Mhst Administrator

An exciting opportunity for a full time administrator role, supporting MHSTs across Mid and south Essex.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) partner with schools and colleges in Mid and South Essex to support mental health and emotional wellbeing. Our focus is on early intervention, prevention, and promotion; for young people who are thriving, coping or would benefit from getting help.

We work with the whole school or college community; for example, delivering workshops and coffee mornings for parents and carers, assemblies and pupil voice groups for young people, and training and consultation for staff. We work individually and in groups with parents, carers, and young people.

**Some of the things we help with are**:

- Low mood: sadness, low motivation
- Mild to moderate anxiety: worries, irrational fears, and concerns
- Behaviours that challenge
- Family and peer relationship difficulties
- Difficulty adjusting to change and transition
- Difficulty regulating emotions
- School absences or at risk of exclusion
- Supporting the development and administration of the new MHSTs
- Using System One or similar, to interrogate patient information and update accordingly
- Minute taking at meetings as requested by the operational manager
- Liaising with members of staff including, clinicians and senior managers

Essential Criteria
- Good organisational and admin skills
- Great telephone manner and customer service skills
- Administrative experience essential, experience within the NHS desirable

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,136 and a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum pro rata)