An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Gloucestershire Mental Health Support Team for the recruitment of Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioners. In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the EMHP role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors.
Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis based within Gloucestershire, and will play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Team, who will have the responsibility for delivering schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.
Potential candidates will have already successfully completed the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course or the equivalent 'Children's Wellbeing Practitioner' course.
As part of this role there may be a requirement to travel across the localities.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close ahead of schedule due to a high volume of applicants.
We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.
Main duties of the job
* To allow the post holder, with appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their job description.
* Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in educational settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.
* Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.
* Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
* Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services.
* Using the acquired skills, knowledge and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments.
Job responsibilities
* Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
* Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families, and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
* Work in effective, evidence-based partnership with children, young people, their families, and their educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
* Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers, and families and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
* Support the Participation and Engagement of children, young people, their parents/carers, and families and their educators.
* Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
* Accept referrals within educational settings according to agreed local and national protocols.
* Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course or the equivalent 'Children's Wellbeing Practitioner' course or 'Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner' course.
* Postgraduate Diploma/Graduate Diploma Psychological Therapies Practice (Low Intensity CBT for Children, Young People & Families).
* Postgraduate Diploma/Graduate Diploma Mental Health Practice in Education Settings.
Desirable
* A further relevant degree qualification.
* Teaching qualification.
* Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
* Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
* Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting.
* Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting.
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rikenel, Gloucester, GL1 1LY
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