Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health support organization in High Wycombe seeks a qualified EMHP to join their team. The ideal candidate will assess and deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people in educational settings. Responsibilities include collaborating with families, schools, and mental health professionals. The role requires an Education Mental Health Practitioner Qualification and offers both full-time and part-time opportunities. This is an important role that contributes to improving mental health support for students across local schools.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Career progression opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders support

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Completion of EMHP course is essential.
• Experience working at a Band 4 or Band 5 level within CAMHS.
• Understanding of multi-agency approach in mental health support.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
• Collaborate with families and educators on mental health management.
• Help children with severe issues access specialist services.

Skills

Understanding of Mental Health Support Teams in schools

Experience in CAMHS structure

Ability to deliver interventions

Knowledge of school systems

Experience of working directly in schools

Education

Education Mental Health Practitioner Qualification

Job description

Are you looking for your next step supporting people with mental health challenges? Buckinghamshire Mental Health Support Team is looking to recruit a qualified EMHP within their High Wycombe team.

Buckinghamshire MHST was one of the national trailblazer sites for this Department of Health and Department of Education project. We have now expanded our reach in Buckinghamshire with 8 teams working with primary, secondary schools and some further education settings.

The successful candidates will join a team of EMHP and trainee EMHP Workers to support schools across the locality. The team is led by an Operational Lead, with supervision from EMHP Supervisors.

The roles are full time but part time applications will be considered. Please note to be eligible for this role you must hold a Education Mental Health Practitioner Qualification.

Main duties of the job

• Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of the setting in which the post-holder is deployed.
• Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
• Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in an education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems
• Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services
• Supporting/facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing
• Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our 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"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

EMHP Competency

• Understanding of MHSTs and their role is schools and completion of EMHP qualification.
• Completion of EMHP course
• Experience of working within a CAMHS structure
• Experience of working in CAMHS at Band 4 or Band 5

Multi-agency Approach

• Understanding of multi-agency working to support schools
• Knowledge of schools system
• Ability to deliver intervention to children and families
• Experience of working directly in schools in supportive role

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.