Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Bristol seeks a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner. The role involves delivering high-quality interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges. The ideal candidate will have completed the relevant educational courses and possess strong assessment and treatment skills. This full-time position requires effective teamwork and communication with young people and their families.

Qualifications

• Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner with relevant course completion.
• Skills in low intensity evidence-based interventions.
• Strong emphasis on working with young people, families, and schools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
• Conduct one-on-one work, group work, and larger assemblies.
• Ensure timely access to mental health support for children and young people.

Skills

Assessment skills

Intervention skills

Experience with children and young people

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Completion of Education Mental Health Practitioner course

Child and Young Person’s (CYP) IAPT course

Job description

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner for our BNSSG Mental Health Support Team. This is a full time positions that carries a portfolio of both Primary and Secondary Schools that the post holder will be based in for most of their working week.

*Please notewe are looking for qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners, therefore, we can only accept candidates that has completed Education Mental Health Practitioner course.

We are recruiting to a number of EMHP vacancies across the BNSSG localities.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will deliver, under regular supervision, high-quality; outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.

This will include one-one work, group work, whole class, or larger assemblies.

The post holder will have the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to ensure that children and young people will have access to timely, high quality, evidence based mental health support.

This post is for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) who has completed the Child and Young Person’s (CYP) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) course.

The EMHP will have skills in assessment and treatment in delivering low intensity evidence-based interventions with CYP presenting with anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. The EMHP will also deliver whole school approaches with a strong emphasis on participation with young people, their families and carers.