Overview
Specialist Education Mental Health Team Leader to work in the Mental Health Support Team (Reflexions). Band 7 37.5hrs working across Black Country - base locality to be determined and agreed.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced accredited mental health practitioner to be part of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Support Teams across the Black Country.
Responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Applicants should be experienced in children and young persons 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 fulfill the role.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
For further details please contact Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager on z.gilbert@nhs.net or 07795014296.
About the Role and Partnership
The post holder will be the link worker between the team and CAMHS services to ensure children and young people receive the most appropriate care and interventions and will be 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. The post holder will work in partnership with the Locality Clinical Leads and further develop partnership working between Education, Local Authority, CCG and CAMHS; excellent communication skills are essential.
Details
Date posted: 10 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change. Band 7. Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working.
Reference number: 285-0607-CYPF
Job locations: The Elms Health Centre, Slade Road, Halesowen, B63 2UR
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
* 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
* Qualification and registration in CBT.
* CYPIAPT Supervisor training for high intensity CBT required or willing to undertake.
Additional Information
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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, The Elms Health Centre, Slade Road, Halesowen, B63 2UR. Website: https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/
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