Senior Mental Health Practitioner

1 month ago


Eastbourne, United Kingdom East Sussex County Council Full time

Have you got experience of working with children and young people and want to move into a rewarding career in mental health?

We have an opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner (SMHP) to join the 'Me & My Mind' Mental Health Support Team.

East Sussex County Council (ESCC) is recruiting Senior Mental Health Practitioner's (SMHP) to join our existing Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Hasting's and Eastbourne and two to join a new team in Eastbourne. 

The MHS teams deliver evidence-based interventions based on the Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic (CBT) approach in schools. We work directly with children and young people aged 7-17 with mild to moderate mental health issues, and their parents and carers. We also work with schools to develop or enhance their whole-school approach to emotional health and wellbeing and mental health. As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner (SMHP), you will be working as part of a dynamic integrated mental health team. This approach requires creativity, flexibility, and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings. You will receive clinical supervision to support your interventions and have the opportunity to develop your practice.

The Senior Mental Health Practitioner will focus on providing day to day clinical and supervisory support for the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), maintain a caseload and deliver group interventions. The post-holder will also provide training and support to school staff, helping to embed whole-school approaches to mental health.
The role will be working alongside community partners and developing relationships between the new MHST and educational settings and the post-holder will be responsible for supporting the development of the MHSTs and embedding their services within educational settings across Hastings.

We are looking for candidates who have:
• A core professional qualification relevant to mental health e.g., CBT, Counselling, Play Therapy, Nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Educational Psychology.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• A qualification in leadership or supervision, or a willingness to commence if successful.
• Registration with a relevant Professional body.
• A full driving licence.

Your office base will be either St Mary’s in Eastbourne or Cavendish House in Hastings.

To apply for this role please upload a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as set out in the attached job description and person specification. You may wish to draw on any relevant work/life experience, education or personal interests.

Interviews will be held in person at County Hall, Lewes, BN7 1UE on 08 May 2024.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

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