Mhst Clinical

We are delighted to announce that we are launching two further Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Peterborough in 2025.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced mental health professional, with a background working in child and adolescent services, to provide clinical oversight and leadership of our two new MHST’s in Peterborough

In this role you will implement the provision of a high-quality early intervention service to students (and their families) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

You will lead the team in delivering evidence-based interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service.

You will utilise your skills and knowledge of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and child and adolescent mental health practice, and knowledge of Whole School Approaches to mental health, in order to lead the MHST(s).

For further details, please see the attached Job Description.

You are also very welcome to contact Leyla Prince for an informal conversation about the role.

To provide, lead, manage and clinically supervise in an exciting new service which we will be delivering across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). MHST's will be based within schools, ensuring children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support.

In this role you will implement the provision of a high-quality Early Intervention service to students (and their families) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will lead the team in delivering evidence-based interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service. This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards. You will utilise your skills and knowledge of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and child and adolescent mental health practice, and knowledge of Whole School Approaches to mental health, in order to lead the MHST(s).

You will ensure the 'voice of the child/young person' is pivotal in all aspects of clinical practice and development. Co-production will underpin the MHST's.

Although Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is the main theoretical model of the MHST's, and you will be expected to support the development of junior team members in their delivery of CBT informed guided self-help, diversity of clinical backgrounds is welcomed and encouraged. The successful post holder will need experience of working within services that have utilised the CBT approach.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding - and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

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**Responsibilities**:
The post holder will be responsible for the work of the MHST’s and will support them to deliver their service provision.

Ensure needs-led, evidence-based interventions from the MHST’s and, where relevant, other services, that support local and national priorities, policies, and relevant clinical guidelines.

Manage pathways and referral routes ensuring that the formal route for referring children/young people to ‘Getting Help’ and ‘Getting More Help’ is effective; communication and information sharing mechanisms are in place, and that working collaboratively with all relevant agencies (health, social care, locality teams, education and voluntary) creates smooth progression for children, young people, and their families/ carers without unnecessary delay.

Ensure accessible management information is regularly used for service improvement and reporting via SystemOne data sets and the EHWS database.

To develop and present reporting of impact, outcomes, and feedback around the service as well as service productivity.

To support with the roll out of further MHST’s within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

To be accountable as the Lead Clinician for the direct delivery of an effective MHST service and ensure this fits with the iThrive model across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Develop an open culture; facilitated by research, development and best practice which enables staff to take critical and innovative approaches.

Ensure the service is delivered in accordance with the contract and that all key performance indicators and outcomes are met and are presented and reported within agreed frameworks.

To lead effectively, with enthusiasm and by example, within Trust principles (HEAR) via effective communication, service model and structures facilitating staff, stakeholder, and service user involvement.

To support schools for Postvention work in the event of deaths by suicide. To work in a collaborative way with other agencies to support education staff at this highly difficult time.

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