B5 Educational Mental Health Practitioner/Child Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking enthusiastic Educational Mental Health Practitioners or Child Wellbeing Practitioners to join their team in Wolverhampton. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions to support children's emotional health in educational settings. Candidates should have completed relevant training and possess experience working with children and young people.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Supportive and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ course.
• Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
• Knowledge of educational environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver short term interventions in schools and colleges.
• Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals.
• Carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments.

Skills

Experience with children and young people

Knowledge of safeguarding issues

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Completion of the Educational Mental Health Practitioner training

Job description

Main area B5 Educational Mental Health Practitioner/Child Wellbeing Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 285-2255-CYPF

Employer Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Gem Centre Town Wolverhampton Salary £28,407 - £34,581 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 5

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• Mental health services for children and young people
• Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.

We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.

Don’t meet every single requirement?Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.

Job overview

2wte B5 Education Mental Health Practitioners or Child Wellbeing Practitioner

Post based in Wolverhampton

We have an exciting opportunity for low intensity practitioners (Educational Mental Health Practitioner or Child Wellbeing Practitioner – EMHP/CWP) to deliver short term interventions in schools and colleges throughout the localities to those young people demonstrating need for support with their emotional health and wellbeing. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our team who have been successful in their training and are wanting to embed their learning in the Black Country.

Main duties of the job

As an EMHP/CWP you will be expected to work autonomously but also 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 and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings. The training you will have undertaken will have enabled you to 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.

The Education Mental Health Practitioner/Child Wellbeing Practitioner role will:

• Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions
• Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
• Develop and practice evidence-based skills to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments.

Working for our organisation

The Education Mental Health Practitioner/Child Wellbeing Practitioner is required to:

• Demonstrate and evidence they have completed the Educational Mental Health Practitioner training
• Have experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
• Have experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
• Have experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties

Join our Team in Black Country Healthcare

Here at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on employing the best people who have the right skills, vision and values to make a difference to the communities we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

So ask yourself:

• Do you want to be part of developing national good practice initiatives?
• Are you skilled in working with children and young people with emerging emotional wellbeing needs?
• Do you believe in providing a young person with best possible outcomes?
• Do you work effectively as part of an enhanced multidisciplinary/multiagency team?
• Are you looking for opportunities for career development and progression?

For more information and a confidential discussion please email Zoe Gilbert, Service Manager on [e-mail]

Any questions regarding application please contact our recruitment team on 01384 325028.

Interview Date – 15 th May 2024

Person specification

Criteria

• Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ course.
• Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others
• Knowledge of educational environments
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Membership with BABCP or BPS
• Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting

Skill

• Candidate is able to travel across Black Country if required

** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.

If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback.

The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.

Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.

The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.

As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.

Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.

Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.