Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for experienced Senior Education Mental Health Practitioners to join their team in Rotherham. The role emphasizes early intervention for children's mental health within educational settings. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant qualification and demonstrate a commitment to equality and teamwork. This position offers an opportunity to manage caseloads, provide clinical supervision, and implement evidence-based mental health practices, contributing positively to the local community.

Benefits

Dedicated training days

Supportive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Qualification: Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate or equivalent.
• Registered with a regulating body.
• Ability to provide case management and supervise others.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload in educational settings.
• Provide assessment and formulation for children with mental health difficulties.
• Offer evidence-based mental health practices.

Skills

Early intervention passion

Teamwork values

Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Clinical supervision

Evidence-based practice

Education

Education Mental Health or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner qualification

Job description

Rotherham With Me In Mind (Mental Health Support Team) were fortunate to be one of the national 'trailblazer' sites for developing mental health support in schools back in 2019. This is an exciting time for us as we continue to grow and develop, the Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner posts are part of our Wave 14 expansion. We are a large team with approx. 40 staff and with the wave 14 expansion we will have coverage of approx. 85% of educational settings in Rotherham. We have an exciting opportunity for 2 x band 6 to join our Rotherham team as Senior Education Mental Health Practitioners.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Has a passion for early intervention and Children's low intensity services
• Is excited at the prospect of working in Rotherham with a range of educational settings
• Values and prioritises supervision
• Acts as a role model
• Is committed to growth and learning
• Is enthused about working in an ever growing, changing team
• Is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Values team work
• Takes pride in their work
• Hold either an Education Mental Health or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner qualification (either a Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate) or an equivalent level of professional qualification
• Be registered with a regulating body and maintain registration with such body
• Provide case management and clinical supervision to EMHPs and Trainee EMHPs under the direction of the Senior Clinicians and Clinical Lead
• Manage a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems in education settings
• Provide assessment and formulation of mental health difficulties in children and young people
• Offer evidence-based practice in guided self-help, CBT, child and adolescent mental health practice and Whole School Approaches to mental health

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you. Interviews for this role will be on the 6th January at Kimberworth Place.

About Us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit https://workwithrdash.co.uk/. We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation. Find out more about our allyship principles in our YouTube video.”