Senior Practitioner – Mental Health Support Teams in Schools

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Job summary

As part of our upcoming expansion within the Wellbeing & Emotional
Support Teams (WEST), we are seeking a full time Senior Practitioner (EMHP / CWP / RMN /
OT / Social Worker) to join our fantastic Redditch and Bromsgrove team.

WEST is a forwardthinking, supportive and hardworking service that is
continually developing both as individuals and as a team. We deliver highquality,
evidencebased CBT interventions to children and young people in schools, and
we work closely with education settings to embed a Whole School Approach,
helping schools become mentally healthy environments for all CYP.

A core part of this senior role includes providing clinical supervision to
our wellbeing practitioner workforce, ensuring safe, effective and reflective
practice.

You must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Is
this role right for you? Contact the Recruiting Manager which can be found on
the top right of the advert.

Main duties of the job

Administrative

Contemporaneous clinical
record keeping.

Managerial

Clinical supervision
(case management) for band 4/5.

Design & deliver
clinical skills sessions increasing the knowledge base of band 4 & 5 staff.

Under the direction
of the Operational & Clinical Lead be accountable and responsible manage a defined
caseload of patients

Participate in MDT
working & Service Development

Individual
assessment, risk assessment & care plan

CBT low intensity
format also delivering, consultation, whole school approach, group work for
pupils & parents.

Deliver consultation
advice to education partners including signposting and referral to other
services

Advocate for CYP in a
variety of forums.

Audit related to
service improvement.

Promote knowledge of
mental health & the prevention of mental ill health with children and
members of the general public, both formally and informally.

Foster close working
relationships

Actively participate
in regular clinical & safeguarding supervision sessions.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working knowledge of health services
  • Working knowledge of mental health issues in CAMH Services
  • Experience in the delivery of evidence-based and CBT interventions for children and adolescents.
  • Good knowledge of recognised disorders and illnesses in the field of mental health

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
  • Experience of delivering training and developing others
  • Experience of Providing mentorship
  • Experience of leadership or line management responsibilities
  • Experience of working in an educational environment

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional clinical qualification RMN/OT/Social Worker or EMHP or CWP with 2 years post qualification experience
  • Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

  • Specific qualification in a relevant therapeutic speciality e.g. counselling, Family Therapy or CBT

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
  • Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
  • Delivering teaching/training
  • Providing consultation

Desirable

  • Working with children and young people
  • Supervising less experienced members of staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 July 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.