Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Senior Mental Health Support Team Practitioner
The closing date is 27 November 2026

Job summary
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humberside NHS Foundation Trust have successfully been delivering Mental Health Support Teams (With Me in Mind) in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire schools and colleges since 2019. North Lincolnshire has continued to expand the service implementing 'New Ways of Working' within the local area. This project is underpinned by national strategies and initiatives for transforming children and young people's mental health.

We now have three established Mental Health Support Team working across the majority of education settings in North Lincolnshire. We have an exciting band 6 opportunity within our North Lincolnshire team for a further Senior Mental Health Support Team Practitioner. We are looking to recruit a practitioner who is enthusiastic, kind, compassionate and resilient. We seek practitioners from multi-disciplinary backgrounds with a core profession such as social work, mental health nursing, or learning disability nursing with wide breath of mental health knowledge and experience.

Main duties of the job
Practitioners will work in both educational and health settings within North Lincolnshire to support the implementation of the MHST model. The successful candidates will integrate into our already well-established mental health support team and compliment the early intervention offer within our local areas.

Should you have any queries or require any further information or assistance, please contact Fern Rivett, Team Lead at fern.rivett@nhs.net or 07812663500

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as you can

About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 376-NLCCG-0191
Job locations: St Nicholas House, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NU, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Ability to deliver presentations
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Good - Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
• Able to manage caseload and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team
• Good clinical reasoning skills Ability to work autonomously
• Flexible approach to problem solving Multi-agency teamwork
• Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
• Providing supervision
• Time management
• IT literate - use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet
• Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure

Knowledge
Essential

• Theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of child and adolescent mental health and good awareness of key drivers in the field
• Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient Wider NHS and social care policy Importance of public relations Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies A/I care based on clinical and risk factors
• High level of problem solving and planning skills Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
• Awareness of own competency level and how to seek appropriate help
• Understanding of confidentiality and risk management
• Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
• Have a good understanding of child protection/safeguarding policies, recording and reporting any concerns to the appropriate agency including participate in case conferences as required

Desirable

• Wider NHS and social care policy
• Importance of public relations
• Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with young people with mild to moderate mental health problems and working with children and families in particular.
• Experience of managing and prioritising a high caseload
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Working
• Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
• The ability to provide patient-centred assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families using mental health nursing skills.
• Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
• Experience of providing supervision to junior members of staff

Desirable

• Planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
• Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting

Qualifications
Essential

• Relevant health/social care Degree or equivalent body e.g. RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist with professional registration.

Desirable

• Specialist Qualification in CBT, FT or other appropriate therapy Degree or equivalent
• A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Supervision

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address: St Nicholas House, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Lead, Fern Rivett, fern.rivett@nhs.net, 07812663500

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