Senior Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen for two senior practitioners to join the Moving Mindsets Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in North Lancashire. Would you like to work therapeutically with children and young people in education settings, to support their emotional health and wellbeing? If, yes, then this role is for you!

We wish to appoint people who want to make a difference to the emotional wellbeing of children and young people in schools. We're seeking mental health professionals who have direct experience of working with evidence-based therapies in child mental health. The role involves providing therapeutic support to children, young people and their parent-carers and working in partnership with education settings.

The successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis to deliver mental health support across a range of educational settings in North Lancashire. The service base for the North Lancashire MHST is situated at 39 Northgate, White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe, LA3 3PA.

We have created a friendly, caring and supportive service environment, with a strong ethos in providing quality and effective care for children and young people. Does this appeal to you? If yes, then please apply to join our service.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a national programme jointly delivered with the Department for Education, NHS England, NHS workforce, training and education, and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS ICB). The programme has three main commitments:

- Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs
- Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach
- Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education

MHST's enable the promotion of wellbeing and good mental health with particular focus on early intervention. They work with existing emotional and mental health support within education, building relationships with each setting and with children, young people, parent-carers, and partners in the local system, to co-design and evaluate the offer required.

Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing is a key component of Barnardo's Corporate Strategy and Mental Health Support Teams are part of this strategy.

Please be aware, Barnardo's use generic Job Descriptions and Person Specifications when recruiting to posts. However, when completing the application form for this role, applicants must provide evidence to demonstrate how their skills, experience and, if required, qualifications, relate to the essential requirements as set out in the Additional Information Sheet.

We welcome enquiries from people interested in this role and are happy to facilitate visits or online meetings prior to interviews.

For further information, please contact:

Emma Akrigg, Children's Service Manager –

Email: emma.akrigg@barnardos.org.uk

Mobile: 07464 540779
Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.