Job overview

4x fixed term contracts for up to 12 months, ending January 2027

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis and based within Gloucestershire schools (Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Cheltenham, and Cotswolds) where the Mental Health Support Teams deliver mental health support across a range of educational settings in the region.  As part of this role there will be a requirement to travel to the University for the training from the service where the candidate is based.

Main duties of the job

During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

The training course is divided into 6 modules, developing skills and knowledge in areas such as:  

-          Working with children, young people and their parents/carers to support self-management including development of plans for specific interventions and agreeing outcomes;

-          Learning to manage own caseload, gaining the necessary skills to practice a range of interventions such as guided self-help;

-          Preparing and presenting caseload information to supervisors;

-          Working with colleagues to provide better access to specialist mental health services and supporting referrals where required;

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.