Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
As a qualified EMHP, you will be expected to work as part of a dynamic 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 and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in the community and educational settings. The post-holder will already have developed 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.
Main duties of the job
The EMHP role will:
* Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions.
* Employ developed evidence-based skills to work directly with children, young people and families.
* Employ developed evidence-based skills to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
* Employ developed evidence-based skills to facilitate parenting programmes.
* Offer Whole School Approach within education settings.
* Manage consultation with education settings and be able to carry out and feedback audits.
* Be part of an MDT screening referrals.
The EMHP is required to:
* Have the relevant CWP or EMHP, PWP Post Graduate Diploma qualification following the completion of a CYP IAPT approved training in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Children Young People (C&Y IAPT) (successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1 year 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course). Or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) CYP-IAPT qualification.
* Evidence of continuing Professional Development and commitment of ongoing learning.
* 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 young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Have the relevant CWP or EMHP, PWP Post Graduate Diploma qualification following the completion of a CYP IAPT approved training in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for Children Young People (C&Y IAPT) (successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1 year 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course). Or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) CYP-IAPT qualification.
* Applying for accreditation with BABCP or BACP.
Experience
* 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 young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties.
* Experience of facilitating groups and workshops.
* Evidence of continuing Professional Development and commitment of ongoing learning.
* Screening referrals.
* Facilitating consultations.
Skills and abilities
* Ability to record written records.
* Utilise and prepare for supervision.
* Ability to manage sensitive information.
* Ability to risk assess and safety plan.
* Be able to drive, have a UK DL and car to use for travel requirements.
* Use SystmOne.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
MHST & CWP Pathway Service and Clinical Lead
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