Senior Clinical Supervisor / Service Lead MHST

The Senior Clinical Supervisor / Service Lead MHST will provide the clinical leadership to ensure the implementation and delivery of our Wave 11 MHSTs in selected schools within Brent and Hillingdon. These posts will provide management and leadership for staff within the MHSTs. This post will work in partnership with the Service Manager and will further develop the partnership working that is currently taking place between education, the Local Authority and ICB. This post will report to the relevant partnership meetings., Key elements of the role include:

• Work in partnership with Senior leaders in schools to set up and deliver the MHST
• With Senior CAMHS Practitioner and Clinical Supervisor be responsible and ensure the effective co-ordination of clinical care provided within schools including consideration to safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated
• Build relationships across local services to ensure joint delivery of care
• Provide clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision and caseload management to the Senior CAMHS Practitioner and Clinical Supervisor.
The service will be available Monday to Friday 9-5pm, though there may be times when workshops or community work are required in evenings or at weekends and it is essential that the post holder is flexible. The post holder will act in support with fellow team leaders in providing clinical Leadership and advice across the MHST Service.

Senior Clinical Supervisor / Service Lead MHST (Mental Health Support Team), Band 8a, Brent or Hillingdon The Mental Health in Schools Team (MHST) is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors. The postholder will work as a specialist member of the clinical multi-disciplinary team in providing the highest quality care and treatment for young people, their families and/carers within the school's project areas. The post holder will work closely with other team members from a variety of clinical and service backgrounds to provide a psychological perspective to cases as well as ensuring the effective delivery of the Mental Health in Schools project. The postholder will be expected to travel and work from various locations as required, and will work closely with the Schools Service Manager and other Clinical Leads for the MHSTs in Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon.