Job summary
Educational Mental Health Practitioner - Band 5
Full time / Part time, permanent role. The trust also offers flexible working.
In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors.
The trust currently has vacancies within the Coventry, North Warwickshire, Rugby and South Warwickshire Teams.
Main duties of the job
Are you a Registered, qualified or pending qualification Educational Mental Health Practitioner ? Are you passionate about delivering low intensity psychological interventions to children, young people, parents and carers? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of a team of people delivering interventions into schools and other settings in the Coventry, South and North Warwickshire area. You will have successfully completed or be about to successfully complete your EMHP training.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
1. generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
2. excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
3. salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
4. discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
5. wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
6. staff networks and support group
Within the MHST we offer a robust supervision structure and an opportunity to develop onto the CBT supervision course.
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
7. EMHP Qualifiction
8. Evidence of working with Children and Young People who have experienced mental health problems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
9. Excellent written communication skills
10. Able to write clear reports and letters
11. Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries
Experience
Essential
12. Experience of working within set criteria and referring to other services as appropriate
Other
Essential
13. Car owner / Driver
14. Registered with the BABCP or BPS