Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Leader
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 285-4487A-CYPF
- Employer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Gem Centre
- Town
- Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Lead
Band 7
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is growing and changing. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. We’re looking for people who care about others, take responsibility, treat people with respect and have the confidence to speak up and shape what comes next.
We’re focused on the future, with a clear Trust Strategy and our Best for the Black Country programme driving improvement across our services and communities.
What we do
· Adult and older adult mental health
· Children and young people’s mental health
· Specialist learning disability services
· Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley
Why join now
We’ve got real momentum. Clear priorities and our Best for the Black Country work mean things are moving in the right way, fast.
Our culture is built around being compassionate, accountable, respectful and empowering each other - you’ll see this in how teams support patients and colleagues every day.
You’ll be looked after. Flexible working, family-friendly policies, supportive teams, proper wellbeing support and opportunities to learn and develop.
There’s room to grow. A wide range of services, space to try ideas and a voice that’s heard.
It’s a great place to live. Diverse communities, good transport links, strong schools and green space, with a lower cost of living than many city regions.
What it’s like to work here
You’ll join friendly, skilled teams who look out for each other. We plan together, share pressures and celebrate wins. You’ll be encouraged to take ownership, speak up and learn from experience. New starters get a warm welcome and clear induction; early careers colleagues have preceptorship and buddying; experienced staff can lead, teach and innovate.
Who we are
We’re 4,000+ colleagues from many backgrounds, committed to improving health and wellbeing for our communities and for each other. If you’re interested in the role but don’t meet every requirement, please apply — we value potential, different perspectives and people who want to grow.
Job overview
Specialist Education Mental Health Team Leader to work in the Mental Health Support Team (Reflexions)
Band 7 37.5hrs
The post is based in Wolverhampton but the postholder must be able to work across the Black Country as and when required.
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual with proven leadership and staff management skills to join our service and work closely with the Clinical Leaders to oversee the Wolverhampton team within the Black Country MHST model.
As part of the MHST Management team you would be responsible for supporting governance arrangements and development of the team alongside as well as providing case management supervision for many different professionals including CBT Therapists and EMHP’s. You will be responsible for helping shape and develop the service and will also hold a small clinical caseload of your own.
The Mental Health Support Team In Schools enables those working within it to progress within the field of young people’s mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the think family approaches within the school environment. The Mental Health Support Team provide 1:1 interventions for mild to moderate mental health presentations, group work, guided self-help, parent support and whole school approaches.
Main duties of the job
This team provides the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people’s mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment.
The mental health support teams provide CBT, guided self-help, parenting and whole school approaches but also offers support to young people through partnership working with external agencies.
As well as holding excellent people management skills the post holder will be knowledgeable and experienced in mental health problems and will be expected to carry out in-depth mental health assessments including risk assessments where required. The postholder will also need to be the link worker between the team and the CAMHS services to ensure that children and young people receive the most appropriate care and interventions as well as being experienced in multi-agency working. Support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person will also need to be provided.
Working for our organisation
The postholder will be:
· Jointly operationally responsible for the Mental Health Support Team in Wolverhampton and the associated KPI’s
· Operationally responsible for the Wolverhampton team which would include line management responsibilities such as managing performance, approving annual leave, managing attendance, annual appraisals, management and caseload supervision, training requirements and along with the Clinical Leaders would monitor the flow and allocation of cases
· Participating in their own appraisal and respond to agree objectives which would include job planning and outcomes, this would also include maintaining the standards connected to your own professional practice
· Able to hold a small clinical caseload and be a point of contact for educations settings and school staff for areas of practice that require escalation or reassurance
· Contributing to the development of strategic developments and leading change within their own team and across the Black Country where required
· Participating in departmental audits and be able to evaluate the outcome of interventions with young people and parents using routine outcome measures
· Ensuring any risks or issues related to wellbeing or safety of any individual in which the post holder comes into contact with during their professional duties are effectively communicated with appropriate persons and managed
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants should be experienced in children and young person’s mental health at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team. Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is beneficial in order to be able to fulfil the role.
This post is subject to an enhanced children’s and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
For further details please contact:
Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager for Reflexions on [email protected]
Closing Date for applications is 24th June 2026 however please be aware that if application numbers are high the post may close earlier.
Applicants should be experienced in CAMHS at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team. Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is preferable in order to be able to fulfil the role.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Core profession (HCPC, Social Care, Nursing or recognised degree level or broad based health and social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and attributes).
- Post graduate (Masters and above) level study.
- Management of staff experience including supervision and sickness/performance monitoring.
- Experience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
- Able to travel across the Black Country easily.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification and registration in CBT.
- CYPIAPT Supervisor training for high intensity CBT required or willing to undertake.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Zoe Gilbert
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795014296
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