MHST Education Mental Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Basildon, United Kingdom NELFT North East London Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a practitioner with the following qualifications to join our fast-growing, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in South West Essex covering Basildon, Thurrock and Brentwood and Billericay:

Qualified CBT Therapist Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) Children Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Children and Young People-IAPT (CYP-IAPT)

MHST's are a relatively new service designed to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties within education settings. We are a multidisciplinary team made up of Children and Young People's Mental Health Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners.

MHSTs aims to:

Support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems through evidence-based interventions Support schools in developing their whole school approach to mental health Provide timely advice to school staff and to liaise with other services to help children and young people get the right help and stay in education.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in partnership with schools, to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

They will work in partnership with schools, children, young people, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

Candidates will be experienced in the delivery of interventions to support CYP in primary, secondary and higher education settings.

The candidate will complete robust assessments, risk assessments, care plans and reviews.

They will be proficient in using ROMs and clinical tools to gather feedback and guide clinical practice, with opportunities for service provision planning and mapping with schools to inform the delivery of support to CYP.

The post holder will join established teams and will be supported to work alongside other EMHPs/CWPs in educational settings, as well as working alongside more Senior Mental Health Practitioners (SMHPs) to support learning and development. There will be opportunities for individual work, group work and consultation.

About us

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Low Intensity CBT qualification

Desirable

1 year qualified experience Working with children

Essential

Essential

Appropriate registration with a professional body

Desirable

Knowledge of educational environments

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties

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