Specialist Learning Disability and Neurodiversity MHST team manager (19805)

Solar are excited to announce a new specialist manager opportunity based within their Mental Health Support Team (MHST). We are looking for a learning disability and neuro diversity specialist manager to form a key part of the Solar MHST. If you're looking for a new challenge in your work life and would love to have a positive impact on the mental health agenda in Solihull schools, whilst improving outcomes for children, young people and families then we could be looking to hire you. This is a new and exciting post for the MHST, and we are looking for an incredibly vibrant, creative, and experienced staff member who is just as passionate about the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people as we are. We have an exciting role providing an opportunity to develop as manager and specialist practitioner whilst contributing to the delivery of evidence-based services and the mental health agenda within schools. As a team manager in the MHST you will work as part of the Solar service and working in partnership with the school community and other wellbeing services to develop a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing, building on what is being done already. We achieve this goal through offering a range of services, including:

• Improving access to mental health support and services
• Delivering training and workshops for schools and parents
• Providing consultation to schools on mental health and wellbeing
• Individual and group interventions for children and young people experiencing difficulties with managing emotions
• And more!
As a manager in this team, you will work in Educational and Healthcare settings, providing you with a wealth of experience and skills. Solar is a well established, nationally talked about service and we are really excited to be growing our MHST team with specialist branches. As a specialist manager (Learning Disability and Neurodiversity), you will be at the forefront of development in the MHST, ensuring that the service is responsive to local area needs and continues developing in line with transformation plans. We welcome candidates who are incredibly collaborative and have experience working in partnership with children, young people and families to shape and grow services.


• To have at least 4 years experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting.
• To have experience working with children and young people who have learning disability or neurodevelopmental conditions.
• To be a fully qualified clinician e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Social Worker, LD Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychotherapist. (E) We may consider applicants who do not have a core qualification, provided they have and can evidence significant (4+ years) experience in CAMHS and can evidence experience working with children and/or young people who have a learning disability and/or neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Experience in working with families.
• Experience in working in or with educational/community settings
• Experience in planning and undertaking individual/group work interventions.
• Ability to proactively manage a busy and complex diary in a fast-paced work environment.
  
  Solar is a partnership project between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Barnardo's. We work together to provide emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people in Solihull who are aged between 0-19, based on the principle of children and young people only needing to tell their story once. Solar utilise one clinical record and a single user led care plan, ensuring children and young people shape the service that they receive.
Rated "good" by the CQC in January 2018, the service was peer reviewed by West Midlands Quality Review Service who said they "were impressed with the level of integration across the services - the feedback from service users and their families and carers was that the pathway was seamless between the various services." This is an exciting opportunity to be based within a dynamic NHS service but employed and supported by a charity with a long history of working with and for children and young people (over 150 years!). Solar is a multi-disciplinary service which provides a rich learning environment for all staff. Our work is holistic, and evidence based, and we actively encourage the participation of children and young people in their assessment, care plan and treatment., We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.


• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and the option to purchase 5 days
• Free DBS check (if required)
• 4% or 6% matched pension contribution
• Staff discounts at a variety of places (retail, cinema, theme parks, holidays, hotels)
• Access to 'Bluelight' discount card
• Paid carers and bereavement leave
• Access to extensive professional training and support via the Barnardo's University
• Access to paid training in house
• A work environment which supports and celebrates their staff via events such as excellence awards
• A work environment dedicated to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer