Job summary
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our Trust is one of a new generation of community health service Trusts in the NHS. We are responsible for delivering a wide range of community health services across Hertfordshire. Our services are well established and we have built up a proud reputation for quality and excellence thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff. Our vision is to become a leading light in the provision of innovative programmes of care which maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Hertfordshire and other areas served by the Trust.
Main duties of the job
To have full clinical oversight of all clinical practice within the MHST.
To lead, support and supervise staff team.
To provide training and learning opportunities for the team.
To liaise and network with wider commissioners, NHSE, and other professionals.
To have a vast knowledge of clinical interventions and how to adapt for the SEN population.
To be adaptable in your working style to meet the needs of the schools we work with.
To fully participate in the development of the service.
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide complete clinical oversight of the MHST service.
- To ensure clinical oversight of all resources, documentation, and processes.
- To provide leadership within the MHST and provide clinical line management and supervision as professionally appropriate in the team.
- To ensure the MHST are meeting current need and working towards a whole school approach to emotional wellbeing.
- To provide CPD training to continually develop the teams learning to fulfil their role.
- To provide a qualified highly specialist community service to children and young people with learning disabilities and/or an autistic spectrum disorder who present with challenging behaviour, toileting, feeding and/or sleeping concerns and/or mental health difficulties, and to their families across all sectors of care.
- To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance for their practice within the service.
- To actively contribute to the establishment and development of MHST and PALMS.
- To establish effective working relationships with care providers on the clients pathway including Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Child Development Centers, Social Care and Education.
- To engage self in the clinical network & care pathway for the client group and actively contribute to the further development of such networks/pathway.
- In conjunction with the MHST Team Leader, the PALMS Service Lead, the MHST Camhs Commissioning Manager and other members of the management team, to maintain and develop the MHST for Special Schools across Hertfordshire and West Essex.
- To provide a high-quality service to meet the needs of children and young people (CYP) in educational settings and their parents/carers.
- In addition to providing specialist skills and experience in delivering interventions in an educational setting the post holder will provide formal and informal education and training to other members of the team, other disciplines, and teams.
- The post holder will also provide clinical supervision to the EMHPs and other MHST colleagues as appropriate providing clinical Leadership and advice across the MHST.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide complete clinical oversight of the MHST service.
- To ensure clinical oversight of all resources, documentation, and processes.
- To provide leadership within the MHST and provide clinical line management and supervision as professionally appropriate in the team.
- To ensure the MHST are meeting current need and working towards a whole school approach to emotional wellbeing.
- To provide CPD training to continually develop the teams learning to fulfil their role.
- To provide a qualified highly specialist community service to children and young people with learning disabilities and/or an autistic spectrum disorder who present with challenging behaviour, toileting, feeding and/or sleeping concerns and/or mental health difficulties, and to their families across all sectors of care.
- To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance for their practice within the service.
- To actively contribute to the establishment and development of MHST and PALMS.
- To establish effective working relationships with care providers on the clients pathway including Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Child Development Centers, Social Care and Education.
- To engage self in the clinical network & care pathway for the client group and actively contribute to the further development of such networks/pathway.
- In conjunction with the MHST Team Leader, the PALMS Service Lead, the MHST Camhs Commissioning Manager and other members of the management team, to maintain and develop the MHST for Special Schools across Hertfordshire and West Essex.
- To provide a high-quality service to meet the needs of children and young people (CYP) in educational settings and their parents/carers.
- In addition to providing specialist skills and experience in delivering interventions in an educational setting the post holder will provide formal and informal education and training to other members of the team, other disciplines, and teams.
- The post holder will also provide clinical supervision to the EMHPs and other MHST colleagues as appropriate providing clinical Leadership and advice across the MHST.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training focusing on clinical interventions
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of CYP groups, across the whole course of presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the treat of physical abuse
- Significant experience of working with people with a learning disability and with people with an Autistic Spectrum disorder in a range of settings and/or significant experience of working with children and young people.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training focusing on clinical interventions
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide variety of CYP groups, across the whole course of presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the treat of physical abuse
- Significant experience of working with people with a learning disability and with people with an Autistic Spectrum disorder in a range of settings and/or significant experience of working with children and young people.
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
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).
