Educational Mental Health/Child Wellbeing Practitioner

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service organization in Enfield is seeking qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioners to support children and adolescents in schools. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance mental wellbeing. Candidates should be experienced in working with young people and prepared for flexible working hours across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioner or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner.
• Experience in delivering evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to assessment and deliver outcome-focused interventions.
• Work in partnership with children and families.
• Conduct risk assessments.

Job description

Overview

The qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) will join a growing team that includes CAMHS clinicians, Educational psychologists, and trainee EMHPs to support work within schools. The post holder will provide support for children and adolescents with mild to moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions in schools, employing CYP-IAPT principles (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The post holder will develop relationships with designated mental health leads in schools, alongside CAMHS clinicians / supervisors and educational psychologists, and help them develop their approaches for mental health and wellbeing in schools. They will gain experience in teaching, training and consultation through this joint working.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the assessment, and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions
• Work in partnership with children and families
• Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about intervention
• Adhere to the service referral protocols and signpost unsuitable referrals
• Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments
• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings
• Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols
• Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training
• Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated
• Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities
• To provide a service that is equitable and non-discriminatory
• Make appropriate referrals to other service providers
• Develop a ‘local knowledge’ of the locality and its services and facilities
• Provide a service that is flexible as far as possible in terms of clinic hours
• Conduct risk assessments
• Along with supervisors, make decisions on suitability of new referrals with advice sought from senior MHST practitioners and/or CAMHS
• Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process
• Prepare and present clinical information
• Complete all requirements of data collection

Our Strategy and Working Arrangements

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

How to Apply / Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hulya Karabulut
Job title: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Sarah McGillen
Email: [e-mail]