Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Assistant EMHP Band 3

Base: North Lincolnshire

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humberside NHS Foundation Trust have successfully been delivering Mental Health Support Teams (With Me in Mind) in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire schools and colleges since 2019. North Lincolnshire joined this journey as part of wave 5 and 7 more recently wave 11 . This is a very exciting opportunity to be part of the expansion of MHST's in North Lincolnshire, implementing 'New Ways of Working' within the local area. This project is underpinned by national strategies and initiatives for transforming children and young people's mental health.

With Me in Mind supports children/young people and their families providing emotional and mental health support whilst enhancing services that already exist. The service ensure that early intervention and prevention are in place in all education providers working with school years 3 to 13. The service supports children, young people and families providing extra capacity for early intervention support within school and college settings.

We have an exciting band 3 opportunity within our North Lincolnshire team for a further Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner. We are looking to recruit a practitioner who is enthusiastic, kind, compassionate and resilient.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner is an active member of the team working with others to support the delivery of mental health and emotional wellbeing activities and to deliver positive outcomes for children and young people (aged 7-18 years) and their families. The post holder will deliver a range of delegated activities as part of a wider skill mix team to support children, young people and their families by offering age-appropriate information and advice on a range of emotional health, lifestyle and behaviour related issues.

The role will assist the more senior members of the team delivering training and group work and the whole school approach offer. Please see the job description for a more detailed job description.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf