Overview
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An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced mental health professional, with a background in child and adolescent services to join our Cambridge North Mental Health Support Team (MHST). The successful candidate will work closely with the MHST Clinical and Team Lead, to ensure that the MHST is a success. They will join a dynamic service in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This is a unique opportunity to take on a managerial and supervisory role, whilst also engaging in important clinical work within schools and colleges. The post would be ideally suited to a clinician looking to broaden their professional skillset, whilst being part of a new national initiative to increase the numbers of children, young people and their families supported within an early intervention mental health service.
Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 5th September 2025.
Responsibilities
* Support and provide a high-quality service to students (and their families) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
* Work closely with the team to ensure children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support.
* Supervise and line manage Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Senior Wellbeing Practitioners and deliver direct, evidence-based interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service, utilising skills and knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice, and knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health.
* Operate in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.
Contact / Informal visits
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr. Sara Katsukunya
Job title: EHWS Clinical Lead
Email: sara.katsukunya@nhs.net
Telephone: 07944276002
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Fulbourn, England, United Kingdom – reference to location and time posted elsewhere in the original description.
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