Senior Psychological Therapist/Cbt Therapistband 8A

Main duties of the job You will be expected to support the Team Leader to contribute to the team with a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.
This approach requires flexibility, dynamism and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings whilst also motivating, inspiring and supporting your team to do the same.
You will be responsible for operationalizing the delivery of evidence based interventions within Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools and colleges whilst providing supervision for EMHPs.
Supervisors will be a graduate qualified health care/social work or psychological professional and will: Have some level of formal CBT training (e.g.
CYP-IAPT)Have previous consolidated post graduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issuesHave completed the HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice or the HEE Postgraduate Certificate Community Wellbeing Practice for children and young people (with at least 2 years post-qualification practice)You will have experience in delivering evidenced-based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems to CYP both individually and in groups.