Education Mental Health Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Aylesbury, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The postholder will work as an autonomous responsible practitioner as their training affords and within
the scope of their local job description, to engage in;
- 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

THE ADVERTISED POST IS FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATION MENTAL HEALTH PRACTIONERS ONLY

BuckinghamshireMental Health Support Team is looking to recruit two Education Mental Health Practitioners to join their 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 5 teams working with primary, secondary schools and some further education settings.

We are looking for a self-motivated team player with excellent time management skills.

**Some of the main duties include**:

- 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.

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme

To succeed in this role you will need to be self-motivated and a team player. As well as holding an Educational Mental Health Practitioner qualification, you will also have experience of working with children and young people and their families. With the role involving working with children and young people in their school setting, you will ideally have had experience of working with children and young people in a healthcare or education setting. The role involves working with school staff in order to support the mental health of children and young people, as well as liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.

As the role involves moving between school settings, you need to be able to travel to different locations across the geographical area you are linked to (either High Wycombe or Aylesbury)



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