Whittington Health
Team Lead, Supervisor and Senior Clinician - School Wellbeing Service
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Permanent Part-Time Team Lead and Supervisor Post (0.6 WTE)
Available in Islington's School Wellbeing Service (MHST)
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to jointly lead one of the teams within Islington’s School Wellbeing Service (SWS). The SWS is part of the national Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) initiative, aiming to improve access to help, and the general culture of emotional support within primary and secondary schools. The service is delivered as a partnership between Whittington Health and LB Islington.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Jointly lead one of the two locality teams in the School Wellbeing Service.
- Service Delivery: Deliver preventative and early intervention mental health work to all the borough's mainstream schools. This includes workshops, groups and individual interventions with CYP and school staff, as well as whole-school approaches to mental health.
- Supervision and Management: Line manage and supervise School Wellbeing Practitioners (Islington’s Education Mental Health Practitioners) in the teams, having responsibility for their professional development and training, and establishing and maintaining team and individual caseloads.
- Collaboration: Co-lead the team with the Educational Psychologist (EP) and work closely with the other team leads, team co-ordinators, Service Manager, Project Manager and education and local authority partners.
- Professional Development: Depending on experience, attend the one-year PG Cert Supervision: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Services which is delivered in partnership between UCL and Anna Freud.
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About Us
We are a strong, well-established friendly team with professionals from a wide range of therapeutic backgrounds and experiences. We are excited about developing the MHST in Islington so that more children and families can receive this vital support at an earlier stage in their schools.
Our Commitment
- Staff Development: We offer additional training opportunities and reflective spaces to support your wellbeing and further promote your development as a clinician.
- Diverse Community: The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse, and we welcome applicants skilled at working with the richness and complexity of our multicultural context.
- Support and Growth: We are committed to supporting staff development and offer additional training opportunities and reflective spaces to support your wellbeing and further promote your development as a clinician while working with us.
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Benefits
- Dynamic Environment: An exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued.
- Senior Support: You will be supported directly by senior colleagues, and we will develop the service together.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, please contact:
- Name: Rosie Davies
- Job Title: Clinical Psychologist/SWS Clinical Service Manager
- Email Address: rosie.davies2@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 0203 316 1824
Additional Contact:
- Name: Monique Davis
- Job Title: Educational Psychologist and co-team lead
- Email Address: monique.davies1@nhs.net
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