Education Mental Health Practitioner

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Barking; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is seeking motivated EMHPs, CWPs and PWPs to join the Barking & Dagenham Mental Health Support Team. The role focuses on delivering evidence-based early mental health interventions to children and young people within educational settings.

You will work with schools, families and professionals to support self-management, undertake assessments, and develop collaborative intervention plans under supervision. Training and supervision are provided.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Work in partnership with schools, children, young people and families to support the self-management of presenting emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
• Undertake assessments, contribute to formulations and develop collaborative intervention plans under appropriate supervision.
• Deliver guided self-help and other evidence-based interventions on both an individual and group basis.
• Support education staff to identify, understand and respond to mental health and wellbeing needs within their settings.
• Promote emotional wellbeing and improve access to mental health support across educational settings.
• Liaise effectively with health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners to support integrated care and effective pathways.
• Identify and appropriately escalated concerns where children and young people require more specialist mental health intervention.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, outcome measures and activity data in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Participate fully in the Education Mental Health Practitioner training programme and associated supervision requirements.

Job description

Job Overview

Are you passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people?

Do you have experience working with children, young people, families, schools or community services and want to develop a career in children's mental health?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated EMHPs, CWPs and PWPs to join Barking & Dagenham Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

Main duties of the job

• Deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Work in partnership with schools, children, young people and families to support the self-management of presenting emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
• Undertake assessments, contribute to formulations and develop collaborative intervention plans under appropriate supervision.
• Deliver guided self-help and other evidence-based interventions on both an individual and group basis.
• Support education staff to identify, understand and respond to mental health and wellbeing needs within their settings.
• Promote emotional wellbeing and improve access to mental health support across educational settings.
• Liaise effectively with health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners to support integrated care and effective pathways.
• Identify and appropriately escalated concerns where children and young people require more specialist mental health intervention.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, outcome measures and activity data in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Participate fully in the Education Mental Health Practitioner training programme and associated supervision requirements.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The post holder will be a member of the Barking & Dagenham Mental Health Support Team (MHST), working collaboratively with schools, colleges, children, young people and families to improve access to early mental health support and intervention.

Working under appropriate clinical supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. This will include undertaking assessments, contributing to formulations, developing collaborative intervention plans, delivering guided self-help and other low-intensity interventions, and monitoring progress and outcomes.

The post holder will work closely with education settings to promote emotional wellbeing, support the development of whole-school approaches to mental health, and assist education staff in identifying and responding appropriately to emerging mental health concerns. They will contribute to strengthening links between education and specialist mental health services, ensuring children and young people receive timely support and are signposted or referred appropriately where higher levels of need are identified.

The role requires effective partnership working with a range of professionals across health, education, social care and voluntary sector services. The post holder will be expected to communicate sensitively and professionally with children, young people, families and partner agencies, maintaining a child-centred, strengths-based and inclusive approach at all times.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records, collecting and reporting outcome measures, and ensuring all work is completed in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards, safeguarding requirements and information governance procedures.

The role will involve working across a range of educational settings and community locations throughout Barking & Dagenham and therefore requires flexibility, strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They Are

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Name: Nasif Nijabat

Job title: Clinical Lead and Service Manager

Contact Number: 0300 555 1200 extension 55665

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