Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 812-25-SG-MHP
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sandridge Gate Business Centre
- Town
- St Albans
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/06/2025
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for one band 6 Mental Health Practitioner with a keen interest in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Neurodiversity and SEND to work within our early intervention SEND Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
The SEND MHST delivers evidence-based interventions supporting emotional wellbeing through groups, individual interventions, consultation, and training whilst incorporating a full assessment of need. The aim of the SEND MHST is to support a whole school approach to develop, build, and support emotional well-being.
We are seeking to appoint one Mental Health Practitioner, who can work flexibly and are committed to the success and delivery of the service. The post is full time; however, part time hours, flexible working, and job share opportunities will be considered. The post is based at Sandridge Gate, St Albans with regular planned travel across Hertfordshire and West Essex.
*Proposed interview date: 13-June-2025*
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will:
· Support Band 4 and 5 staff within their training and interventions
· Have experience and understanding of school systems.
· Able to establish and maintain effective inter-agency and inter-team communication
· Have mental health experience
· Able to undertake risk assessment and risk management.
· Able to plan and to lead workshops and therapeutic groups
· Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere.
· Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure
· Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE SUMMARY:
• To work in collaboration with the MHST Senior Clinician and MHST Operational Lead to ensure the effective development and delivery of the MHST service.
• Establish and maintain effective inter-agency and inter-team communication.
• To support the development and implementation of policies/guidelines within the MHST in conjunction with MHST Senior Clinician, MHST Operational Lead and alongside educational colleagues as appropriate.
• To maintain quality care standards and procedures which support the aims of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
• Develop and maintain effective joint working with schools, Children and young people mental health services and other community-based teams according to local circumstances.
• Provide clinical caseload supervision to team members.
• To work with universities to ensure the success of the EMHP’s training.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree or equivalent in relevant field Professional Qualification supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to master’s equivalent level. • Experience in relevant mental health/learning disability setting. • Specialist knowledge within the field of clinical skills gained through theoretical and practical training and experience. • Membership of relevant professional bodies
Desirable criteria
- Approved mental health professional (AMHP). • Further training in relevant areas of Neurodiversity, Learning Disability and mental health.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of risk assessment within a mental health or learning disability setting. • Comprehensive assessment skills • Experience of working clinically in a mental health and/or learning disability setting assessing, containing and managing complex cases in a multi-disciplinary setting. • Experience of working with people who have a learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder.
Desirable criteria
- • To have good knowledge of local community services. • Provision of effective clinical/practice supervision • Experience of developing and delivering training and/or group
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to lead professionally. • Ability to identify appropriate evidence based interventions for mental health and/or challenging behaviour. • Ability to communicate effectively when under pressure and dealing with challenging phone calls. • Ability to perform under pressure, to be able to analyse information effectively, therefore ensuring correct conclusion for action.
Personal Abilities
Essential criteria
- An interest in, and commitment to, working with children who have a learning disability and/or neurodiversity and/or mental health difficulties. • Positive interpersonal skills • Able to meet targets and deadlines in line with triage times and returning phone calls. • Values that match positive behaviour ethos.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Garvey
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01727 732031
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