MHST Clinical Lead - Psychologist/ Family Therapist/ BABCP CBT inMaidstone inMaidstone PUBLISHED TUE 7 JAN 2025

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We are seeking a Clinical Lead, working 0.8wte to join our service and support us to continue to expand and develop our clinical offer.

We are looking for Clinical/Counselling or Educational Psychology/ BABCP accredited CBT/ Family Therapy/ Child Psychotherapy colleagues with a passion for Early Intervention emotional wellbeing and mental health support to get in touch if they feel this role would suit them.

Who Are We

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a new government initiative to help increase children and young people’s access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health. MHSTs are part of the national Children and Young People’s Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme.

Education

MHSTs are a resource in addition to the already existing support in any particular education setting. MHSTs have three main functions:

• Targeted interventions.
• Whole School Approach .
• Consultation and Liaison.
  
  

Please see our website for details.

MHSTs are continually expanding across Kent & Medway. Please take a look at our current list of schools.

Please see our Website for examples and explanations of our work.

Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Please also see information about working in Kent and Medway Kent & Medway - NELFT and see the video in the site made by our staff about working in our service.

The Post Holder Will Join The Established Senior Leadership Team Within Kent And Medway MHST To Support With The Following Areas

• Leading, with senior clinical and operational colleagues, on the development and implementation of MHSTs across Kent & Medway in line with the transformation agenda for children and young people’s mental health services.
• Ensuring evidence-based practice by engaging in and establishing links between higher education institutions, NELFT research and development, NELFT quality improvement and the clinical offer provided by Kent & Medway MHSTs.
• Promoting the service-user voice and meaningful coproduction in Kent & Medway MHSTs.
• Ensuring county wide consistency in the clinical delivery of the service and continuously monitoring and reviewing to ensure high quality and ensuring the offer is up to date with the newest research and evidence base.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include meeting the executive team, mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. The induction will be held at our head office in CEME Campus, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8EU (please note: in order to travel to this destination you will have to make the Dartford crossing and be aware of the ULEZ charges). Candidates will need to have business insurance when travelling by car to claim both travel and above charges on expenses.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Flexible Working

We will consider flexible working pattern applications these will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to promote a healthy work life balance.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Virginia Lumsden Job title: Clinical and Strategic Lead MHST Email address: Telephone number:

Katherine Anderson - Head of Service