Employer: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: New Horsefair Clinic
Town: Wisbech
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 13/03/2025
Qualified EMHP or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
Band 5
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join a well established Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Fenland. *Please only proceed to application if you are a qualified EMHP or CWP*
The Education Mental Health Practitioner role is an opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors.
Mental Health Support Teams work in collaboration with education settings to provide early intervention to children, young people and their families/carers for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
The MHST also works with school staff to support a 'whole school approach' to mental health and positive well-being.
With an office in Wisbech, Fenland MHST supports all schools and colleges in Wisbech, Whittlesea, Chatteris and March. The role requires the applicant to travel around the area to their allocated schools.
You will be working in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people (CYP) are actively encouraged. The approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and a passion for working with CYP in education settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner in education and health care settings alongside a team of mental health professionals and within the scope of their job description.
The post holder will carry out assessments, develop and deliver evidence-based interventions to children, young people, parents and carers. The interventions address mild to moderate mental health difficulties (anxiety, worries and fears, behavior, low mood).
The post holder will also be responsible for working in collaboration with school staff to support a 'whole school approach' to mental health and positive well-being.
The post holder will receive regular supervision to support them in their work.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and 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.
* 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.
* Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
* Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ (EMHP) course OR Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner course (CWP).
* Teaching qualification.
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others.
* Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy).
* Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting.
Knowledge & Skills
* Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and families.
* Ability to conduct group parenting programmes.
For roles that are eligible for sponsorship, applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker Visa to work in the UK are welcome, and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check.
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