Practice Lead – Mental Health Support Team

Overview

In this role you lead and develop Bromley Y’s Mental Health Support Team within schools, focusing on governance, data, analysis, performance, and outcomes. You will guide early intervention and a whole-school wellbeing approach, collaborate with multi-agency partners, and drive evidence-based practice to improve access and timeliness of support for diverse children and young people. You’ll oversee staff, risk management, and workforce development while maintaining strong partnerships with schools and families.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• opportunity for remote/digital delivery
• full-time contract
• November 2026 start date?

Responsibilities

• Line management and staff development, including coaching and performance reviews
• Case auditing to ensure professional standards
• Workforce development and training program implementation
• Provide supervision to qualified and trainee staff
• Identify and manage risks in every contact
• Coordinate referrals into MHST and timely allocation to practitioners
• Respond to user experience and maintain effective support while waiting for interventions
• Deliver evidence-based services and small caseload clinical interventions (face-to-face, phone, or digital)
• Data entry and maintenance of clear records in line with service policies
• Oversee graduated response development for EBSA with education partners
• Collaborate with MHST leadership to improve mental health and wellbeing offers in schools
• Deputise for MHST Specialist Lead at network/partnership meetings
• Ensure continuity of contact for families receiving interventions
• Engage with schools, organisations, and charities to ensure access for diverse young people
• Flexible/digital working arrangements and potential evening/Saturday sessions
• Prioritise safeguarding and oversee risk assessment and management

Key requirements

• Professional qualification related to child and adolescent mental health with CPD
• Enhanced DBS
• Professional registration with BABCP, BPS, BACP, UKCP or equivalent
• Leadership and management experience in education settings with pastoral support and attendance understanding
• More than five years in a senior school leadership role with line management
• At least two years’ experience with emotional and mental health needs in children/young people
• Experience assessing emotional and mental health needs with safeguarding focus
• Knowledge of people management and employment law
• Experience working with multi-agency partners to optimise outcomes
• UK professional registration currently valid
• Disclose and Barring Service check compliance

• Leadership and people management
• Collaboration and partnership working
• Risk awareness and safeguarding focus
• Data governance and data entry
• Evidence-based practice and evaluation
• Case supervision and clinical supervision

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