Senior Mental Health Practitioner
CompanyEast Sussex County Council
Location
East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypePart-time
Posted At4/27/2026
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Description
Job Description
Do you want to make a difference to children and young people’s Mental Health?
East Sussex County Council is seeking Senior Mental Health Practitioners to join Me & My Mind, our growing Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), delivering early intervention and Whole School Approaches (WSA) to mental health across primary, secondary, post 16, alternative provision and special schools.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a varied, influential role, combining clinical practice, supervision, school partnership working and service development, as part of a well established, supportive and multi disciplinary service.
Role
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering the core functions of the MHST by:
You will be a qualified and registered mental health professional, such as a nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, psychologist, PWP, CWP, CBT or low‑intensity practitioner with two years post qualification experience, with:
Do you want to make a difference to children and young people’s Mental Health?
East Sussex County Council is seeking Senior Mental Health Practitioners to join Me & My Mind, our growing Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), delivering early intervention and Whole School Approaches (WSA) to mental health across primary, secondary, post 16, alternative provision and special schools.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a varied, influential role, combining clinical practice, supervision, school partnership working and service development, as part of a well established, supportive and multi disciplinary service.
Role
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering the core functions of the MHST by:
- Providing clinical, managerial and case supervision to Educational Mental Health Practitioners and trainees
- Holding a small caseload, delivering evidence‑based one‑to‑one and group interventions for children and young people with moderate mental health needs
- Acting as a key link practitioner for a group of schools, supporting referrals, consultation, advice and signposting
- Promoting and embedding a whole school approach to mental health through workshops, training and staff consultation
- Working collaboratively with education colleagues, families and partner agencies to develop responsive and effective mental health provision
- Contributing to service development, innovation and evaluation, using outcome measures and school feedback
You will be a qualified and registered mental health professional, such as a nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, psychologist, PWP, CWP, CBT or low‑intensity practitioner with two years post qualification experience, with:
- Experience supporting children and young people with mental health difficulties
Additional Information
- The role requires travel across East Sussex (a driving licence or ability to meet travel requirements is essential)
- This post involves working directly with children and young people and is subject to relevant safeguarding checks
- Base and area of work is to be confirmed
To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI .
Interviews will be in person at County Hall, Lewes on Thursday 04 June 2026. Please ensure you are able to make this date, as we may be unable to offer an alternative. Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.
Why join us?
- Be part of a forward thinking service making a measurable difference to children, families and schools
- Access to training and development, including clinical supervision training with Sussex University if applicable
For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Lucy Hill, Service Manager at lucy.hill@eastsussex.gov.uk or Fiona Skinner, Clinical Practice Manager at fiona.skinner@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a MS teams call or phone call.
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Additional Information
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
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If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.