EMHP / CBT Practitioner in schools

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a full‑time Children & Young People’s CBT Practitioner to join the Wellbeing in Newham Schools Team. You will provide CBT‑based assessments and interventions in schools within the MHST framework and be registered as an EMHP.

You will work closely with CAMHS and partner agencies to support children, young people and families. The post offers opportunities to influence service development in a diverse borough and to develop clinical and collaborative

Qualifications

• Registered EMHP (educational mental health professional).
• Experience delivering CBT-based interventions to children and young people.
• Ability to work with schools and multi-agency partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CBT-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues in schools.
• Build relationships with schools, families and external services.
• Support whole-school approaches and liaise with MHST partners.

Skills

CBT delivery in schools

Collaboration with families

Community engagement

Job description

Newham CAMHS are excited to be recruiting to four full time post as a Children & Young People's CBT Practitioner within the Wellbeing in Newham Schools Team. (Mental Health Support Team - MHST).

The post-holder will work within Newham CAMHS WINS providing assessments and interventions in and around local schools. The successful candidate will need to be a registered EMHP.

We are looking for confident CAMHS professionals who are keen to provide CBT evidence based interventions to children and young people within schools. You will have a demonstrable track record of providing collaborative and supportive interventions with children, young people, families, and parents/carers. The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.

We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued.

You will be supported directly by senior colleagues as we develop the service together.

• Delivery of CBT based interventions for low mood and anxiety in educational settings across the borough, as per the MHST model and supporting development of the service.
• As the post holder will be working within the community, they will establish and maintain positive relationships with professionals, agencies, charities and teams who also provide services to children and/or young people in the community.
• Actioning the 3 core functions of an MHST: to deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues, support thesenior mental health lead in each school or college to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach and, give timely advise to school and college staff and liaise with external specialist services to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.