Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner

We have some exciting opportunities to work in the Sunderland Mental Health Support Team (MHST), and are seeking to recruit enthusiastic motivated individuals to be part of our growing team.

The MHST is a relatively new service and works across designated schools in Sunderland supporting children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18 years in providing low-intensity interventions, group work. We also work with parents and carers as part of this in addition we offer training and advice and support to our schools.

If successful you will be based locally at the Hetton Centre, but work on a regular basis at designated schools across Sunderland

To undertake one of these roles you will need to be a qualified/experienced Education Mental Health Practitioner

If you are interested in one of these opportunities then we would very much like to hear from you., The MHST is a service offered 52 weeks per year Monday to Friday 9 am- 5 pm, The base is at the Hetton centre, but the service is delivered across school and community sites

Please help us by adding your telephone number to your application form this will allow us to contact you quickly if required.

One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.