Team Lead North and East Dorset - Blandford Forum, United Kingdom - Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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Blandford Forum, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHST) have been developed with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community in response to the government's Green Paper for Young People's Mental Health.


We are looking for an inspirational and experienced leader for our wonderful staff team within the Mental Health Support in Schools Team for North and East Dorset.

This is a unique post leading a team of professionals working within educational settings, some of whom are training to be Education Mental Health Practitioners and some of whom are already qualified.


You will work alongside the Service Lead, and the other Team Leads for the service, in develop the team and ensure that the highest quality of care is delivered to children, young people and families.

You'll be part of the Senior Management Team and have the opportunity to influence Team and Service development.


We would like to recruit a professional who shares our values and our passion to make a real difference in the lives of young people and their families as well as someone who can work as part of a team, bring enthusiasm and is innovative in their clinical practice and leadership style.


You will support the clinical development of team members to provide services that are accessible and responsive to needs and which willpromote participation of children, young people and their families and carers in their own care and in the planning and development of services.


You will take clinical and line management responsibility for a number of the staff within the team, ensuring they deliver a high quality, children and young person focused service.

You will work in partnership with education and Local Authority colleagues attending meetings and panels as needed and promoting joint working practices


You will work alongside other Team Leads from across the service to ensure that provision to our schools and educational provisions is needs led.


At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services.

We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019.

It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.

Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.


Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people.

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity.

We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.


Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know.

And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

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