offering guidance, where appropriate, ensuring that issues relating to the service are noted and brought to the attention of service managers/leads.

-Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision-making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

-To undertake risk assessments following referral

-To manage and screen referrals into the MHST.

-Attend and fulfil any requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments. This would include reviewing videos and case reports of the EMHPs where appropriate.

Specific accountabilities and responsibilities for Clinical Psychologists Discipline

-To provide clinical psychology perspective on children and young peoples needs, promoting holistic assessment which considers their family and history, environment, education, religion, culture, and social circumstances.

-To contribute psychological perspective to planning and development of the MHST alongside the wider clinical team.

-To lead on the continuing professional development of junior clinicians.

-To lead on the development of new therapeutic support in schools

Specific accountabilities and responsibilities for Family and Systemic Therapists Discipline

-To provide a systemic family therapy perspective on children and young peoples needs, promoting holistic assessment which considers their family and history, environment, education, religion, culture, and social circumstances.

-Contribute systemic family therapy perspective to planning and development alongside the wider clinical team.

-To draw on relevant training to be able to conceptualize the needs of an educational setting at an organizational level in order to contribute to the MHST Whole School Approach.

Specific accountabilities and responsibilities for Social Workers Discipline

-To provide a professional social work perspective on children and young peoples needs, promoting holistic assessment which considers their family and history, environment, education, religion or culture and social circumstances.

-Contribute social work and safeguarding expertise to planning and development alongside the wider clinical team.

-To provide advice and support on the delivery of social learning theory based parenting interventions at a group and individual interventions within educational settings.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of utilising a range of professional skills at post-qualifying level in a child and adolescent mental health setting or educational setting.
• Evidence of understanding of educational systems and practice in England.
• Previous experience in supervision, preferably with CYP-IAPT Supervision training or supervising junior clinicians or trainees.
• Ability to deliver evidence-based intervention to children, young people and their families.
• Evidence of collaborative working practice with other professionals and parents/carers.
• Belief in involving children and young people in decisions regarding their education and clear commitment to supporting the development of children and young people.
• Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change.
• Understanding of inclusive practices which promote person centred approaches.
• Ability to chair team meetings, undertake delegated management tasks and support the Service Manager in general team tasks/development as required.
• Able to describe and discuss different ways of problem solving in educational settings.
• To give examples of working with diverse groups of people.
• Awareness of safeguarding and risk management practices when working with children and young people.
• Experience of working with mild to severe mental health difficulties.
• Broad knowledge of specialist mental health services and the wider network of mental health services.
• Commitment to collaborative working with other professionals and parents.
• Demonstrated skill in project leadership and systems change in a multi-disciplinary context.
• Social Workers Discipline Only
• Experience of safeguarding practice, working with children subject to a child protection plan, identifying and managing risk.
• Experience providing advice and support on the delivery of social learning theory based parenting interventions at a group and individual interventions within educational settings.
• Experience leading interventions to support groups of parents/carers
• Family Systemic Therapist/Clinical Psychologists Discipline only
• Ability to apply psychology at a systems level within educational settings and borough wide.
• Experience working at an organisational level to facilitate change

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

London Borough of Redbridge

Address

Lynton House

255-259 High Road

Ilford

IG1 1NN

Employer's website

https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/Jobs (Opens in a new tab)