Job summary
We are looking for a qualified (undertaken and passed a Health Education England Training) Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) or Educational Wellbeing Practitioner (EWP) - have you qualified or just about to qualify, if so please apply for this permanent post.
You will be joining a motivated and friendly team that provide mental health support for children / young people and their families / carers within schools in Hounslow. We work alongside wider CAMHS services and the education system within Hounslow.
- Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in 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 and 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
And to use the acquired skills, knowledge and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments.
Main duties of the job
You will offer evidence based guided self help interventions to children and young people.
You will offer guided self help to parents of primary school age children whom present with child anxiety or challenging behaviour.
You will run groups in schools for both the children and young people as well as school staff.
You will develop whole school approach interventions.
You will maintain a high standard of evidence based practice when delivering low intensity guided self help interventions.
You will ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.
You will be supported and work closely with your colleagues and the specialist mental health practitioner / team leads.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Covid-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies. The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining a dynamic and rapidly growing new workforce in West London NHS Trust Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Mental Health Support Teams are part of a service transformation programme delivered by Health Education England and partners; Hounslow was one of the initial trailblazing sites and has had Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs and EWPs) working in schools for over three years with great success.
Hundreds of children and young people have accessed guided self- help and group work support, with very encouraging feedback and clinical outcomes.
The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness of this multicultural context.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining a dynamic and rapidly growing new workforce in West London NHS Trust Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Mental Health Support Teams are part of a service transformation programme delivered by Health Education England and partners; Hounslow was one of the initial trailblazing sites and has had Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs and EWPs) working in schools for over three years with great success.
Hundreds of children and young people have accessed guided self- help and group work support, with very encouraging feedback and clinical outcomes.
The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness of this multicultural context.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oSuccessful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) / Educational Wellbeing Practitioner (EWP) / Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) course.
Desirable
- oA further relevant degree qualification
- oTeaching qualification
- oYouth Mental Health First Aid trained
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- oAbility to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children
- oAbility to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
- oAbility to conduct group parenting programmes
- oAbility to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- oAbility to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
- oAbility to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
- oAbility take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
Desirable
- oAbility to teach others about mental health issues
- oAbility to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of educational environments
- oKnowledge of safeguarding issues
- oKnowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams
Previous Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- oExperience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
Desirable
- oExperience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting
- oExperience of working with children and their families in an education setting
Specialist Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- oExperience of working with anxiety disorders
- oExperience of working with affective (mood) disorders
- oExperience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable
- oExperience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing
- oExperience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- oExperience of working with looked after children
- oExperience of working with other vulnerable groups
Specific Attributes
Essential
- oFull, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role
- oAbility to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills
Desirable
- oProven commitment to continuous professional development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oSelf-motivated
- oAble to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- oTeam player
- oExcellent time management and organisational skills
- oAble to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oSuccessful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) / Educational Wellbeing Practitioner (EWP) / Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) course.
Desirable
- oA further relevant degree qualification
- oTeaching qualification
- oYouth Mental Health First Aid trained
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- oAbility to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children
- oAbility to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
- oAbility to conduct group parenting programmes
- oAbility to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- oAbility to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
- oAbility to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
- oAbility take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
Desirable
- oAbility to teach others about mental health issues
- oAbility to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of educational environments
- oKnowledge of safeguarding issues
- oKnowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams
Previous Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- oExperience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
Desirable
- oExperience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting
- oExperience of working with children and their families in an education setting
Specialist Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- oExperience of working with anxiety disorders
- oExperience of working with affective (mood) disorders
- oExperience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable
- oExperience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing
- oExperience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- oExperience of working with looked after children
- oExperience of working with other vulnerable groups
Specific Attributes
Essential
- oFull, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role
- oAbility to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills
Desirable
- oProven commitment to continuous professional development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oSelf-motivated
- oAble to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- oTeam player
- oExcellent time management and organisational skills
- oAble to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
