Practice Lead - Mental Health Support Team

Job summaryWe
are recruiting for a Practice Lead position in the MHST who will have a
particular focus on supporting; governance, data, analysis, performance,
evaluation and evidence-based impact. The successful postholder will contribute
to the development of early intervention and prevention service in Bromley for
children and young people and actively leading continuous improvement activity.
The
post represents an opportunity for a qualified and experienced Educator and
qualified Therapeutic Practitioner, with leadership and management experience,
ideally in education or health settings, who is committed to the principle of
the whole school approach to wellbeing to further their career. The
post holder will be responsible for oversight of Bromley Ys Mental
Health Support Team offer to schools that promotes and supports a whole school
approach in supporting the whole school community, for; children and young
people, parents and carers and school staff and adopting evidence
-based
approaches that compliments and supports the pastoral care offer, and ethos in
each school. The
successful post-holder will work with young people from diverse backgrounds and
should be committed to diversity and ensuring access to services for all.

Main duties of the job
Responsible for line
management including but not limited to coaching and developing staff, managing
minor issues of conduct and performance, carrying out year Performance
Development Reviews
Conduct case auditing to
ensure Bromley Y professional standards are met and maintained.
To contribute to develop of
the workforce and ensure training requirements are identified and training
programmes implemented
Provide casework supervision to identified
qualified and trainee staff.
To identify, monitor and
manage risk to self or others in every contact.
To support with, develop
and manage processing of referrals into MHST, and the timely allocation to
practitioners
To respond to user
experience and support effective support whilst families and children are
waiting for interventions
To provide an evidenced
based service for children and young people as part of early identification and
intervention for children and young people with emotional and mental health
needs.
To hold a small caseload
and provide evidence-based psychological interventions. This work may be face
to face, on the telephone or via other media.
Complete all data entry
as required within the service and to keep up to date and clear records of all
interventions in line with service policies and procedures.

About us Bromley Y are
a long-established charity for over 60 years, which runs the Mental Health and
Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People in Bromley. We are a
supportive, inclusive, collaborative organisation
with an opportunity for an experienced mental health practitioner, counsellor
or equivalent to join our Mental Health Support Team on a full-time contract.
If you are looking for a service that believes in developing and upskilling its
practitioners, this is the role for you!

Details Date posted
08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other Salary
44,554.35 to 51,980.08 a year

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference numberBJob locations
17 Ethelbert Road Bromley Kent BR1 1JA
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities To
contribute to the development of early intervention and prevention service in
Bromley for children and young people. The post represents an opportunity for a
qualified and experienced Educator and qualified
Therapeutic Practitioner, with leadership and management
experience in education settings, who is committed to the principle of the whole
school approach to wellbeing to further their career. The post holder will be
responsible for oversight of Bromley Ys Mental…