Job summary
The Ealing Mental Health Support Teams are looking for qualified or about to qualify Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP), Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) or Educational Wellbeing Practitioners (EWP) to apply for this Agenda for Change B 5 permanent roles.
We are looking forward to hearing from candidates that share our Team's passion for delivering high quality, evidence based early interventions, enhancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of the local community.
The successful candidates will be joining a friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team working at schools and in collaboration with the local CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental Teams.
If successful, in addition to our trust's induction, you will be provided with comprehensive local introduction to the role. You will have weekly supervision by an experienced supervisor and ongoing, easily accessible, support with clinical matters as they arise.
In addition, within the Ealing MHST, there is a strong peer support structure and buddy system available to all new starters.
We are committed to the continues professional and skills development of our team members and are developing robust progression pathways for established agenda for change Band 5 clinicians to progress to senior practitioner roles.
Main duties of the job
For those interested in working with neurodiversity there are opportunities to work alongside the Ealing MHST Learning Disability and Autism Practitioners and our colleagues from the CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team.
Candidates must have a child wellbeing practitioner or educational mental health practitioner qualification
If, however, your interest lays with experiencing CAMHS MDT working, there are opportunities to shadow our colleagues from CAMHS, exposing you to conducting CAMHS assessments and observing how a variety of specialist CAMHS services operate.
Your main role will be providing mental health support for children, young people and their families / carers across Ealing primary and secondary schools. You will be working with children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues and supporting those with more complex difficulties to access specialist help.
The main focus of this role is to deliver evidence based brief interventions to children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. As part of our core offer to schools we also work with groups of children, young people, parents and teachers raising awareness of common mental health difficulties and any available support.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oSuccessful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course
- oSuccessful Completion of the HEE 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' course
- oSuccessful Completion of the HEE 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.
