Senior Practitioner and Supervisor (MHST)

Supervisory, clinical and line management • Supervise and line manage a team of mental health professionals and/or trainees based in schools. • Work closely with the Head of Mental Health Support and Inclusion and Clinical Lead to ensure that the provision is high quality, clinically safe and reflects best practice. • Ensure that the KPIs and objectives of the MHST, and individual objectives, are met by you and your team. • Provide high-quality case-management support to your team • Audit cases for quality and safeguarding purposes. • Be the Duty Manager on a shared rota basis - up to 2 days per week. • Assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. Develop your team to understand and manage appropriate levels of risk. • Participate in and deliver group clinical supervision and reflective practice sessions, and provide training to the team. • Support building on the existing programme and expanding the service into new schools using learning so far. • Provide support for SMHPs and others in using CYP-MH compliant routine outcome measures. • Use IAPTUS and HR based databases for effective case recording and management recording, e.g. 1:1s, probation reviews, annual appraisals. • Understand and advise on safeguarding/clinical risk issues that may arise, following both organisational and school policies and procedures. • Support staff to deliver tailored, appropriate services to a diverse range of children and families. • Oversee the development of new resources, e.g., to support young people who have disengaged from school or have additional needs. • Participate in your own clinical supervision and line management, keep up to date with relevant policies and procedures and attend relevant training and CPD opportunities. • Meet the requirements of your own professional body. Delivery to school-aged children, young people and families • Develop and deliver high quality interventions with children and young people that reflect the population of Hammersmith and Fulham, and adapt to meet individual needs. • Support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. • Work in partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions. • Hold a caseload, including more complex cases. Make referrals to appropriate agencies, e.g. CAMHS. • Develop and help deliver workshops, groups and individual interventions for children and young people in schools, utilising CBT principles. • Work with the Whole School Approach Lead and Clinical Lead to identify training and support needs for school staff and/or parents. Job description Job responsibilities Supervisory, clinical and line management • Supervise and line manage a team of mental health professionals and/or trainees based in schools. • Work closely with the Head of Mental Health Support and Inclusion and Clinical Lead to ensure that the provision is high quality, clinically safe and reflects best practice. • Ensure that the KPIs and objectives of the MHST, and individual objectives, are met by you and your team. • Provide high-quality case-management support to your team • Audit cases for quality and safeguarding purposes. • Be the Duty Manager on a shared rota basis - up to 2 days per week. • Assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. Develop your team to understand and manage appropriate levels of risk. • Participate in and deliver group clinical supervision and reflective practice sessions, and provide training to the team. • Support building on the existing programme and expanding the service into new schools using learning so far. • Provide support for SMHPs and others in using CYP-MH compliant routine outcome measures. • Use IAPTUS and HR based databases for effective case recording and management recording, e.g. 1:1s, probation reviews, annual appraisals. • Understand and advise on safeguarding/clinical risk issues that may arise, following both organisational and school policies and procedures. • Support staff to deliver tailored, appropriate services to a diverse range of children and families. • Oversee the development of new resources, e.g., to support young people who have disengaged from school or have additional needs. • Participate in your own clinical supervision and line management, keep up to date with relevant policies and procedures and attend relevant training and CPD opportunities. • Meet the requirements of your own professional body. Delivery to school-aged children, young people and families • Develop and deliver high quality interventions with children and young people that reflect the population of Hammersmith and Fulham, and adapt to meet individual needs. • Support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. • Work in partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions. • Hold a caseload, including more complex cases. Make referrals to appropriate agencies, e.g. CAMHS. • Develop and help deliver workshops, groups and individual interventions for children and young people in schools, utilising CBT principles. • Work with the Whole School Approach Lead and Clinical Lead to identify training and support needs for school staff and/or parents.