Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Do you want to make a difference to children and young people’s Mental Health? If so, apply now!

East Sussex County Council is seeking Senior Mental Health Practitioners to join Me \& My Mind, our growing Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), delivering early intervention and Whole School Approaches (WSA) to mental health across primary, secondary, post 16, alternative provision and special schools.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a varied, influential role, combining clinical practice, supervision, school partnership working and service development, as part of a well established, supportive and multi disciplinary service.

As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering the core functions of the MHST by providing clinical, managerial, and case supervision to Educational Mental Health Practitioners and trainees. You will hold a small caseload, delivering evidence\-based one\-to\-one and group interventions for children and young people with moderate mental health needs, while also acting as a key link practitioner for a group of schools by supporting referrals, offering consultation, advice, and signposting. In addition, you will promote and embed a whole\-school approach to mental health through workshops, training, and staff consultation. Working collaboratively with education colleagues, families, and partner agencies, you will help develop responsive and effective mental health provision, while also contributing to service development, innovation, and evaluation through the use of outcome measures and school feedback.

What we're looking for:

You will be a qualified and registered mental health professional, such CBT high or low‑intensity practitioner with:

• Experience supporting children and young people with mental health difficulties


• Experience in clinical risk assessment and decision‑making


• Experience of delivering evidence‑based interventions


• Experience of providing clinical and/or managerial supervision


• Ability to influence and support cultural change

Additional information:

• The role requires travel across East Sussex (a driving licence or ability to meet travel requirements is essential)


• This post involves working directly with children and young people and is subject to relevant safeguarding checks

Base and area of work is to be confirmed

• Please download the job description and person specification for more information.

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI .

Interviews will be in person at County Hall on Thursday 16 July . Please ensure you are able to make this date, as we may be unable to offer an alternative.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

Why join us?

• Be part of a forward thinking service making a measurable difference to children, families and schools


• Access to training and development, including clinical supervision training with Sussex University if applicable


• Opportunities to influence whole school mental health systems


• A supportive, multi‑disciplinary working environment

Flexible working and a strong focus on wellbeing, inclusion and sustainability

• We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Lucy Hill, Service Manager at lucy.hill@eastsussex.gov.uk or Fiona Skinner, Clinical Practice Manager at fiona.skinner@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a MS teams call or phone call.

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Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure \& Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs\-check\-applicant\-criminal\-record . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part\-time or term\-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas\-immigration/work\-visas

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

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