Job Description

Do you have a passion for early intervention?Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin MHSTs are looking for Senior Mental Health Support Team Practitioners to join our teams working within schools.
We need Seniors who will be effective clinicians and team leads with, responsibilities for operational and clinical development, offering a strong contribution to our service delivery and growth.
Are you a fully qualified EMHP or CWP or registered with a core profession (e.g. Social Work/OT/RMN), with significant post qualification/post registration experience?
Are you interested in working with children and young people at an early intervention stage to support their emotional/mental health and wellbeing?
Are you able to assess and identify how best to work with children and young people where there may be more complex mental health needs?
Do you enjoy working within a team, sharing your knowledge of how to support children and young people with colleagues inside and outside of the NHS, focused particularly on partnership working with schools?
Are you keen to develop your clinical skills and offer evidence-based interventions?
Are you able to support and supervise junior practitioners and lead and organise the activity of a team?
If the answer is yes, we welcome your application!
Main duties of the job

• To work as a senior member of the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) leading on the delivery of the service offer to the designated schools aligned to the team.
• Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), and care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans for CYP with mental health needs.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance.
• Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
• To encourage and support service user and carer involvement and participation.
• To attend and contribute to MHST business and development forums.

About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to 2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Details
Date posted
02 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
301-KM-25-7292673-A
Job locations
Severnfields Health Village
Sundorne Road
Shrewsbury
SY1 4RQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is to work as a senior practitioner in an exciting service. Two teams were established in 2020 and the MHST service has since expanded to five teams working with identified schools across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. We work closely as a service across all teams.
MHSTs are working within schools, ensuring children and young people receive timely access to mental health support.
You will be expected to lead the team, hold a clinical caseload, offer supervision to junior staff, be involved with the Whole School Approach, act as a senior practitioner within the team and when necessary and appropriate deputise for the Manager within your team.
For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and specification
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application. Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is to work as a senior practitioner in an exciting service. Two teams were established in 2020 and the MHST service has since expanded to five teams working with identified schools across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. We work closely as a service across all teams.
MHSTs are working within schools, ensuring children and young people receive timely access to mental health support.
You will be expected to lead the team, hold a clinical caseload, offer supervision to junior staff, be involved with the Whole School Approach, act as a senior practitioner within the team and when necessary and appropriate deputise for the Manager within your team.
For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and specification
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential

• Professional clinical qualification - RMN/OT/CWP/Social Worker or EMHP with significant post qualifying experience
• Current Professional Registration - We understand registration for CWP/EMHP is a new process, so at the time of advertising, it may not be possible for the candidate to be registered (if an EMHP/CWP), but there is the expectation that you will register as soon as is possible.

Desirable

• Post Graduate or other approved qualification in supervision for EMHPs/CWPs

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Extensive post qualifying / registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
• Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
• Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing CYP with mental health problems in a community setting

Desirable

• Experience of working in or closely with education settings

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential

• Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plan
• Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for CYP with mental health needs

Desirable

• Responsibility for supporting and/or supervising trainee EMHPs/CWPs or other clinical staff

Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential

• Professional clinical qualification - RMN/OT/CWP/Social Worker or EMHP with significant post qualifying experience
• Current Professional Registration - We understand registration for CWP/EMHP is a new process, so at the time of advertising, it may not be possible for the candidate to be registered (if an EMHP/CWP), but there is the expectation that you will register as soon as is possible.

Desirable

• Post Graduate or other approved qualification in supervision for EMHPs/CWPs

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Extensive post qualifying / registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
• Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
• Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing CYP with mental health problems in a community setting

Desirable

• Experience of working in or closely with education settings

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential

• Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plan
• Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for CYP with mental health needs

Desirable

• Responsibility for supporting and/or supervising trainee EMHPs/CWPs or other clinical staff

Skills Required