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Maidstone, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an established Mental Health Support Teams in Kent and Medway with 12 teams already in place and more to come. As we were a trailblazer service, we have developed a wide range of clinical offers that are innovative and co-produced to ensure we are working alongside Children and Young People to deliver the MHST service the way they would like us to, please see our Website for more detail on our projects and co-production work.

Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners and Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioners to join the teams and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components;
- Whole School Approach
- Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group)
- Consultation and Liaison.

Our senior Clinical Team are passionate about the careers of EMHP's and CWP's and we have exciting CPD program happening in service and are working closely with Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England to look at the career pathways of this new work force.

We have good working relationships with University of Surrey and Kings Collage London and are looking at developing our staff to progress into senior positions and consider senior EMHP/CWP training opportunities and supervisor training.

We have a number of different vacancies in different parts of the county.

**Eg**:

- Canterbury
- Swale
- Maidstone
- Thanet
- Medway
- Dartford

You will be able to make your preference at interview.

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 focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. To comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination during the recruitment process. Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.

Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People who meet criteria for MHST intervention (low intensity or preventative work)

To work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service.

(Please see Job Description for more details)