Job summary
Are you an experienced professional with a background in working within a MHST environment, looking to progress in your career into a Band 6 senior role within an MHST?
We have two vacancies available and would welcome your application!
With the launch of a further Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Cambridge, we are looking to recruit one senior wellbeing practitioner in the established Cambridge MHST and another in the new Cambridge city MHST, which will be launching in January 2024.
If you have any further enquiries, please do get in touch, we would look forward to speaking with you.
NB: We understand registration is a new process so at the time of advertising, it may not be possible for the candidate to be registered, but there is the expectation that you will register as soon as it is possible.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Mental Health Support Team (MHST ) the successful candidate will work closely with the Clinical and Team Lead and Senior Clinician, to ensure success of the MHST. Main duties include:
- Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people and their families in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems
- Provide case management and clinical supervision to EMHPs and Trainee EMHPs under the direction of the Senior Clinicians and both Clinical Leads
- Offer evidence-based practice in guided self-help, CBT, child and adolescent mental health practice and Whole School Approaches to mental health
- Clinically develop the provision of group work for children/young people and training for teaching staff, to include training and mentoring EMHP colleagues in order to improve the quality of the group work and training that we deliver
They will join a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.
Furthermore, the post holder will be attending the University of East Anglia's Supervisor course (likely to be a mixture of online and in person delivery).
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 seventh 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 six MHSTs have been launched since then, with two more planned, bringing our total to 10 MHSTs by 2024-2025. In 2023, CCS also became the provider of six existing MHSTs in Norfolk and two new MHSTs in Norfolk.
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 set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
You will join a supportive service that already has sixteen other MHSTs 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 case management and clinical supervision to Trainee EMHPs (EMHPs once qualified) under the direction of the Senior Clinicians and Clinical Lead.
They will manage a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems in education settings. They will also provide assessment and formulation of mental health difficulties in children and young people
Furthermore, the successful candidate will offer evidence-based practice in guided self-help, CBT, child and adolescent mental health practice and Whole School Approaches to mental health.
They will also clinically develop the provision of group work for children/young people and training for teaching staff, to include training and mentoring EMHP colleagues in order to improve the quality of the group work and training that we deliver.
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 six MHSTs have been launched since then, with two more planned, bringing our total to 10 MHSTs by 2024-2025. In 2023, CCS also became the provider of six existing MHSTs in Norfolk and two new MHSTs in Norfolk.
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 set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
You will join a supportive service that already has sixteen other MHSTs 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 case management and clinical supervision to Trainee EMHPs (EMHPs once qualified) under the direction of the Senior Clinicians and Clinical Lead.
They will manage a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems in education settings. They will also provide assessment and formulation of mental health difficulties in children and young people
Furthermore, the successful candidate will offer evidence-based practice in guided self-help, CBT, child and adolescent mental health practice and Whole School Approaches to mental health.
They will also clinically develop the provision of group work for children/young people and training for teaching staff, to include training and mentoring EMHP colleagues in order to improve the quality of the group work and training that we deliver.
Please see the job description for further information. We welcome informal conversations about this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Qualified EMHP or CWP or core professional qualification relevant to mental health training
- 2 years+ experience as a Band 5 or equivalent clinician
- Experience working with CYP and Families
Desirable
- Registered Pracitioner
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Trained
- CBT Training/Qualification
- Experience delivering therapeutic interventions (e.g. Systemic, Solution focused, DBT)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of common mental health problems
- Ability to carry out risk assessments of mental health
- Experience of working in schools /colleges
Desirable
- Experience in identifying and managing mental health and wellbeing
- Experience in assessment and care planning
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Computer literate
- Excellent communication skills
- Risk assessment knowledge and skills
- Competent and effective psychological treatment skills
Desirable
- A qualification in provision of supervision
- Post Graduate qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Qualified EMHP or CWP or core professional qualification relevant to mental health training
- 2 years+ experience as a Band 5 or equivalent clinician
- Experience working with CYP and Families
Desirable
- Registered Pracitioner
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Trained
- CBT Training/Qualification
- Experience delivering therapeutic interventions (e.g. Systemic, Solution focused, DBT)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of common mental health problems
- Ability to carry out risk assessments of mental health
- Experience of working in schools /colleges
Desirable
- Experience in identifying and managing mental health and wellbeing
- Experience in assessment and care planning
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Computer literate
- Excellent communication skills
- Risk assessment knowledge and skills
- Competent and effective psychological treatment skills
Desirable
- A qualification in provision of supervision
- Post Graduate qualification
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).
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).
