Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner (A-EMHP)

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting a permanent assistant EMHP to support MHST provision in Peterborough as part of the iThrive model. The role focuses on delivering CBT-based interventions and whole school approaches for students and families facing mild to moderate mental health needs.

The post involves working across multiple locations within the Peterborough MHST, collaborating with EMHPs, SWPs and Senior Clinicians to provide high-quality, needs-led care and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering CBT-based interventions for young people.
• Knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health.
• Ability to work across multiple educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing issues.
• Support designated senior mental health leads in educational settings.
• Provide timely advice to school and college staff, working alongside EMHPs, SWPs and Senior Clinicians through direct delivery of evidence-based interventions that support recovery.

Job description

This exciting opportunity has arisen within the team as a permanent assistant EMHP. The MHST's are part of the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service in East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust and are within the 'Getting Advice' & 'Getting Help' (quadrants of) the developing iThrive model currently being implemented across Cambridge and Peterborough. The iThrive model provides an integrated approach to the delivery of person-centered & needs-led services for children, young people & families. The post holder/s will be supporting various locations in Peterborough MHST provision of a high-quality service to students (and parents) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The three core elements that the MHST's provide are:

• Evidence based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing issues
• Support designated senior mental health leads in educational setting
• Provide timely advice to school and college staff, The post holder/s will work alongside Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP's), Senior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWP's) and Senior Clinicians through direct delivery of evidence-based interventions that support the recovery of young people referred to the service.

The post holder will also utilise their skills and knowledge of Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and child and adolescent mental health practice, alongside their knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health. This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.

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. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.