MHST Senior Supervisor and Locality Lead

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MHST Senior Supervisor and Locality Lead

The closing date is 12 March 2026

Band 8a - MHST Senior Supervisor and Locality Lead (Substantive Post)

We are looking for a Clinical/ Counselling/Educational Psychologist or BABCP accredited CBT therapist to join one of our localities namely : Maidstone MHST, Dartford MHST or Thanet MHST . The successful candidate will work closely with other Clinical Leads and Operational colleagues to support clinical delivery across the chosen Locality area and service as a whole.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a new government initiative to help increase children and young people's access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health. MHSTs are part of the national Children and Young People's Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme.

MHSTs are a resource in addition to the already existing support in any particular education setting. MHSTs have three main functions:

• Targeted Intervention
• Whole School Approach
• Consultation and Liaison

Our local MHST services are called Emotional Wellbeing Teams Kent and Emotional Support teams Medway. To find out more about us please see our website:

Main duties of the job

This post is to support the clinical development and service delivery of the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in Kent & Medway.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of evidence-based CBT interventions in schools/colleges and providing supervision to practitioners in the team.

They will also be responsible for supporting schools to develop a whole school approach to emotional wellbeing and mental health using a range of different evidence-based and theoretical approaches (e.g. systemic and attachment theory).

About us

From April 2026, this role will sit within Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. The successful candidate will be supported throughout this change, with clear communication and further details provided during the process. If employment with NELFT begins prior to April 2026, arrangements will be managed in line with TUPE.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Job responsibilities

• Substantial experience working therapeutically with children and families with mental health needs.
• In depth knowledge and experience of evidence-based practice with children and families (including CBT).
• Experience of providing supervision (including of CBT-informed practice).
• Clinical experience and in-depth understanding of effective use of routine outcome measures.
• Enthusiasm for, and knowledge of early intervention and prevention including low intensity support for emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties in an education context.
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions for low mood, selfharm, anxiety and common behaviour difficulties in young children in education settings.
• Knowledge and understanding of whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health.
• Experience of providing consultation in education settings.
• Experience of service development and multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Person Specification Experience

• Experience of work in mental health and educational settings
• Experience of clinical leadership

Qualification and Professional Registration

• Has correct professional registration as outlined in JD
• CYP IAPT Supervision course Low intensity

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of CYP Mental Health services and appropriate clinical delivery within these.
• Knowledge of MHST programme and EMHP training

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

• Full-time
• Part-time
• Job share
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.