Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Lead

Job Summary

Specialist Education Mental Health Team Leader to work in the Mental Health Support Team (Reflexions)

Band 7 37.5hrs working across Black Country - base locality to be determined and agreed

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced accredited mental health practitioner to be part of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Support Teams across the Black Country.

Main duties of the job

This team provides the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people's mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment.

The mental health support teams provide CBT, guided self-help, parenting and whole school approaches but also offers support to young people through partnership working with external agencies.

About Us

The post holder will be knowledgeable and experienced in staff related matters such as sickness management, supervision, performance related issues and staff wellbeing as well as having a good understanding of mental health problems in children and young people as carrying out mental health assessments including risk assessments where required would also form part of the role. The postholder will also need to be the link worker between the team and the CAMHS services to ensure that children and young people receive the most appropriate care and interventions as well as being experienced in multi-agency working. Support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person will also need to be provided.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Locality Clinical Leads and will further develop the partnership working that is currently taking place between Education, Local Authority, CCG and the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and therefore excellent communication skills are essential.

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

285-0607-CYPF

Job locations

The Elms Health Centre

Slade Road

Halesowen

B63 2UR

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Applicants should be experienced in children and young persons mental health at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team. Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is beneficial in order to be able to fulfill the role.

This post is subject to an enhanced childrens and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

For Further Details Please Contact:

Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager on [email protected] or 07795014296.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Applicants should be experienced in children and young persons mental health at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team. Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is beneficial in order to be able to fulfill the role.

This post is subject to an enhanced childrens and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

For Further Details Please Contact:

Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager on [email protected] or 07795014296.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

• oCore profession (HCPC, Social Care, Nursing or recognised degree level or broad based health and social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and attributes).
• oPost graduate (Masters and above) level study.
• oManagement of staff experience including supervision and sickness/performance montioring.
• oExperience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems.
• oExperience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
• Able to travel across the Black Country easily.
  
  

Desirable

• oQualification and registration in CBT.
• oCYPIAPT Supervisor training for high intensity CBT required or willing to undertake.
  
  

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

• oCore profession (HCPC, Social Care, Nursing or recognised degree level or broad based health and social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and attributes).
• oPost graduate (Masters and above) level study.
• oManagement of staff experience including supervision and sickness/performance montioring.
• oExperience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems.
• oExperience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
• Able to travel across the Black Country easily.
  
  

Desirable

• oQualification and registration in CBT.
• oCYPIAPT Supervisor training for high intensity CBT required or willing to undertake.
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Elms Health Centre

Slade Road

Halesowen

B63 2UR

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Elms Health Centre

Slade Road

Halesowen

B63 2UR

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)