Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

MH Support Team and Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner Clinical Lead

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Job summary

To provide, lead, operationally manage and clinically supervise in an exciting service which we are delivering across Northamptonshire: the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) and Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Pathway (CWPP). We are working within schools, ensuring children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support.

In this role you will work with the existing MHST & CWPP Service Manager/Clinical Lead to implement the provision of a high quality Early Intervention service to children and young people (and their families) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The service will also be offering support and guidance to education colleagues. You will jointly lead the team in delivering evidence based interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service. This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards. You will utilise your skills and knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice, and knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health, in order to lead the MHST.

You will ensure the 'voice of the child/young person' is pivotal in all aspects of clinical practice and development. Co-production will underpin the MHST's. This involves working with i-discover and NHFT participation team to support co-production and participation work.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the job description for the full list of responsibilities

To jointly lead the development of clinical pathways within MHST/CWPP.

To take a lead role in the development and reorganisation of teams when required.

To support and co-ordinate the induction of new staff

To have a clinical caseload and maintain CPD

To improve and develop the agreed service model, developing clinical structures, recruiting staff and operationalising the service

To provide clinical supervision and supervision of supervision

To assist with the continual improvement of the service, in line with National and Local initiatives, leading on agreed projects across the county

To develop robust interagency relationships with key agencies supporting the development of integrated care pathways.

To develop and implement integrated working between community teams, specifically enhancing pathways for children, young people and parents/carers whose pathway involves more than one community team.

To ensure children, young people and parents/carers are included in all the work the MHT & CWPP does.

The post holder will be supporting the operational, performance and business management of MHST/CWPP. The post holder will work under the direction and line management of the Head of Service for Mental Health Services for Children and Young People, working closely with the Senior Clinical and Operational Colleagues.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

14 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF833-ACS

Job locations

Newland House

Campbell St

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

education

Essential

oRelevant professional qualification at Masters level or above or equivalent e.g. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, accredited CBT Therapist, qualification in systemic family therapy, qualification in child and adolescent psychotherapy, Nursing qualification
oAppropriate and valid UK professional registration. This could be in psychology, systemic family therapy, psychotherapy, teaching, social work, nursing, occupational health.

Desirable

oMentor / Practice Educator qualification oSupervision qualification oLeadership training / qualification or working towards a qualification. oCBT qualification

Experience

Essential

oManagement and Leadership experience within Children's services, including understanding of clinical governance
oWell-developed skills, knowledge and experience in developmental psychology, attachment, trauma theories and other common mental health difficulties

Desirable

Working in a CAMHS setting
Experience of working with children with menatl health/emotional needs

Person Specification

education

Essential

oRelevant professional qualification at Masters level or above or equivalent e.g. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, accredited CBT Therapist, qualification in systemic family therapy, qualification in child and adolescent psychotherapy, Nursing qualification
oAppropriate and valid UK professional registration. This could be in psychology, systemic family therapy, psychotherapy, teaching, social work, nursing, occupational health.

Desirable

oMentor / Practice Educator qualification oSupervision qualification oLeadership training / qualification or working towards a qualification. oCBT qualification

Experience

Essential

oManagement and Leadership experience within Children's services, including understanding of clinical governance
oWell-developed skills, knowledge and experience in developmental psychology, attachment, trauma theories and other common mental health difficulties

Desirable

Working in a CAMHS setting
Experience of working with children with menatl health/emotional needs

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.