Working for our organisation
Lambeth MHST mission statement:
Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are.
We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in 40 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth. Our service will be expanding to more schools in Lambeth in January 2026.
The team consists of multidisciplinary professionals from a variety of training backgrounds including Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic Family Practitioners, Social Work, Education Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapy, CBT Therapists, Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Communications Lead, and Senior Administrative Support.
About our locations:
Our main office is at St John’s Angell Town Primary School but we also work across several MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer flexibility and home working.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of the Lambeth MHST to manage a defined caseload, complete holistic assessments, and provide evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.
* Plan and deliver whole school activities as part of a school’s whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
* Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.
* Be expected to provide case management and clinical skills supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.
* Work flexibly across a range of education providers, promoting the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.
* Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within the role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by creating a psychologically safe environment.
Qualifications
* EMHP candidates must be fully registered or awaiting accreditation with a relevant professional body (e.g., BABCP or BPS) and have at least 2 years of post‑qualification experience as of January 2026.
* Required enrolment in the KCL CYP MH Low Intensity Advanced Practice PGDip Course (for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners), starting 19 January 2026.
* Be a Band 6 Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner and be able to fulfill the 2‑year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London.
* Demonstrated ability to provide case management, supervision and evidence‑based interventions for CYP and their families.
* Experience working within school or educational settings, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing.
Employment Details
* NHS AfC: Band 6
* South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is a disability confident employer and welcomes applicants from all community sections and protected characteristics.
* The Trust commits to treating people with compassion, respect and dignity, and aims to embed equality and human rights in everyday practice.
* It is a Stonewall Diversity Champion; all applicants are encouraged to apply.
* The Trust offers flexible working arrangements and operates within a smoke‑free environment.
Application Process
* All applications must be submitted online.
* A statement in support should reflect the required criteria.
* The vacancy may close earlier if a sufficient number of applicants are received.
* Applicants who do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date will not be successful.
* Successful appointees will be required to authorize the Trust to confirm previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
* Applications may be transferred to a third‑party e‑recruitment system, with all subsequent information generated from apps.trac.jobs.
By submitting an application you consent to your information being transferred to the Trust and that you will be considered for the role.
For relevant equality, diversity, inclusion and disability statements see the Trust’s policy. All applicants are treated fairly, respectfully and with dignity.
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