Job summary
Hampshire CAMHS are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner, or an Education Mental Health Practitioner who is looking to move into a senior role and undertake the required 2 year training at Southampton University to complete the senior qualification, to join our New Forest MHST.
We are looking for an individual with a strong passion and motivation for working with children and young people. The successful applicant will work with the existing team to offer targeted support to children and young people whilst also supporting the Whole School Approach work and networks around the young person.
An existing EMHP qualification is essential and you must be 2 years post qualified if you wish to undertake the additional training. The ability to drive and a willingness to travel is essential as we cover a wide geographical area.
Applicants without the specified qualification need not apply.
Our service has an excellent track record, and a commitment to robust evidence based supervision and ongoing training. This is a service that is also focussed on staff support and wellbeing, with team champions leading this work, reporting directly into the leadership team. Training and development opportunities are available , including a New To CAMHS induction programme, in house training and a commitment to ongoing CPD.
Main duties of the job
The senior EMHP will play a key role in the new Forest Mental Health Support Team, who have the responsibility for delivering schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. The role will enhance the offer from the teams in relation to the Whole School Approach and focus on all associated elements to promote resilience and wellbeing across the community. You will work with colleagues to provide better access to specialist mental health services and supporting referrals where required and support colleagues in education to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
We are seeking an innovative Senior EMHP with experience of delivering a Whole School Approach programme, experience in delivering low intensity CBT based interventions, and collaborative working with young people and families as this is a key part of this role. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health challenges and good knowledge and understanding of mental health issues in children and young people and the impact of these on them and their families is essential.
This opportunity will hold supervision and line management responsibilities.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.
The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.
Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from CYP Low Intensity Training Course (CWP or EMHP Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) supplemented by demonstrable experience working as a CWP with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience (or equivalent relevant existing qualifications, skills, and experience prior to EMHP/CWP training).
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
- Low Intensity Supervisor training qualification, or willingness to attend this during the first year in Post.
- Eligible for registration with the BABCP or BPS (expectation to apply for registration when this is open)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people who have experienced anxiety and/or depression including:
- 1.Full range of low-intensity interventions for mild-moderate low mood, anxiety-based, and behavioural difficulties, covered in core EMHP/ CWP training
- 2.Working with CYP across the full age range (7-18)
- 3.Working with parents/caregivers
- 4.Face-to-face and remote/digital delivery of above
- 5.Knowledge and skills of trauma informed practice
- Critical awareness of alternative evidence-based therapeutic modalities and treatment options for mild-moderate MH difficulties
- Experience delivering psycho-educational groups in a community setting.
- Experience of engaging and delivering interventions to CYP with protected characteristics
- Recognising when core interventions are appropriate for neurodiverse CYP and being able to make necessary adaptations
- Recognising when alternative evidence-based low-intensity interventions are required for neurodiverse CYP and being able to deliver these
- Recognising when CYPs needs or wider complexity factors (e.g. social/physical needs/risk/neurodiversity) mean they are beyond low intensity/early intervention remit and competence. Make suitable onwards referrals where indicated.
- Working with mild-moderate self-harm and/or emotional dysregulation:
- Risk formulation, monitoring, and management for mild-moderate self-harm
- Delivering low intensity emotion regulation interventions
- Knowledge, skills, and experience of Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing:
- 1.Leading elements of WSA
- 2.Understanding an overarching, multicomponent WSA, and how elements of this interact with one another
- Using and interpreting WSA measurement methodologies
- Experience of working directly with senior leadership teams in service context (e.g. education, health, VCSE) to support design and delivery of programmes, policy, pathways, support offers etc.
- Experience of offering consultation (under guidance of supervisor) to schools/other professionals within bounds of knowledge and competence
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Experience in use of routine outcome measures in clinical practice. Using these outcomes to evaluate clinical work and service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and workload effectively
- Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within systems
- Working knowledge of Health, Social and Caring Services, Education and the Voluntary Sector, together with the relevant legislation regarding both children and mental health.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills to safeguard and protect children and young people's welfare in line with the Children Act 2004 requirements
- Experience of and skills in mentoring/coaching other trainee CWPs/EMHPs
- Experience and skills in peer supervision and/or exposure to delivering supervision (e.g. co-facilitating with an experienced supervisor)
- Experience and skills in delivering aspects of in-house training events in service context (team, school etc.)
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written
- Communication/Relationship skills:
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oProven ability to establish, maintain and conclude therapeutic relationships with clients
- Good inter-personal and inter-professional skills and ability to work autonomously as a single discipline practitioner in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Ability to maintain high levels of interpersonal skills over the telephone
- Ability to engage children and young people in an effective therapeutic alliance
- Giving appropriate constructive feedback to professional colleagues at a range of levels in the system, and of following necessary procedures when required
- Analytical & Judgement skills:
- Skills in the use of psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A capacity to reflect upon the therapeutic process and upon one's own part in it.
- An ability to make effective use of clinical supervision
- Planning & Organisational skills:
- Ability to work within a large geographical area effectively, managing travel arrangements and using creative working solutions.
- Ability to plan and manage a work load
- People Management/Leadership/Resources
- Ability to positively contribute to clinical discussions.
- Confidence to lead workshop or group interventions
- Able to follow policies
- IT skills:
- Ability to use electronic clinical record systems
- Ability to deliver online therapy and
- Physical skills:
- Ability to use a keyboard and VDU
- Able to carry out PMVA physical interventions
- Mental Effort:
- Ability to maintain sustained concentration over considerable time and to be able to manage a number of competing work demands such as clinical work, meetings and organisational targets
- Emotional Effort:
- Ability to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances and take care of own wellbeing on a very regular and frequent basis.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Working Conditions:
- Ability to manage exposure to upsetting, distressing or challenging behaviours (frequency depends on job setting)
- Ability to be able to use a PC.
- Ability to manage a working environment that includes flexible working across a range of venues and locations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from CYP Low Intensity Training Course (CWP or EMHP Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) supplemented by demonstrable experience working as a CWP with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience (or equivalent relevant existing qualifications, skills, and experience prior to EMHP/CWP training).
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
- Low Intensity Supervisor training qualification, or willingness to attend this during the first year in Post.
- Eligible for registration with the BABCP or BPS (expectation to apply for registration when this is open)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people who have experienced anxiety and/or depression including:
- 1.Full range of low-intensity interventions for mild-moderate low mood, anxiety-based, and behavioural difficulties, covered in core EMHP/ CWP training
- 2.Working with CYP across the full age range (7-18)
- 3.Working with parents/caregivers
- 4.Face-to-face and remote/digital delivery of above
- 5.Knowledge and skills of trauma informed practice
- Critical awareness of alternative evidence-based therapeutic modalities and treatment options for mild-moderate MH difficulties
- Experience delivering psycho-educational groups in a community setting.
- Experience of engaging and delivering interventions to CYP with protected characteristics
- Recognising when core interventions are appropriate for neurodiverse CYP and being able to make necessary adaptations
- Recognising when alternative evidence-based low-intensity interventions are required for neurodiverse CYP and being able to deliver these
- Recognising when CYPs needs or wider complexity factors (e.g. social/physical needs/risk/neurodiversity) mean they are beyond low intensity/early intervention remit and competence. Make suitable onwards referrals where indicated.
- Working with mild-moderate self-harm and/or emotional dysregulation:
- Risk formulation, monitoring, and management for mild-moderate self-harm
- Delivering low intensity emotion regulation interventions
- Knowledge, skills, and experience of Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing:
- 1.Leading elements of WSA
- 2.Understanding an overarching, multicomponent WSA, and how elements of this interact with one another
- Using and interpreting WSA measurement methodologies
- Experience of working directly with senior leadership teams in service context (e.g. education, health, VCSE) to support design and delivery of programmes, policy, pathways, support offers etc.
- Experience of offering consultation (under guidance of supervisor) to schools/other professionals within bounds of knowledge and competence
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Experience in use of routine outcome measures in clinical practice. Using these outcomes to evaluate clinical work and service targets.
- Ability to manage own caseload and workload effectively
- Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within systems
- Working knowledge of Health, Social and Caring Services, Education and the Voluntary Sector, together with the relevant legislation regarding both children and mental health.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills to safeguard and protect children and young people's welfare in line with the Children Act 2004 requirements
- Experience of and skills in mentoring/coaching other trainee CWPs/EMHPs
- Experience and skills in peer supervision and/or exposure to delivering supervision (e.g. co-facilitating with an experienced supervisor)
- Experience and skills in delivering aspects of in-house training events in service context (team, school etc.)
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written
- Communication/Relationship skills:
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oProven ability to establish, maintain and conclude therapeutic relationships with clients
- Good inter-personal and inter-professional skills and ability to work autonomously as a single discipline practitioner in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Ability to maintain high levels of interpersonal skills over the telephone
- Ability to engage children and young people in an effective therapeutic alliance
- Giving appropriate constructive feedback to professional colleagues at a range of levels in the system, and of following necessary procedures when required
- Analytical & Judgement skills:
- Skills in the use of psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A capacity to reflect upon the therapeutic process and upon one's own part in it.
- An ability to make effective use of clinical supervision
- Planning & Organisational skills:
- Ability to work within a large geographical area effectively, managing travel arrangements and using creative working solutions.
- Ability to plan and manage a work load
- People Management/Leadership/Resources
- Ability to positively contribute to clinical discussions.
- Confidence to lead workshop or group interventions
- Able to follow policies
- IT skills:
- Ability to use electronic clinical record systems
- Ability to deliver online therapy and
- Physical skills:
- Ability to use a keyboard and VDU
- Able to carry out PMVA physical interventions
- Mental Effort:
- Ability to maintain sustained concentration over considerable time and to be able to manage a number of competing work demands such as clinical work, meetings and organisational targets
- Emotional Effort:
- Ability to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances and take care of own wellbeing on a very regular and frequent basis.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Working Conditions:
- Ability to manage exposure to upsetting, distressing or challenging behaviours (frequency depends on job setting)
- Ability to be able to use a PC.
- Ability to manage a working environment that includes flexible working across a range of venues and locations
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
