Senior EMHP/CWP Practitioner

Job summary

Doncaster With Me In Mind (Mental Health Support Team) were one of the national 'trailblazer' sites for developing mental health support in schools, with a current strategy to expand and have an additional team as part of Wave 8 and 12 funding. This is an exciting time for the team as it continues to develop, implementing 'New Ways of Working' and a new service model underpinned by national strategies and initiatives for transforming children and young people's mental health.

We have three established teams in several education settings across Doncaster with this expansion we hope to reach around 72% coverage of the education setting in Doncaster.

You must be enthusiastic, kind, compassionate and resilient. We seek practitioners from diverse backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

The senior EMHP/CWP role relies on consultations, assessments, interventions whilst providing specialist support, and training within schools. To aid better recognition of child and adolescent mental health needs and disorders at an early stage and advise on strategies for intervention. The Senior EMHP/CWP will play a major role in establishing links in education and communicating with key stakeholders within a cluster of schools. They will be responsive to the needs within their local area of work.

Practitioners will work in both educational and health settings within Doncaster to support the implementation of the MHST model. The successful candidates will integrate into our already well-established mental health support teams and compliment the early intervention offer within our local areas.

Practitioners will provide supervision to our trainee and qualified EMHP's.

Should you have any queries or require any further information or assistance, please contact Richard Bryan Clinical Lead Doncaster richardbryan@nhs.net

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