Education Mental Health Practitioner

1 month ago


Ilford, United Kingdom London Borough of Redbridge Full time

**Job Title**: Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) Reports to: EMHP supervisor Responsible for: No direct line management Role purpose and role dimensions: The postholder will work as an autonomous responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their local job description to: - deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people in educational settings with mild to moderate mental health needs including anxiety, behaviour and low mood. - help children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to access more specialist services - engage in whole school work which supports and facilitates staff in education settings to identify, and respond to issues related to mental health and wellbeing by building on existing good practice - work with and within education settings to afford better access to specialist mental health services - attend team meetings as required and contribute to the initiation, development and implementation of new responses to changing needs and demands upon the team Key external contacts: Schools (including PRUs) CAMHS Local Authorities (All London boroughs and nationally) Local Health Service New Rush Hall Group Charitable organisations such as Child Bereavement UK and Papyrus Key internal contacts: Educational Psychology Service Behaviour and Inclusion School improvement Team Social Care Youth Offending Service SEN Team EWS Early Intervention Service Family Support Workers (Early Help) Financial dimensions: N/A Key areas for decision making: N/A Other considerations: This post will involve working within the Redbridge Educational Wellbeing Team (REWT) which is part of the Educational Psychology Service. This post will usually involve travelling to multiple locations all over Redbridge, mainly between school settings and council offices. Key elements: Undertake therapeutic assessment and intervention Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties in collaboration with families and schools.

Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice. Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings in appropriate formats through agreed channels. Contribute to whole school approaches to ensure young people are included with their mainstream settings.

To work closely with Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs) and Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health (EWMH) Designated Senior Leads (DSLs) in Redbridge schools, modelling and setting up interventions Share knowledge and good practice To contribute to project work or running small group interventions. This may involve conducting research and attending training provided by the borough and external providers Participate in and provide knowledge and advice within consultation and multi-disciplinary meetings. Organising, attending and chairing meetings. Working with classroom teachers, teaching assistants, parents and other professionals involved with the child.

Working with other key professionals such as Social Workers or Educational Psychologists Maintain effective records and produce clear reports of interventions and inform interventions. Taking minutes, setting agendas and circulating material. Keeping clear, professional and coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

To work within a multi-professional team and attend relevant meetings. Presenting research, being part of a peer support team, attending team meetings, reading groups, reading and commenting on research papers. Completing training, provide training to colleagues both in EPS and other Redbridge teams (e.g. Social Care and Health) Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment To participate in and contribute to the Teams professional development, support and performance management programmes in accordance with the Development Plan and Redbridge borough requirements.

Responsible for keeping up with changes in psychological theory and practise and be part of considering organisational changes to meet demands. To contribute to the initiation, development and implementation of new responses to changing needs and demands upon the team. Develop individual or group clinical materials or training materials under direction of the wider team. Attending school meetings Providing support to schools and families Consulting with the school EP and EWMH DSL General accountabilities and responsibilities Green Statement This will involve: Seeking opportunities for contributing to sustainable development of the borough, in accordance with the Councils



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