Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
MHSTs Aim to:
1. Support Children and Young People: Provide evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health problems.
2. Enhance School Mental Health: Assist schools in developing a comprehensive approach to mental health.
3. Offer Timely Advice: Provide guidance to school staff and liaise with other services to ensure children and young people receive the right support and remain in education.
Join us in this rewarding role and be part of a team dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of neurodiverse children and their families. Apply now to be a catalyst for change!
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Neurodevelopmental Transition Support Worker:
4. Work with Schools: Collaborate with identified primary and secondary schools in Chelmsford to support children and young people (CYP) in their transition from Year 6 to Year 7.
5. Support Identified CYP: Assist CYP known to Mid Essex SET CAMHS and community paediatrics who present with neurodevelopmental conditions and would benefit from a tailored pupil plan around transition.
6. Address Transition Challenges: Provide targeted support to CYP facing specific challenges related to change and transition due to neurodevelopmental presentations.
7. Create Pupil Plans: Develop comprehensive pupil plans that include strategies to support CYP moving between schools, addressing emotional, social, sensory, and communication needs.
8. Deliver Individual and Group Sessions: Conduct both individual and group sessions to support the young person, their families, and the new school setting, ensuring a smooth transition.
9. Train and Develop School Staff: Work closely with teaching staff to provide training and development aimed at supporting CYP with neurodevelopmental presentation.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Base
The Mid Essex MHST have a nominal base of Stapleford House in Chelmsford. As agile workers the successful applicant will be required to travel to various NELFT offices and educational settings across the MHST's.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
About the Role
We are excited to expand our clinical service within Mid Essex MHST by appointing a Neurodevelopmental School Transition Support Worker. This role focuses on supporting children and young people (CYP) in Year 6 as they move into Year 7.
Key Responsibilities:
10. Collaborate with Schools: Work with identified primary and secondary schools in Chelmsford to support CYP during their transition.
11. Support Identified CYP: Assist CYP known to Mid Essex SET CAMHS and community paediatrics who present with neurodevelopmental conditions and need a tailored pupil plan.
12. Address Transition Challenges: Provide targeted support for CYP facing specific challenges related to change and transition.
13. Develop Pupil Plans: Create comprehensive plans that include strategies for emotional, social, sensory, and communication needs.
14. Conduct Sessions: Deliver individual and group sessions to support the young person, their families, and the new school setting.
15. Train School Staff: Work closely with teaching staff to provide training and development on supporting neurodiverse students.
Qualifications:
16. Educational Background: A graduate degree in a relevant field (, psychology, teaching).
17. Postgraduate Training: Completed postgraduate mental health training (, CYP-IAPT).
18. Preferred Experience: Experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) or educational settings, and registration with a professional or regulatory body (, HCPC, NMC, BABCP). Additional training in neurodevelopmental or developmental fields is desirable.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
19. Successful completion of a graduate training ( nursing, social work, occupational therapy, psychology, EMHP, CWP). The applicant must have 2 years post qualification experience in an equivalent role
20. Successful completion of a post graduate mental health course
Desirable criteria
21. To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body ( HCPC, NMC) where appropriate
22. To have completed formal CBT training ( CYP-IAPT)
Experience
Essential criteria
23. Experience running therapy groups and/or training events
24. Experience of working with YP with social emotional / sensory / social needs
25. Experience of working within school settings and or CAMHS clinical settings
Desirable criteria
26. Experience of working with YP who have neurodevelopmental presentations
27. Ability to confidently liaise with a variety of professional (Educational settings, Social Care, Charities etc...)
Other
Essential criteria
28. Access to own vehicle and ability to travel efficiently across the area
Knowledge
Essential criteria
29. High level of knowledge of the theory and practice of whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health.
30. High level knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological interventions including low-intensity CBT interventions.
Desirable criteria
31. Ability to chair team meetings, undertake delegated management tasks and support the CYPMHS Service
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
32. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
33. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
34. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
35. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.