EMHP SupervisorCouncil

Full Time,

permanent

Redbridge Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

are hoping to recruit an educational psychologist who is

passionate about early intervention for CYP Mental Health.

What is an

MHST?

MHSTs are a national initiative in response

to the Government&©s plans to transform children and young

people&©s mental health provision.

MHSTs have three core functions:

Delivering evidence-based interventions

for children and young people with mild-moderate mental health

difficulties

Supporting the senior mental health lead

in the delivery of their whole school/college approach

Giving timely advice to school and

college staff and signposting to external specialist

services

Redbridge

MHST:

Redbridge MHST established in 2021 and is

growing in line with the national expansion of MHSTs. We believe

that we are an innovative service that responds directly to our

local needs. Our MHST sits alongside a well-established team of

Educational Psychologists (EPs) who are committed to achieving

positive outcomes for children and young people and Redbridge

Educational Well-Being Team (REWT) a creative and well-regarded

team providing universal whole school support to our schools. Our

MHST offers a consultation model of service delivery which values

a systemic and relational approach.

The

opportunity:

As we are a developing team there is remit

to shape the role depending on professional interest and

expertise. The role would be suitable for newly qualified or

experienced EPs.

The main duties of the role involve:

delivering evidence-based intervention

directly to children, young people and their families, both

individually and in groups.

supervising Education Mental Health

Practitioners who deliver low-intensity CBT based guided

self-help interventions to children, young people and their

families. This includes group supervision and individual case

management supervision.

providing whole school mental health

support to school staff and the wider community. This may

include a range of work from training and projects to

parent/carer support and borough wide campaigns.

Applicants will need to hold a post

graduate diploma in the Children and Young People&©s Mental

Health Supervision or be willing to undertake the one year Post

Graduate Diploma at a London University alongside the role.

Applications must be HCPC registered and

will be subject to DBS checks

Redbridge is an

attractive place to work because:

We are a dynamic, friendly, and

supportive team who meet regularly to share practice and enable

whole team

We offer an induction programme tailored

to your needs, career development support and an annual service

CPD programme.

The MHST is a relatively new service,

applicants will have the opportunity to shape and develop the

service.

Redbridge is situated in the north east

of London offering the advantages of rapid transport links to

Central London and easy access to the M11. The London Borough

of Redbridge is currently undergoing a regeneration project

which includes the development of the Elizabeth Line.

We have strong university links with the

University of East London, The Tavistock and Portman, the Anna

Freud Centre and Kings College London

For informal inquiries please contact Dr

Ann-Marie Cryan at [email protected]

To apply for this post, you must submit an online

application form along with uploading a copy of your CV and cover

letter.

Job

Description

Ambitious for Redbridge

All short-listed

applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the

UK.

We are committed

to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in

employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants

regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and

civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour,

race, religion, or belief....[more details]

• Location:

Greater London

• Salary:

£47,688 - £57,954 + £2430 Outer London Weighting (Soulbury Scale A 3-8 plus up to 3 additional SPA points).

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Position type: 36