Overview
Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) support children, young people and their families that have links to identified school settings. Each designated MHST will work in collaboration with schools and other agencies who cover a population of up to 7,000 children and young people. Trailblazer sites were established in Kent in 2019, with the service aim to cover 50% of the schools across Kent and Medway by 2026. It is expected that this will increase early access to services and offer greater preventative provision. We also work with our schools to support their development of a Whole School Approach (WSA) to emotional wellbeing and mental health as well as their development of curriculum content to ensure pupils are taught about mental health in the classroom.
Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust. We have vacancies in different parts of the county: Ashford.
Responsibilities
* Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People under the MHST 3 Core functions (Targeted Intervention, Whole School Approach & Consultation and Liaison)
* To work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service
* Active participation in local and county wide meetings and supervision forums
Qualifications and requirements
* We are looking for Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) / Children\'s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) to join the teams and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components: Whole School Approach; Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group); Consultation and Liaison
* If you are about to qualify from an EMHP / CWP course please apply as posts can be held for successful applicants
Other information
* Starting with NELFT: New starters join on the first Monday of each month and undergo a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and equipment allocation. Induction is held at the Trust head office in Rainham, Essex.
* Probationary period applies to this post.
* Flexible working: part-time hours (30 hours plus) and flexible patterns will be considered and reviewed case-by-case.
* Certificates of Sponsorship: We are a registered sponsor organisation, but sponsorship cannot be offered for all roles; eligibility should be checked under the UKVI points-based system.
* Use of AI: Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
* This advert closes on Monday 20 Oct 2025.
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