Senior Mental Health Practitioner -MHST

Integrated Care System; Wigan; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational mental health service in Wigan is seeking a Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner. This role involves providing low-intensity CBT interventions and supporting young people's mental health in education settings. The ideal candidate will have an EMHP qualification and experience managing risk and delivering evidence-based interventions. Salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, with additional pay enhancements for evenings and weekends.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Completion of an EMHP qualification is essential for this role.
• Experience of delivering evidence-based mental health interventions.
• Understanding of child and adolescent development.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based interventions to children and young people.
• Support education settings to implement a whole school approach.
• Deliver clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners.

Skills

Low intensity CBT interventions

Risk management

Young person-centred practice

Consultation skills

Education

EMHP qualification

Completion of EMHP Supervisors Course

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Wigan as Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner. PLEASE NOTE: A EMHP qualification is essential for this role.

We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who can provide low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions, manage risk and are passionate about young person-centred practice.

Successful candidates will play an important part in the in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people in education settings.

As part of the team, you will be empowered to shape and build the service with further education settings in Wigan. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Practitioner will be an integral part of the MHST in Wigan. You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child, young person and family to provide meaningful evidenced based interventions. You will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals in the life of the child/young person. You will work closely with education professionals to foster a whole school/college approach to mental well-being.

The MHST Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in

• Forming strong working relations with education settings
• Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing
• Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings
• Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service
• Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oCompletion of an EMHP Supervisors Course
• oEvidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health

Experience

• oExperience of assessment and delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions
• oExperience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults
• oExperience of supporting young people in an educational setting
• oExperience of Multi-disciplinary working within a CAMHS setting
• oExperience of delivering whole school approach activity

Knowledge

• oUnderstanding of child and adolescent development.
• oKnowledge of risk assessment and safety planning.
• oAbility to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public.

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata