NHCFT has an exciting opportunity for two qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners to join the Northumberland Primary Mental Health Work Service, to provide support to the Northumberland Be You mental health in schools team. This post will be based in the Ashington family hub in the Central locality of the County, specifically supporting the Ashington and Bedlington partnership of schools.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated individual with a passion for delivering early intervention and innovative new models of working in Children's mental health.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering the 3 core functions of the EMHP role into the 'Be You' mental health support team, within the 'getting help' sector of the Thrive model. This role may also support the teams in the Blyth, Hexham, and Alnwick partnerships.
Our established ‘getting help service’ provides excellent clinical, case management and peer-led clinical skills supervision arrangements, training and CPD. We support a blended/hybrid model of working recognizing the value of home life balance. We will ensure suitable arrangements are made to your work and home base to guarantee suitable travel expenses are provided to support in this role.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The role will involve delivering a range of evidenced-based low intensity psychological interventions for children and young people with mild/moderate needs. These will be delivered individually and in small group-based programmes. This will also include the facilitation of a range of psychoeducation sessions and staff training.
The role will provide support to schools to improve their whole school approach to emotional well-being. The post holder will also deliver a consultation and signposting role to a range of early help, targeted and specialist support services supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing.
For further details/informal visits contact: Name: Rhian Davies Job title: Senior PMHW Lead Email address: rhian.davies@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0191 2933012
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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