Please be advised, the base location of this role is subject to change within the county of Hertfordshire. As part of Hertfordshire CAMHS transformation, our priority is simple: to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people through the implementation of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs). Driven by this goal and in line with NHS long term plan, we have exciting new opportunities for Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP). Training will be with the University of East Anglia (UEA) and therefore travel to Norwich will be required, and when not in University you will be in placements working predominantly in schools or from your work base. Please note that this is an HEE funded position and to access this funding you must have not benefited from another funded position within the last two years. This role will start at Band 4 with progress to Band 5 upon completion of the course and placement. Over the course of the training year, the post-holder will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems via direct individual and group support for children, young people and their parents, in line with the university expectations., The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner will:
* Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
* Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
* Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments. You will study alongside other trainee EMHPS at the University of East Anglia; and be based and work with EMHPs, Mental Health Practitioners and a Senior Clinical Practitioner to support the wellbeing and mental health needs identified schools and colleges.
* HPFT MHST trainee roles will work with Young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations attending school in the East Herts area.
Please note that this role requires a commitment to travel in the first year and beyond. As a Trainee EMHP you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility, dynamism and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout