Barnardo’s

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner/Qualified EMHP

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Job summary

Come and join our team in North Cumbria.

We are looking for 2 practitioners with the vision and expertise to make a difference to the lives of children and young people. The successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis as recruit-to-train EMHPs or qualified EMHPs depending on qualifications.

One practitioner will be based in our West locality team and working in schools in Whitehaven, Workington , Maryport, Cockermouth area. The other will be based in the East team and will work in schools in Carlisle, Solway coast and Penrith areas. The service bases are situated in Carlisle,Cockermouth and Workington.

In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, opportunities have arisen for 2 Qualified/TraineeEducation Mental Health Practitioners(EMHPs)to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people as part of the North Cumbria Mental Health Support Team.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a national programme jointly delivered with the Department for Education, NHS England and Health Education England.

All applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to work at degree level and have relevant experience in child development, emotional wellbeing and mental health. For those applying for trainee positions it is a condition of the role that you will attend University, which is funded by Barnardos and complete the course.

Main duties of the job

The programme has three core functions:

  • Deliveringevidence-basedinterventionsforchildrenandyoungpeoplewithmild to moderatementalhealthneeds
  • Supportingthe seniormentalhealthleadin eacheducationsetting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach
  • Giving timely advice to school and college staff, andliaisingwithexternal specialist services, to helpchildrenandyoungpeopleto get the rightsupportand stay ineducation

MHST'ssupportthe promotion of wellbeing and goodmentalhealthwithparticularfocus on earlyintervention. They workwithexisting social,emotional,mentalhealthand wellbeingsupportwithineducationsettings, buildingrelationshipswitheacheducationsetting andwithchildren,youngpeople,parent-carersand partner in the locally system to co-design andevaluatethesupportoffer required.

About us

We arecommittedto being aninclusiveemployer andcultivatinga culture where everyone can belong and thrive throughinclusionandconnectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of thecommunitieswe work with, and forequality,diversityandinclusionto be embedded ineverythingwe do. We are aDisabilityConfidentLeader, are progressing our ambition to be ananti-racistorganisationwithAnti-RacismCommitmentsand actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black andMinoritisedEthnic and Women. Weparticularlyencourageapplicationsfrom Black andMinoritisedEthnic and/or disabled candidates who are currentlyunderrepresentedin our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offerreasonableadjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Details

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£26,351 to £31,409 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0033-25-0000

Job locations

345 Warwick Road

Carlisle

CA1 2BS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and

their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service.

Specifics of Service attached as applicable.

Key Responsibilities:

For Service Users

Under guidance and instruction:

To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one

or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to

achieve positive outcomes.

To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to

enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.

To work co-operatively with childrens services, health agencies and

other community based services, to provide the most effective service

for children young people and families.

To contribute to Service development.

To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.

For Resources

To be responsible for equipment/resources used in day to day work.

To be responsible for case note recording, contributing to case reports.

For People (Staff, Students, Volunteers)

No management/supervisory responsibility for staff, students or

volunteers other than to help and advise colleagues as necessary.

To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the

working environment

This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post

as they exist at this time and may be subject to change based on the

needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to

undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence

requirements of this post from time to time as required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and

their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service.

Specifics of Service attached as applicable.

Key Responsibilities:

For Service Users

Under guidance and instruction:

To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one

or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to

achieve positive outcomes.

To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to

enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.

To work co-operatively with childrens services, health agencies and

other community based services, to provide the most effective service

for children young people and families.

To contribute to Service development.

To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.

For Resources

To be responsible for equipment/resources used in day to day work.

To be responsible for case note recording, contributing to case reports.

For People (Staff, Students, Volunteers)

No management/supervisory responsibility for staff, students or

volunteers other than to help and advise colleagues as necessary.

To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the

working environment

This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post

as they exist at this time and may be subject to change based on the

needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to

undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence

requirements of this post from time to time as required.

Person Specification

additional training information

Essential

  • Supporting colleagues in education to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
  • On successful completion of training, the trainee EMHP will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities to work as a qualified EMHP as an autonomous and responsible practitioner within their scope of practice, alongside education colleagues.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Demonstratable ability to work at postgraduate academic level e.g. minimum 2.2 degree or equivalent in a related subject OR
  • Proven record of previous academic attainment and good basic literacy and numeracy qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • If you have not qualified as an Education Mental Health Practitioner. It is an essential part of the role that you complete the training programme for this post starting in September 2025, it is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.
  • Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of two taught days with Northumbria University, two days in service, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education wellbeing and mental health services.
  • During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.
  • The training course is divided into six modules, developing skills and knowledge in areas such as:
  • Working with children, young people and their parents/carers to support self- management including development of plans for specific interventions and agreeing outcomes;
  • Learning to manage own caseload, gaining the necessary skills to practice a range of interventions such as guided self-help;
  • Preparing and presenting caseload information to supervisors;
  • Working with colleagues to provide better access to specialist mental health services and supporting referrals where required
Person Specification

additional training information

Essential

  • Supporting colleagues in education to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
  • On successful completion of training, the trainee EMHP will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities to work as a qualified EMHP as an autonomous and responsible practitioner within their scope of practice, alongside education colleagues.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Demonstratable ability to work at postgraduate academic level e.g. minimum 2.2 degree or equivalent in a related subject OR
  • Proven record of previous academic attainment and good basic literacy and numeracy qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • If you have not qualified as an Education Mental Health Practitioner. It is an essential part of the role that you complete the training programme for this post starting in September 2025, it is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.
  • Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of two taught days with Northumbria University, two days in service, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education wellbeing and mental health services.
  • During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.
  • The training course is divided into six modules, developing skills and knowledge in areas such as:
  • Working with children, young people and their parents/carers to support self- management including development of plans for specific interventions and agreeing outcomes;
  • Learning to manage own caseload, gaining the necessary skills to practice a range of interventions such as guided self-help;
  • Preparing and presenting caseload information to supervisors;
  • Working with colleagues to provide better access to specialist mental health services and supporting referrals where required

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Barnardo’s

Address

345 Warwick Road

Carlisle

CA1 2BS


Employer's website

https://www.barnardos.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barnardo’s

Address

345 Warwick Road

Carlisle

CA1 2BS


Employer's website

https://www.barnardos.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Childrens Services Manager

Ruth Henry

ruth.henry@barnardos.org.uk

Details

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£26,351 to £31,409 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0033-25-0000

Job locations

345 Warwick Road

Carlisle

CA1 2BS


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