Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Team Lead MHST
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Are you a confident and experienced mental health professional with a passion for leadership and improving outcomes for children, young people and families?
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Team Lead for our Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop an innovative service delivering early intervention and mental health support within educational settings.
We are looking for an inspiring leader with experience of managing and developing staff within children's services. You will provide visible leadership, professional confidence, creating a culture of high support and high challenge where colleagues are empowered to deliver excellent care and achieve positive outcomes.
Responsibilities
As Team Lead, you will be committed to delivering a high-quality, timely, child and family-focused service that is compassionate, responsive and evidence based.
- Provide day-to-day clinical, operational and professional leadership
- Ensure the delivery of a safe, effective and child and family-focused service
- Lead, supervise and develop practitioners
- Create a supportive and accountable culture
- Promote professional development and support clinical decision-making
- Ensure staff feel empowered to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Key Tasks
- Work closely with schools, families, health colleagues, social care and voluntary sector partners
- Strengthen relationships, improve pathways and promote whole-school approaches to emotional health and wellbeing
- Provide consultation, training and advice to education staff, parents and carers
- Ensure high standards of clinical practice, safeguarding and risk management
- Deliver care in line with NICE guidance, CYP-IAPT principles and Trust policies
- Support service development, monitor performance and outcomes
- Contribute to continuous quality improvement
- Deputise for the Clinical Lead when required
- Play a key role in shaping the future development of the MHST service across Dorset
About Dorset HealthCare
At Dorset HealthCare, we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We are a forward-thinking NHS Trust providing integrated community and mental health services, specialist inpatient care and community hospital services to almost 800,000 people across Dorset.
- Rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC
- Committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated
- Support staff to achieve their full potential
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Why Join Us?
As Team Lead for the Mental Health Support Team (MHST), you will join a passionate and innovative service committed to delivering high-quality, timely, child and family-focused support within educational settings. You will lead and develop a dedicated team, fostering a culture of high support and high challenge while helping to shape and improve services for children and young people.
- Opportunities to further develop your leadership skills
- Drive service improvement
- Work alongside colleagues across health, education and partner organisations
- Make a real difference to children, young people and families
- Contribute to our vision of being better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Nova Bovaird
- Job title: Clinical Service Lead
- Email address: Nova.bovaird1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07879471850
Additional contacts:
-
Clare Mccartan, Team Lead
Tel: 07500292243 -
Jane Mcniven, Team Lead
Tel: 07585686398
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills