Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) - Keynsham

NHS; Keynsham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner to provide interventions for children and young people within schools. This role is pivotal in addressing mild to moderate mental health issues and contributes to improving overall student wellbeing. Candidates will benefit from ongoing training and development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aid support

Staff accommodation

Qualifications

• Completion of HEE commissioned 1-year EMHP course.
• Teaching qualification mandatory.
• Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1:1 and group interventions to children and young people.
• Support Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with school mental health leads.

Skills

Caring

Evidence-based interventions

Collaboration

Education

Education Mental Health Practitioner course

Teaching qualification

Youth Mental Health First Aid training

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?

We are recruiting a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to join the our Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) MHST.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED A RECOGNISED EMHP (EDUCATION MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS ) COURSEORYOU ARE A CWP IN AN EMHP ROLE AND HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THIS ROLE SINCE 1STOCTOBER 2024.

The successful candidate will be allocated education settings (primary schools, secondary schools and colleges) across B&NES.

Your role will be to assess and provide interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions including anxiety and low mood. You will provide early, brief evidence-based interventions to promptly address emerging mental health needs of children and young people, and support schools and colleges to improve mental wellbeing for students.

You will also support schools with their Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing. B*NES MHST offers a range of psychoeducation and therapeutic groups, staff training, workshops and assemblies to the education settings we support.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to deliver 1:1 and group interventions to children, young people and caregivers within your allocated schools. You will also support schools with their Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing.

You will receive additional training to be able to deliver the full range of interventions offered by B&NES MHST. This will include accredited Decider Skills Life Skills training.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possibleOur vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) have been set-up in response the Governments 2017 Green Paper,Transforming children and young peoples mental health provision.MHSTs aim to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

We are a supportive MHST and we provide many opportunities for ongoing training and CPD. You will receive regular case management and clinical skills supervision which also includes Whole School Approach supervision.

The successful post holder will deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health problems. This will be through 1:1 interventions, parent led interventions, groups, workshops, and assemblies. You will work in collaboration with other EMHP's to deliver groups, workshops assemblies and staff training.

You will work closely with the school mental health leads to develop a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing within your allocated schools.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course
• Teaching qualification
• Youth Mental Health First Aid trained

Experience

• Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others.
• Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
• Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
• Experience of working with anxiety disorders
• Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders
• Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)

Personal Qualities

• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum/pro rata