Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical/Educational Psychologist, with a background of working with education settings and/or experience in child and adolescent mental health, to work within a multi-disciplinary Mental Health Support in Schools Team (MHST). You will use your knowledge, skills, and experience to supervise trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) and contribute to the general service development and functioning.
You will also work closely with families, as well as colleagues in CAMHS, the Local Authority, education settings and other local services.
Main duties of the job
- To supervise trainee EMHP's and band 6 practitioners
- To contribute in multi-disciplinary team discussions and service development
- To be a link worker for MHST schools
- To contribute and facilitate whole school approach workshops
About us
About Us
Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) provides multidisciplinary assessment, diagnostic, treatment, advisory and consultative service for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural disorders, in particular those at high risk or those with more severe and persistent problems associated with psychiatric disorder. The London Borough of Lambeth has a population of 317,800 (GLA 2020). Lambeth's population is highly diverse, a characteristic visible in the breadth of ethnic and cultural traditions seen throughout the borough. It is estimated that 63% of the population describe their ethnicity as other than White British; 23% describe their ethnicity as Black (11% Black African, 7% Black Caribbean and 5% Other Black), 22% White Other and 6% as Asian. Lambeth has a child and youth population aged 0-20 of almost 70,000. Over 50% of this number are 0 to 9 years old. A high number of school pupils belong to black/minority ethnic groups (85.6%). 15.9% and 18.1% of children and young people in primary and secondary education respectively have special education needs or disabilities, the UK average is 14.9%. In 2018/2019, 0.15% of the secondary school population were permanently excluded from local authority schools. In 2020, there were 459 children looked after by the local authority and around 230 children on a child protection plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To enhance accessibility to mental health services for children and young people in schools.
- To collaborate with the newly appointed Schools Mental Health Leads to support early identification of developmental, emotional and mental health difficulties in children and young people living or being educated in Lambeth.
- To work jointly with providers to increase their capacity to intervene following early identification through the delivery of brief evidence based interventions and through liaison, consultation, training and joint working across services.
- To provide clinical supervision to Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs)) and/or Band 6 CAMHS practitioners working within school settings
- To be part of a multi-agency training team for schools.
- To function as a specialist in CYP-IAPT principles and practice for the EMHPs.
- To review applications to the MHST team and where required to facilitate appropriate step- up referrals to specialist CAMHS and/or access to other relevant agencies according to the level of need.
- To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of work undertaken, and demonstrate professional accountability at all times.
- To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best used.
- To collaboratively develop and embed the MHST programme in schools.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To enhance accessibility to mental health services for children and young people in schools.
- To collaborate with the newly appointed Schools Mental Health Leads to support early identification of developmental, emotional and mental health difficulties in children and young people living or being educated in Lambeth.
- To work jointly with providers to increase their capacity to intervene following early identification through the delivery of brief evidence based interventions and through liaison, consultation, training and joint working across services.
- To provide clinical supervision to Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs)) and/or Band 6 CAMHS practitioners working within school settings
- To be part of a multi-agency training team for schools.
- To function as a specialist in CYP-IAPT principles and practice for the EMHPs.
- To review applications to the MHST team and where required to facilitate appropriate step- up referrals to specialist CAMHS and/or access to other relevant agencies according to the level of need.
- To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of work undertaken, and demonstrate professional accountability at all times.
- To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best used.
- To collaboratively develop and embed the MHST programme in schools.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification: appropriately registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Educational)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC/UKCP/RCN.
Desirable
- Completed training course in clinical supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS.
- Experience of working with schools / educational settings.
- Experience of providing specialist assessments and evidence based interventions with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs.
Desirable
- Experience of leadership within a CAMHS setting.
- Experience of working with an educational setting.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised therapies for child and adolescents
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychosocial theories of mental health and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.
- An understanding of the complex factors that influence work at all levels within an education setting or relevant wider systems
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry-level qualification: appropriately registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Educational)
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC/UKCP/RCN.
Desirable
- Completed training course in clinical supervision.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS.
- Experience of working with schools / educational settings.
- Experience of providing specialist assessments and evidence based interventions with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs.
Desirable
- Experience of leadership within a CAMHS setting.
- Experience of working with an educational setting.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised therapies for child and adolescents
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychosocial theories of mental health and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.
- An understanding of the complex factors that influence work at all levels within an education setting or relevant wider systems
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
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).
