Education Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Hindley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Hindley is looking for an Education Mental Health Practitioner. This role involves delivering evidence-based mental health interventions to children and young people in educational settings. Candidates should have relevant mental health qualifications and experience in supporting school staff. Join a supportive team committed to enhancing mental health and wellbeing in schools.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering mental health interventions for children and young people.
• Ability to support school staff in recognizing mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health problems.
• Support senior mental health leads in schools.
• Develop support plans for children and young people.

Skills

Recognition of mental health difficulties

Behavioural activation

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

Collaboration with education staff

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

Job description

Overview

Wigan Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in schools is designed to help meet the mental health needs of children and young people in education settings. Wigan MHST is made up of senior clinicians and higher-level therapists, and Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs). The Education Mental Health Practitioner role supports school staff to feel confident in recognising and responding to emerging mental health difficulties. Wigan MHST works with the mental health support services that already exist, such as counsellors, educational psychologists, Startwell, targeted youth support, Wigan Family Welfare, school nurses, pastoral care staff and educational welfare officers.

Our Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner will be offered regular clinical and case management supervision to support our MHST core functions; Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems. Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach. Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education, To be supported through supervision to deliver whole school mental health initiatives alongside young people, school staff, senior leads and parents. To provide 1:1 brief intervention for mild to moderate mental health problems, developing support plans for children and young people on a regular basis and discuss in clinical supervision any issues that needs addressing. To provide low level intervention including behavioural activation, CBT informed worry and anxiety management interventions, graded exposure, sleep and stress management, behavioural experiments.

About the Organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world\'s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.