Qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birtley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS)

Job summary

Mind in West Essex is seeking an Educational Mental Health Practitioner to deliver low-intensity CBT-based support for children, young people and parents in education settings. The role includes running group sessions, assessing risk, and contributing to a whole-school approach to mental health.

You will work with diverse families and collaborate with schools and community partners, under supervision, to improve wellbeing and educational outcomes. BABCP/BPS registration eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• PG Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner is required.
• Registered with BABCP or BPS, or eligible for registration.
• Valid UK driving licence and/or access to transport.
• Able to travel to multiple venues in a day.

Responsibilities

• Deliver low-intensity CBT-based interventions to children, young people and parents for anxiety, low mood and challenging behaviour.
• Run evidence-based group sessions for pupils, parents and carers, and FE students.
• Assess and deliver outcome-focused guided self-help under supervision.
• Assess risk and refer complex cases to specialist services.
• Support education staff to identify and manage mental health and wellbeing issues.

Skills

Understanding mental health

Communication

IT proficiency

Education

PG Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

This Educational Mental Health Practitioner post sits within the Children and Young People's Mental Health Support Team that Mind in West Essex set up through Trailblazer. The work centres on low-intensity CBT-based support and group sessions for children, young people and parents, mainly for mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and challenging behaviour, delivered in education settings. The post also helps education staff take a whole-school approach to mental health and links schools with specialist services. BABCP or BPS registration, or eligibility for it, is required.

What the job involves

• Deliver low-intensity CBT-based interventions to children, young people and parents for anxiety, low mood and challenging behaviour
• Run evidence-based group sessions for primary and secondary pupils, parents and carers, and further education students
• Assess and deliver outcome-focused guided self-help in educational settings under supervision
• Assess risk to clients, take steps to keep them safe, and refer children with more complex needs to specialist services
• Support and advise education staff to identify and manage mental health and wellbeing issues
• Support educational establishments to develop a whole-school approach to mental health
• Work with children, young people and parents from different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters where needed
• Attend multi-agency meetings about referrals and children in treatment
• Keep clinical and training records and complete all data collection
• Take part in clinical and personal development supervision, presenting caseload information and acting on feedback
• Contribute to clinical and training materials and share research and service evaluation findings
• Work collaboratively with parents, teachers, partner organisations and the wider community, including co-production

Qualifications

• PG Dip Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Registration & licences

• Registered with BABCP or BPS, or eligible for registration

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of the issues faced by people experiencing mental health problems
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to inspire and organise people
• Ability to use a range of office-based software packages and IT systems

Checks & eligibility

• No criminal record that prevents work with the client group or would harm the organisation's reputation
• Valid UK driving licence and/or access to transport across West Essex
• Able to travel to more than one venue in a day

Other

• Evidence of working calmly and staying resilient under pressure
• Ability to work with and support other Mind in West Essex staff as requested

What’s offered

• High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) fringe on top of pay