Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
MHST Specialist Schools Senior Mental Health Practitioner
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Job Opportunity: Specialist Schools Mental Health Support Team
We invite you to consider being involved in this exciting opportunity to be a part of delivering the government's vision and commitment of having integrated Mental Health Teams in schools as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a new approach to meeting children and young people’s mental health needs as early as possible in an evidenced-based way utilizing both targeted and holistic/systemic approaches. Our Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) support children and young people with emerging or mild-moderate mental health difficulties and ‘Getting Help’ within the Thrive Framework by delivering targeted evidence-based interventions in schools. The MHSTs also work together with their schools to co-produce and deliver Whole School Approach work and offer ongoing professional consultation and advice to School Professionals, being the ‘link’ between the school and wider Emotional Wellbeing (EWB) and MH services within Surrey.
Each MHST is co-located in a carefully selected group of schools within their Borough of Surrey, with services delivered across a cluster of schools for each area. You will be part of the Specialist Schools Team (SS MHST) who will work Surrey Wide Specialist schools (based in Leatherhead).
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About the Role
The Specialist Schools Mental Health Support Team has been co-produced with children and young people (CYP), families, and schools to support CYP attending specialist schools in Surrey. Specialist schools include those offering specialist provision for CYP with diagnoses of Learning Disabilities/Developmental Delay, Autism Spectrum Condition, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or significant Social, Emotional, or Behavioural needs. Our Team currently comprises of Education and Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Supervisor, RTT ASC/LD, and the clinical Lead.
About Us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
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We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organizations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Location
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Application
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates' residence and will be discussed on offer.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Linda Bayliss
Job title: SBN Clinical Lead & Principal Clinical Psychologist
Email address: linda.bayliss@sabp.nhs.uk
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