Job responsibilities
Location: Educational settings based role across
Primary, Secondary and Further Education establishments across either Harlow or
Epping Forest districts with some remote working
possible. Occasional travel across West Essex and Hertfordshire may be
required.
Purpose of the Job:
The post holder will work within Mind in West
Essex providing low intensity CBT based interventions in:
Child Anxiety; indirect work with parent/carer
Challenging Behaviour; indirect work with
parent/carer
Adolescent anxiety; direct work with young
person
Adolescent Low Mood; direct work with young
person
The post holder will also deliver
evidence-based group sessions in:
Emotional regulation for primary aged children
Child Anxiety for parent/carers of primary aged
children
Challenging Behaviour for parent/carers of
primary aged children
The post
holder will work with children, young people and parents with different
cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be
committed to equal opportunities.
Delivering
evidence-based intervention for children and young people,with mild to
moderate mental health problems, in an education setting.
Helping
children and young people within these settings who present with more severe
problems to rapidly access more specialist service.
Supporting and
facilitating staff in education settings to identify, and where appropriate,
manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
Working with
and within educational environments to afford better access to specialist
mental health services
To support
educational establishments in developing a whole-school approach to mental
health
To engage with
partnership organisations and stakeholders in co-production
Key Task Areas and Responsibilities:
The
successful post holder will;
Clinical
and Client Care
Be supervised
and supported to assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based
interventions in educational settings for children and young people
experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties through guided
self-help.
Have skills in
supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental
health difficulties, their parents/carers, families and educators in the
self-management of presenting difficulties.
Demonstrate evidence-based
skills under supervisory support of working in partnership with children, young
people, their families and educators in the development of plans for the
specific intervention and agreeing outcomes.
Demonstrate the
skills required in order to enable children and young people in education, and
where appropriate parents/carers to collaborate and co-produce their own agreed
plan of care.
Show evidence
in a variety of forms that at all times assessment and intervention is provided
from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
Discuss with
supervisors and agree to accept appropriate referrals for children and young
people in educational settings, according to agreed local and national and
local referral routes, processes and procedures.
Under
supervision, show accurate assessments of risk to client self and others.
Where risk is
identified to implement appropriate procedures to maintain safety.
Learn,
understand, rationalise and adhere to the protocols within the educational
service to which the post holder is attached.
Engage along
with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young
people with more complex needs to the relevant service.
Engage in
robust managerial and clinical supervision, identifying the scope of practice
of the individual post-holder within the role, and working safely within that
scope.
Practice a
range of interventions related to provision of information and support for
evidence based psychological treatments.
Practice,
evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in
conjunction with the requirements of the team.
Attend
multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children
and young people in treatment, where appropriate, both for personal educational
benefit in discussion with supervisors, or to provide direct assistance.
Keep coherent
records of all training and clinical activity in line with both health and
education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform
decision making.
Complete all
requirements relating to data collection.
Show evidence
of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant
others when indicated. Specifically, work in collaboration with teachers and
other educational staff, parents, children, young people and the wider
community to enhance and broaden access to mental health services.
Contribute to
the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials
and go on to develop further such materials as falls within own degree of
competence.
Develop and maintain an up to date awareness of the entire Mind in West Essex offer.
Training
& Supervision
Prepare and
present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed
and scheduled basis, to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of
the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.
Respond to and
evidence the implementation of improved practice following supervisor feedback.
Engage in and
respond to personal development supervision to improve competencies and
practice.
Disseminate
research and service evaluation findings through presentations and supervisory
discussions.
Attend
additional training relevant to the post, either online or in-person.
Professional
Ensure the
maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to Mind in West
Essex and the educational settings. Ensure appropriate adherence to any new recommendations or guidelines
set by the relevant departments.
Ensure that
confidentiality is always protected.
Ensure that any
risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the post-holder
comes into contact with during their professional duties are communicated and
shared with appropriate parties in order to maintain individual safety and the
public interest.
Ensure clear
objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with supervisor and senior
colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
Be aware of the
outcomes required of the Mental Health Support Team and work towards these.
Participate in
individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
Keep all
records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and the
requirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintain up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service
delivery models/developments.
Attend relevant
educational opportunities in line with identified professional objectives.
General:
To understand,
promote, keep up to date and comply with all policies and procedures and
guidelines of the organisation (in particular Safeguarding and Data
Protection).
To undertake
any other tasks, duties or projects which may arise from time to time and as
directed by your line manager.
Person
Specification:
Essential Criteria:
PG Dip
Educational Mental Health Practitioner.
Registered with
the BABCP/BPS or be eligible for registration.
No criminal record that prevents work with our
client group or which would harm our reputation.
Valid UK driving licence and/or access to
transport across West Essex and Hertfordshire.
General Abilities and Knowledge
Evidence of the ability to work calmly and
remain resilient whilst under pressure
Excellent communication skills, the ability
to inspire and organise people
Understanding of the issues faced by people
experiencing mental health problems
The ability to use a range of office based
software packages and IT systems
The ability to work with/support other Mind
in West Essex staff as requested.
This Job Description will be subject to review in light of changing
circumstances and is not intended to be rigid or exhaustive but should be
regarded as providing guidelines within which an individual operates
