Borough Lead for Kingston MHST

1 month ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom Achieving for Children Full time

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

Borough Lead for Kingston MHST

Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHSTs) are an exciting development, located in schools and AFC offices and provide a whole school approach to mental health; including individual and group work with students and parents, staff training and consultation and policy and ethos advice. The team is part of the broader Emotional Health Service (EHS) and links closely with AFC’s other education and social care teams.

The salary shown is the FTE, this will be pro rata to the number of hours for this part-time position.

Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Moor Lane, KT9 Appointment type Permanent Business area Education Full time/Part time Part-time Salary from £57,201 (SCP46) Salary to £60,468 (SCP49) Hours 10.8 Estimated Interview date/s TBC Closing Date 09/06/2024 Ref No 1607 Documents
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About the role

As the Principal Clinical Lead for the Kingston MHST you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the heart of decision making and everything you do. This role would complement a part-time 8A MHST post and is intended to support the development of leadership skills.

You will work in partnership with the MHST Head of Service. You will assume some aspects of strategic leadership at the direction of the MHST Head of Service and in collaboration with the ICB, NHS England and Health Education England. When required, you may be asked to cover the Head of Service in meetings. The post holder will be expected to be dynamic, creative and innovative to ensure effective and impactful delivery of services. The post holder will receive line management within the service alongside CPD opportunities.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about the role please contact Sarah Head, Service Lead for MHST on 

About you

Postgraduate mental health qualification e.g PsychD Clinical / Counseling Psychology, MSc Systemic Psychotherapy, MSc Art Psychotherapy. Significant experience of working within CAMHS and MHSTs and working with mental health difficulties including ADHD and ASD. Proven ability to undertake assessments of emotional well-being and risk assessments. Significant knowledge and experience in delivering evidenced-based treatment for a range of mental health difficulties. Significant experience of providing line management, managing performance and clinical supervision to other qualified staff. Significant experience of providing consultation and training to a wide range of professionals.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension) Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme A range of staff benefits and discounts An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer .

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC:  Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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