Mental Health Specialist for Children and Young People

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Tavistock Centre Full time
Child and Family Specialist Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Child and Family Specialist to join our team at the Tavistock Centre. As a specialist in mental health, you will work in partnership with schools, children, and families to assess and respond to the psychological needs of children experiencing social, emotional, mental health, or behavioural difficulties.

The successful candidate will provide specialist advice and support to school staff in identifying mental health needs and accessing appropriate resources. They will also actively contribute to outcome monitoring and service improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a commissioned service delivering direct interventions for young people and their families. The post-holder will offer a range of clinical activities to address mental health needs in children and young people, including direct individual and group work with young people and parents/carers and joint work with other professionals.

The Child and Family Specialist will join a small team of professionals in a fast-paced working dynamic. The post-holder will be supported through supervision and will deliver consultation, training, and workshops to non-mental health staff.

The role is based in a hybrid working environment, with a mix of home and onsite working. The successful candidate will be required to work onsite for at least 20% of their working hours.

We value diversity and aim to have a diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.



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