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Mental health practitioner | hertfordshire community nhs trust

Sandridge
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Mental health practitioner
Posted: 20h ago
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Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner with a keen interest in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Neurodiversity and SEND to work within our early intervention SEND Mental Health Support Team (MHST).


Team

The SEND MHST delivers evidence-based interventions supporting emotional wellbeing through groups, individual interventions, consultation, and training whilst incorporating a full assessment of need. The aim of the SEND MHST is to support a whole school approach to develop, build, and support emotional well‑being.


Role

You will support Band 4 and 5 staff within their training and interventions and work flexibly as a full time, part time, flexible working, and job share opportunities are considered. The post is based at Sandridge Gate, St Albans with regular planned travel across Hertfordshire and West Essex, to Reading University. You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). If you do not meet both criteria, it is unlikely that you will be shortlisted for this role.

Proposed interview date: 30th October 2025


Ideal Candidate

* Support Band 4 and 5 staff within their training and interventions
* Have experience and understanding of school systems
* Able to establish and maintain effective inter-agency and inter-team communication
* Have mental health experience
* Able to undertake risk assessment and risk management
* Able to plan and to lead workshops and therapeutic groups
* Maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere
* Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure
* Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously


Responsibilities

* Work in collaboration with the MHST Senior Clinician and MHST Operational Lead to ensure the effective development and delivery of the MHST service
* Establish and maintain effective inter-agency and inter-team communication
* Support the development and implementation of policies/guidelines within the MHST in conjunction with MHST Senior Clinician, MHST Operational Lead and alongside educational colleagues as appropriate
* Maintain quality care standards and procedures which support the aims of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
* Develop and maintain effective joint working with schools, Children and young people mental health services and other community-based teams according to local circumstances
* Provide clinical caseload supervision to team members
* Work with universities to ensure the success of the EMHP’s training


Benefits

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision – Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be innovative, caring and agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

This advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025

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