Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

The BeeU service is excited to be recruiting to 6 Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) posts.

Interviews will be held (with University of Derby, to ensure candidates are successful in being appointed to the professional role with MPFT in addition to meeting the requirements to study at a postgraduate level) on 23rd and 24th October, and successful candidates are required to begin employment and their university course in January 2024.

Education mental health practitioners (EMHPs) work across education and healthcare to provide mental health support for children and young people in schools and colleges.

You'll be trained to help children and young people manage common mental health problems, particularly mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression, and behaviour problems.

Successful candidates will be employed on a fixed contract during their 12 month training period on NHS Agenda for Change Band 4 pay scale and offered a permanent position on the NHS Agenda for Change Band 5 pay scale on successful completion of training.

These posts will form our next wave of Mental Health Support Teams within Shropshire covering South Shropshire, however we currently have established teams across the Shropshire and Telford region, and there may be scope to work flexibly within the region.

Main duties of the job

The trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) are funded through the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. You will be trained to assess and support children and young people (C&YP) with common mental health difficulties, particularly mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety, depression, and behavioural difficulties. You will offer a range of low intensity interventions, primarily in a school or college setting that are based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and guided self-help. You will also have the opportunity to develop whole school approaches to educational staff on mental health and wellbeing and deliver group interventions and assemblies.

The training programme for this post starts in January 2024, is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice. As a trainee you will spend part of your week studying at Derby University, and part of your week in service consolidating your learning into practice and developing relationships with your allocated schools.

Delivery of the taught programme will be provided through a combination of taught days at Derby University, independent self-guided study days and clinical experience gained in your school settings and within the BeeU service.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.