Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Lead

Job summary

*Specialist Education Mental Health Team Leader to work in the Mental Health Support Team (Reflexions)*

Band 7 30hrs working across Sandwell & Dudley but must be prepared to work across the Black Country when required.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced accredited mental health practitioner to be part of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Support Teams across the Black Country.

Main duties of the job

This team provides the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people's mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment.

The mental health support teams provide CBT, guided self-help, parenting and whole school approaches but also offers support to young people through partnership working with external agencies.

About us

The post holder will be knowledgeable and experienced in staff related matters such as sickness management, supervision, performance related issues and staff wellbeing as well as having a good understanding of mental health problems in children and young people as carrying out mental health assessments including risk assessments where required would also form part of the role. The postholder will also need to be the link worker between the team and the CAMHS services to ensure that children and young people receive the most appropriate care and interventions as well as being experienced in multi-agency working. Support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person will also need to be provided.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Locality Clinical Leads and will further develop the partnership working that is currently taking place between Education, Local Authority, CCG and the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and therefore excellent communication skills are essential.

Job responsibilities

• Applicants should be experienced in children and young persons mental health at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team.
• Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is beneficial in order to be able to fulfill the role.
• This post is subject to an enhanced childrens and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Person Specification

Criteria Essential:

• Core profession (HCPC, Social Care, Nursing or recognised degree level or broad based health and social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and attributes).
• Post graduate (Masters and above) level study.
• Management of staff experience including supervision and sickness/performance monitoring.
• Experience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
• Able to travel across the Black Country easily.

Criteria Desirable:

• Qualification and registration in CBT.
• CYPIAPT Supervisor training for high intensity CBT required or willing to undertake.

Employer details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Address: Sandwell CAMHS, Lodge Road, West Bromwich, B70 8NY

Employer's website: https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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.

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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Service Manager Zoe Gilbert at [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].