Mental Health Support Team Lead
The closing date is 18 June 2026.
North Lincolnshire With Me In Mind (WMIM) Mental Health Support Team supports children/young people and their families by providing emotional and mental health support and enhancing services within education settings from school year 3 to 13. We work with primary, secondary, pupil referral units, and special schools, partnering with school nursing, CAMHS, and adult service colleagues to ensure children get the right support at the right time.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate Band 7 Team Leader. As a Team Leader you will be responsible to the clinical lead and support practitioners in both education and health settings to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems. The post holder will be visible and support the day‑to‑day running of the team and demonstrate an understanding of the MHST model, service development and leadership experience.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the Mental Health Support Team is delivered in line with national guidance and to provide support to the clinical lead in the effective day‑to‑day management of the team within the resources available and agreed governance frameworks.
To provide support to the clinical lead to meet the aims and objectives of the service, including deputising and delegated responsibilities.
To ensure that all referrals into the pathway are allocated and responded to in a timely manner in line with service KPIs and the national framework.
To ensure effective working delivery of a consultation and advice model for education settings in a timely manner.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high number of applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Relevant health/social care Degree or equivalent (e.g. RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist)
* Professional registration.
* Additional training/qualification in leadership.
* Master's Degree or equivalent.
* A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in supervision.
Experience
* Experience of leading teams and supervising staff and students at all levels.
* Experience of working in children's services (e.g. Children's mental health, social care or education).
* A successful track record in making improvements in service delivery.
* Ability to demonstrate operational effectiveness.
* Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and autonomy.
* Experience in presenting high level information to large groups of people.
* Demonstrable substantial post qualification experience, including working with clients with mental health problems and working with children and families.
* Experience of developing complex clinical formulations with children and families and within MDTs.
* Experience of change management.
Knowledge
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and oral).
* Highly competent in decision making regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors.
* Theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of child and adolescent mental health and awareness of key drivers.
* High level of problem solving and planning skills.
* Understanding of the Mental Health Act, Mental Health Code of Practice.
* Understanding of confidentiality.
* Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles.
* Understanding of performance management systems and the importance of achieving targets.
* Understanding of risk management.
Skills
* Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de‑escalation techniques effectively.
* Ability/skills to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues, act as a role model.
* Ability to motivate others.
* Good planning and organisational skills.
* Able to manage staff and their caseloads and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team.
* Good clinical reasoning skills.
* Ability to work autonomously.
* Flexible approach to problem solving.
* Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management.
* Provide clinical and management supervision to colleagues.
* Time management.
* IT literate – use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet.
* Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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