Job summary
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This is an exciting opportunity to work with an innovative psychology-led multi-agency team to provide mental health support to children and young people in and around their educational setting in line with the government green paper and NHSE long-term plan.
Senior Education Mental Health Practitioners will work closely with education colleagues to support children's and young's mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Regular line management and clinical supervision from senior clinicians will be available alongside peer supervision. Post holders will be expected to attend a one-year postgraduate EMHP supervision course with the University of Sheffield, and further training will be available.To be accepted onto the EMHP supervisor course, candidates must attend an interview with the University of Sheffield.
The post will best suit someone interested in community-based work, who can apply their psychological knowledge to an educational context, and who can manage to be both responsive and innovative while being clear about service boundaries and evidence-based, theory-led practice.
Main duties of the job
- Supporting the Senior Mental Health Lead within school to further develop their whole school emotional wellbeing and trauma informed offer
- Deliver group and one to one evidence based, theory informed interventions
- Development of resources and training for school staff, children and young people and parents and carers
- Offer mentoring, supervision, and training to the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) within the team.
- Service evaluation
- Service user engagement
- Taking a specific lead role within the service
- Recording and reporting on activity and outcomes
- To work at all times within the guidance provided by the employer to appropriately manage clinical risk and safeguarding procedures and ensure good clinical governance.
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
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Outstanding Patient Care
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Brilliant Place to work
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Leaders in Children's Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Personal Specification within this advert for main responsibilities for this role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Personal Specification within this advert for main responsibilities for this role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Emotional Mental Health Practitioner - Post Graduate Qualification
- CYP IAPT CWP supervisor training or willing to undertake it.
Desirable
- Evidence of further training in one other psychological intervention
- A qualification or substantial experience in Professional Supervision
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of four years' experience of working with children and young people with common mental health problems.
- Demonstrable post qualifying experience (2 years) in developing and delivering the range of evidence-based low intensity interventions
- Skills and experience of working with parents / carers
- Experience of planning and delivering whole school emotional wellbeing activities
- Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals.
- Experience of communicating evidence-based theory led information to a diverse range of audiences
- Experience of working with risk and knowledge of safeguarding procedures within health and education.
- Experience of service delivery via a digital platform
- Experience of working within an educational setting
Desirable
- Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within systems
- Skills and experience in delivery of group work
- Experience of mentoring Trainee EMHPs
Knowledge
Essential
- Theoretical and practical clinical knowledge of Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Working knowledge of how Mental Health Support Teams can contribute to early intervention and prevention in children and young people's mental health
- Understands the need to meet national and local KPIs and fulfil reporting requirements
Desirable
- Knowledge, skills and experience of working with CYP with increased complexity within the remit of low intensity mild-moderate services and adapting interventions accordingly
- Knowledge of the Healthy Minds framework and its underlying theories
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills appropriate to working across complex and highly sensitive environments and with different audiences.
- The capacity to adapt core psychological approaches to the whole school culture
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
- Ability to work independently within the aims of the service and under the direction of line manager and clinical supervisor
- Ability to be self-reflective
- Frequent concentration required and ability to respond in the moment to clinical queries
Desirable
- Higher level IT skills for development of creative resources and training materials
- Higher level research skills and use of appropriate IT packages and good report writing skills
Other qualities
Essential
- An understanding of the context of Mental Health Support Teams services within CAMHS and the wider multi-agency network
- Knowledge, skills, and experience of giving appropriate constructive feedback to professional colleagues at a range of levels in the system, and of following necessary procedures when required
- A commitment to Equal Opportunities/Equalities and Diversity in work and in service provision
- Demonstrates Trust Values
Desirable
- Ability to contribute positively to the effective management of change with particular emphasis on working in partnership with other services and stakeholders.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Emotional Mental Health Practitioner - Post Graduate Qualification
- CYP IAPT CWP supervisor training or willing to undertake it.
Desirable
- Evidence of further training in one other psychological intervention
- A qualification or substantial experience in Professional Supervision
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of four years' experience of working with children and young people with common mental health problems.
- Demonstrable post qualifying experience (2 years) in developing and delivering the range of evidence-based low intensity interventions
- Skills and experience of working with parents / carers
- Experience of planning and delivering whole school emotional wellbeing activities
- Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals.
- Experience of communicating evidence-based theory led information to a diverse range of audiences
- Experience of working with risk and knowledge of safeguarding procedures within health and education.
- Experience of service delivery via a digital platform
- Experience of working within an educational setting
Desirable
- Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within systems
- Skills and experience in delivery of group work
- Experience of mentoring Trainee EMHPs
Knowledge
Essential
- Theoretical and practical clinical knowledge of Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Working knowledge of how Mental Health Support Teams can contribute to early intervention and prevention in children and young people's mental health
- Understands the need to meet national and local KPIs and fulfil reporting requirements
Desirable
- Knowledge, skills and experience of working with CYP with increased complexity within the remit of low intensity mild-moderate services and adapting interventions accordingly
- Knowledge of the Healthy Minds framework and its underlying theories
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills appropriate to working across complex and highly sensitive environments and with different audiences.
- The capacity to adapt core psychological approaches to the whole school culture
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
- Ability to work independently within the aims of the service and under the direction of line manager and clinical supervisor
- Ability to be self-reflective
- Frequent concentration required and ability to respond in the moment to clinical queries
Desirable
- Higher level IT skills for development of creative resources and training materials
- Higher level research skills and use of appropriate IT packages and good report writing skills
Other qualities
Essential
- An understanding of the context of Mental Health Support Teams services within CAMHS and the wider multi-agency network
- Knowledge, skills, and experience of giving appropriate constructive feedback to professional colleagues at a range of levels in the system, and of following necessary procedures when required
- A commitment to Equal Opportunities/Equalities and Diversity in work and in service provision
- Demonstrates Trust Values
Desirable
- Ability to contribute positively to the effective management of change with particular emphasis on working in partnership with other services and stakeholders.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
