Job summary
Children
and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an
innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and now looking to
appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality
and county-wide professional teams.
As
a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and
supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend
network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of
professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work,
your career development and your support network.
We
are excited to be advertising for 13 new trainee Educational Mental Health
Practitioners (EMHPs) to join our Devon and Torbay MHST pathway within CFHD.
The trainees with complete a fully funded part-time 1 year postgraduate diploma
at the University of Exeter whilst also being employed and working within our
service. The successful applicants will start at Band 4 and move to Band 5 following successful completion of the course.
We are looking for applicants in the following areas: Teignbridge, East Devon, Torbay, South Hams and Mid Devon. The positions are for full time members of staff and there is a commitment to remain in post for at least 2 years following completion of the course. All the roles are offered on substantive contracts starting in September 2023 for the start of the academic year. Interviews for these posts will be on the 22ndJune.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holders will be joining a growing early intervention pathway within CAMHS working with mild to moderate presentations of anxiety and low mood as well as offering whole school approach support. The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) pathway currently consists of EMHPs and Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) and is a growing service covering Devon and Torbay. To find out more about the national MHST offer, please see the CFHD website and read through the Green Paper on the developing MHST service.
About us
Successful
applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here
)
Children
and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations
working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in
Devon.
CFHD
provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across
physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and
providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access
to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework.
CFHD
works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the
Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training
placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate
training.
Our
integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership
with children, young people and their families/carers.
Our
children and young people say
We
would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be
understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us
feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and
experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way.
When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that
is informal and without pressure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP))
is a shared initiative between the Department of Education and Department
ofHealth and supports the governments priority to increase access of
mental health and well-beingsupport for children and young people.
The post holder will work within the Mental Health Support
Team (MHST), which is part of the wider CAMH service, providing Whole School
Approaches alongside Evidence Based Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural
Interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training at Exeter University.
The post will start with training at Exeter University which
is likely to be a mix of face to face and online study. The successful post
holder will be a trainee EMHP before
becoming qualified as an EMHP at the end of the training and upon successful
completion of the course, which usually takes around a year.
The EMHP isa new professional role
whichdeliversevidence-based early interventions for children and
young peopleand parents/ carersin educational settings in England
such as schools and colleges.
This includes Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for mild to
moderate presentations and a range of Whole School Approach interventions as
outlined by Public Health England (PHE) and Health Education England (HEE) such
as Auditing a School/ Colleges Mental Health provision, Consultation, Staff
Training and facilitating Psychoeducational Groups.
The post holder will attend all taught and self-study days
required by the education provider, as specified within EMHP curriculum and
work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly
developed skills. Once the training is successfully completed, you would
receive either a graduate or post graduate certificate from Exeter University
(depending on your level of previous qualifications).
The post holder will work with people with different
cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be
committed to equal opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP))
is a shared initiative between the Department of Education and Department
ofHealth and supports the governments priority to increase access of
mental health and well-beingsupport for children and young people.
The post holder will work within the Mental Health Support
Team (MHST), which is part of the wider CAMH service, providing Whole School
Approaches alongside Evidence Based Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural
Interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training at Exeter University.
The post will start with training at Exeter University which
is likely to be a mix of face to face and online study. The successful post
holder will be a trainee EMHP before
becoming qualified as an EMHP at the end of the training and upon successful
completion of the course, which usually takes around a year.
The EMHP isa new professional role
whichdeliversevidence-based early interventions for children and
young peopleand parents/ carersin educational settings in England
such as schools and colleges.
This includes Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for mild to
moderate presentations and a range of Whole School Approach interventions as
outlined by Public Health England (PHE) and Health Education England (HEE) such
as Auditing a School/ Colleges Mental Health provision, Consultation, Staff
Training and facilitating Psychoeducational Groups.
The post holder will attend all taught and self-study days
required by the education provider, as specified within EMHP curriculum and
work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly
developed skills. Once the training is successfully completed, you would
receive either a graduate or post graduate certificate from Exeter University
(depending on your level of previous qualifications).
The post holder will work with people with different
cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be
committed to equal opportunities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people in the community who have presented with a range of emotional and mental health needs
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level or the equivalent
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
- Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
- Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people who have experienced a mental health problem
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with children and young people
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people in the community
- Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and safeguarding children
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to integrate information; make evaluations formulations and decisions
- Able to attend the University course as defined by the University
Desirable
- Ability to travel to locations throughout the county
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people in the community who have presented with a range of emotional and mental health needs
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level or the equivalent
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
- Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
- Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with children and young people who have experienced a mental health problem
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with children and young people
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people in the community
- Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and safeguarding children
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to integrate information; make evaluations formulations and decisions
- Able to attend the University course as defined by the University
Desirable
- Ability to travel to locations throughout the county
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.
