Job summary
Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people?Suffolk Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is based within education settings, ensuring children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support. We are excited to be recruiting a Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).
As a Trainee EMHP you will work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment. You will need to be adaptable and have a passion for working with children and young people in education settings.
During the training year, post-holders will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems via direct individual and group support for children, young people and their parents, as well as whole school approaches, in line with the university expectations.
Please not that you would need to be available to start in the post from the 6th January 2025 to ensure you do not miss any of the course.
Main duties of the job
Trainee EMHPs will:
- Work alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
Trainee EMHPs are required to:
- Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health
- Attend the EMHP training course, 100% attendance at teaching is expected
Trainee EMHPs will have experience of:
- Working with children, young people and their families
- Working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties
About us
Being a Trainee EMHP will be challenging at times, particularly working and studying concurrently, but will also be immensely rewarding and provide opportunities to make a genuine difference to the lives of others. You will join a caring, creative and hard-working environment.
Posts are subject to 2-year fixed term contracts; the first 12 months will be on a training contract at Band 4. On successful completion of training, EMHPs will be employed for a further 12 months (with potential for longer) at Band 5.
Training involves attending teaching at the University of East Anglia (UEA), virtually and in person, placement and study days. Some non-teaching weeks are spread throughout the year. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to UEA in Norwich in the first year. We have a position available in West Suffolk which is located in the Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
** We would also consider current trainees (Trainee EMHPs) for the role, please highlight this within your application if you are a current trainee. **
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
** We would also consider current trainees (Trainee EMHPs) for the role, please highlight this within your application if you are a current trainee. **
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Specific Attributes
Essential
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
Previous Experience
Essential
- It is desirable that the applicant will have previous experience of working with children and young people
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Proven record of previous academic attainment
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Desirable
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
Desirable
- Knowledge of educational environments
Person Specification
Specific Attributes
Essential
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
Previous Experience
Essential
- It is desirable that the applicant will have previous experience of working with children and young people
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Proven record of previous academic attainment
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Desirable
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
Desirable
- Knowledge of educational environments
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).
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).
