School-Based Mental Health Practitioner – Trainee

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Trust is offering a Training Post - Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner in the Northwest. Under supervision, you will develop skills delivering guided self-help and evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings, with pathways to specialist services as needed.

You’ll work with teachers, parents and staff to promote whole-school mental health and maintain records for governance and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Requirement to study at degree level
• Proven record of previous academic attainment
• Literacy and numeracy at level 2 minimum
• Must complete PGDip Education Mental Health Practitioner training
• Experience with children and young people preferred
• Ability to manage own diary and coordinate appointments
• Collaborate with teachers/parents/staff
• Computer literate - Microsoft Office
• Ability to learn in diverse settings and learning methods
• Manage a sensitive, potentially distressing caseload
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Willingness to travel
• Team player with good time management
• Prioritise and organise workload
• Assess mild to moderate mental health issues in CYP
• Knowledge of safeguarding and risk assessment
• Familiarity with RiO/Attend Anywhere/OBS Studio

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings under supervision
• Assist in identifying and referring more severe cases to specialist services
• Support schools staff to promote whole-school mental health approach
• Keep records and contribute to data collection and governance
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings and prepare case load information
• Engage in supervision and training activities
• Collaborate with families and educators to co-produce care plans

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Time management

Organisational skills

Self-motivated learner

Diary management

Education

Degree level study

Academic attainment

Level 2 literacy/numeracy

PGDip Education Mental Health Practitioner training

Safeguarding & risk assessment knowledge

Knowledge of England education system

Tools

RiO

Attend Anywhere

OBS Studio

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Trust is offering a Training Post - Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner in the Northwest. Under supervision, you will develop skills delivering guided self-help and evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings, with pathways to specialist services as needed.

You’ll work with teachers, parents and staff to promote whole-school mental health and maintain records for governance and evaluation.