Job summary
2x 30 hours per week
Are
you an experienced Educational Mental Health Practitioner looking for an
exciting opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people within
the Kirklees area? Would you like to be part of a diverse and innovative
service who offer mental health support in an educational setting?
We are
seeking applicants to join our Mental Health Support Team who cover the schools
and colleges in Kirklees. This is an exciting time to join our team who deliver
evidence based interventions to children within our schools with mild to
moderate mental health conditions. Focusing on early intervention we also
provide training and workshops to schools using the whole school approach,
which enables schools to provide a culture of wellbeing for all their pupils.
You will be part of a supportive and resilient
team within a trust which places staff health and wellbeing at the top of its
agenda. Our team sits within our CAMHS service which means that we can provide
expert CPD opportunities, further training and supervision from a diverse range
of experienced practitioners.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
This role would suit an experienced Educational
Mental Health Practitioner with experience in assessing and working with young
people with mild- moderate mental health concerns and preferably experience
delivering low intensity CBT interventions and providing clinical supervision.
As a band 6 EMHP
you will be expected to confidently manage a caseload of young people including
triaging, consulting with schools/ parents and assessing CYP with a range of
mental health issues and making decisions as to what support they may need.
You will support
the senior leadership team and be involved with service development of the MHST,
taking initiative to identify opportunities to improve the service.
You will be
expected to draw on your experience to lead case management supervision and
supervise the junior staff within the team.
You will be able
to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services
referral protocols, refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back
to the referral agent as necessary.
At
the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK
Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward
to receiving your application.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full job description, please see attached supporting
documents.
JOB SUMMARY
The
post holder will work as part of the Kirklees Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
to manage a defined case- load with
a focus on providing comprehensive assessment, consultation and evidence-based
interventions, for children and young people (CYP) with mental health
difficulties and their parents/carers.
This post will involve
supporting Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP)s with developing their clinical
practice, psychological formulation and school engagement.
The post holder
will be expected
to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills
Supervision to a number of trainee/EMHPs within the
service (training may be provided).
The post holder will be able to work flexibly
across a range of education providers, be a keen contributor to joint working
initiatives and adaptive to change in a ever-growing service. Kirklees MHSTs are delivered through
a partnership involving CAMHS (South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation
Trust) as the lead provider, Educational Psychology services (Kirklees Council)
and Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust as wrap around services.
KEY RESULT
AREAS:
The
postholder will:
1.1 Care/service/function
provision:
Work in partnership to deliver a range of evidence-based
mental health interventions with children and young people (CYP) as well as some parent-led interventions.
Facilitate evidence-based
group interventions with CYP and/or parents.
Offer specialist mental health-based consultation,
advice and guidance with professionals.
Be responsible and ensure the effective
co-ordination of clinical care provided including
consideration to safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated.
Support clinical staff to
identify children and young people with emerging mental health needs as well as psychological formulation.
Promote overall access to
Kirklees MHST where appropriate.
Establish therapeutic relationships with children, young
people and their families
and implement
evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Plan and organise
interventions ensuring that reviews are held within the required time frames.
Ensure that all members of the
multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving
current care plans, progress, mental
state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
Liaise with and advise CYP and families, local
authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies
including childrens safeguarding as necessary.
Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
Use a range of inclusive
communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to
referrals or patients in treatment, where appropriate.
Care plan and manage own
caseload.
Maintain accurate written records
on the electronic record system
of the Trust.
Undertake mental health assessments, with an
agreed plan of action and/or care and low moderate intervention.
Set and monitor Goal Based Outcomes with
CYP/parents.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants
are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application
forms.Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is
strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full job description, please see attached supporting
documents.
JOB SUMMARY
The
post holder will work as part of the Kirklees Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
to manage a defined case- load with
a focus on providing comprehensive assessment, consultation and evidence-based
interventions, for children and young people (CYP) with mental health
difficulties and their parents/carers.
This post will involve
supporting Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP)s with developing their clinical
practice, psychological formulation and school engagement.
The post holder
will be expected
to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills
Supervision to a number of trainee/EMHPs within the
service (training may be provided).
The post holder will be able to work flexibly
across a range of education providers, be a keen contributor to joint working
initiatives and adaptive to change in a ever-growing service. Kirklees MHSTs are delivered through
a partnership involving CAMHS (South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation
Trust) as the lead provider, Educational Psychology services (Kirklees Council)
and Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust as wrap around services.
KEY RESULT
AREAS:
The
postholder will:
1.1 Care/service/function
provision:
Work in partnership to deliver a range of evidence-based
mental health interventions with children and young people (CYP) as well as some parent-led interventions.
Facilitate evidence-based
group interventions with CYP and/or parents.
Offer specialist mental health-based consultation,
advice and guidance with professionals.
Be responsible and ensure the effective
co-ordination of clinical care provided including
consideration to safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated.
Support clinical staff to
identify children and young people with emerging mental health needs as well as psychological formulation.
Promote overall access to
Kirklees MHST where appropriate.
Establish therapeutic relationships with children, young
people and their families
and implement
evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Plan and organise
interventions ensuring that reviews are held within the required time frames.
Ensure that all members of the
multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving
current care plans, progress, mental
state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
Liaise with and advise CYP and families, local
authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies
including childrens safeguarding as necessary.
Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
Use a range of inclusive
communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to
referrals or patients in treatment, where appropriate.
Care plan and manage own
caseload.
Maintain accurate written records
on the electronic record system
of the Trust.
Undertake mental health assessments, with an
agreed plan of action and/or care and low moderate intervention.
Set and monitor Goal Based Outcomes with
CYP/parents.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants
are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application
forms.Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is
strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Experience delivering training to a diverse audience (or group work).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Clarity of decision making.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Wellbeing Practitioner (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP),Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) & Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).
- or
- Registered mental health practitioner (NMC, HCPC)
- or
- Registered social worker
- or
- KSA equivalent accreditation (www.babcp.com/Accreditation/Provisional-Accreditation/Knowledge-Skills-and-Attitudes).
Desirable
- Successful completion of the CYP-IAPT CBT/EMHP supervisor training or willing to undertake.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with children, young people and their carers in a mental health or community setting.
- Experience of working in Primary Care/ MHST Services / or CAMHS.
- Experience of managing a case-load of children and young people
- with a range of moderate mental health needs.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence-based practice.
- Experience of delivering evidence-based psychological therapy e.g. CBT.
- Experience of working with parents (or with adults).
- Experience of working in or in conjunction with an educational setting.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience working within Early Intervention and Prevention
- Services.
- Experience of service delivery via digital platform.
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- A good understanding of evidence -based, low intensity interventions for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- An understanding of mental health and wellbeing support within community settings.
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and the importance of
- multi-agency work for children and families in the community.
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT principles including the use of evidence-
- based therapies and Routine Outcome Measures.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
- Ability to work effectively with partner services & external partners to promote and adapt change processes.
- Good verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload.
- Good negotiation skills, and problem-solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Desirable
- A good understanding of the green paper initiative and the function of a MHST.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Experience delivering training to a diverse audience (or group work).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Clarity of decision making.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Wellbeing Practitioner (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP),Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) & Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).
- or
- Registered mental health practitioner (NMC, HCPC)
- or
- Registered social worker
- or
- KSA equivalent accreditation (www.babcp.com/Accreditation/Provisional-Accreditation/Knowledge-Skills-and-Attitudes).
Desirable
- Successful completion of the CYP-IAPT CBT/EMHP supervisor training or willing to undertake.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with children, young people and their carers in a mental health or community setting.
- Experience of working in Primary Care/ MHST Services / or CAMHS.
- Experience of managing a case-load of children and young people
- with a range of moderate mental health needs.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence-based practice.
- Experience of delivering evidence-based psychological therapy e.g. CBT.
- Experience of working with parents (or with adults).
- Experience of working in or in conjunction with an educational setting.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience working within Early Intervention and Prevention
- Services.
- Experience of service delivery via digital platform.
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- A good understanding of evidence -based, low intensity interventions for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- An understanding of mental health and wellbeing support within community settings.
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and the importance of
- multi-agency work for children and families in the community.
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT principles including the use of evidence-
- based therapies and Routine Outcome Measures.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
- Ability to work effectively with partner services & external partners to promote and adapt change processes.
- Good verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload.
- Good negotiation skills, and problem-solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Desirable
- A good understanding of the green paper initiative and the function of a MHST.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
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).
