Job description

Location: Woodford Green, IG8 9PG

Permanent, Full Time

Redbridge Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are hoping to recruit Clinical Supervisors who are passionate about early intervention for CYP MH.

What is an MHST?
MHSTs are a national initiative in response to the Governments plans to transform children and young peoples mental health provision.

About
This is a fantastic opportunity for an applicant who is passionate about supporting early intervention around children and young peoples mental health. We are seeking applicants from Educational/Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers and Systemic Family Therapists and are open to shaping the role depending on professional expertise. 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 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 have the opportunity to undertake a post graduate diploma in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Supervision alongside the role.

Redbridge is an attractive place to work for the following reasons:

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 via the Elizabeth Line and Central Line, and easy access to the M11
We have strong university links with the Anna Freud Centre, Institute of Education and Kings College London.

For informal inquiries please contact Dr Ann-Marie Cryan via email on MHST@redbridge.gov.uk

Job Description and Person Specification

To apply for this post please complete the online application form and attach your CV and a Covering Letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role as stated in the person specification.

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.