Job summary
Attention all qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP). We have an opportunity for you to join our well-established Mental Health Support Team in Norfolk and Waveney. This vacancy is for our base in Breckland. (We also have vacancies in South Norfolk and Lowestoft, see separate adverts).
Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support to children and young people and their families and carers through schools and colleges. Each MHST supports a cluster of schools and colleges in a geographical locality, covering a population of around 8,000 children and young people. The MHST's sit within CCS' Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service.
The MHST's work with education settings to provide early intervention for mild to moderate mental health difficulties and provide help to staff in schools and colleges on their 'Whole School Approach' (WSA) to mental health.
Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised
Main duties of the job
The qualified post holder, with appropriate supervision, will work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords in educational and health care settings alongside a team of mental health professionals and within the scope of their local job description, to engage in:
Develop and deliver evidence-based interventions under supervision to children, young people, parents and carers in an educational/community setting who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Work alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.
Be responsible for supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and well-being.
Use the EMHP skills, knowledge, and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments.
There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of the setting in which the post-holder is deployed.
Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
Work in effective, evidence-based partnership with children, young people, their families and their educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
Work with and support schools with their Whole School Approach to mental health initiatives.
Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers and families and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
Accept referrals within educational settings according to agreed local and national protocols.
Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.
Adhere to all regulations, processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached within the educational setting where the post-holder is working including (but not limited to) HR policies, training requirements, referral protocols, and emergency procedures. Signpost referrals of children with more complex needs to a locally identified appropriate relevant service.
Through case management, supervision, and any other relevant local pathway, escalate cases where the level of need or risk is beyond the scope of practice of the postholder.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help.
Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education, and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.
Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials, and in addition to develop such materials independently as falls within own degree of competence, and under direction of the wider team.
Effective communication on complex issues to a wide range of audiences, including senior management level and children, young people and families, both verbal and written communication.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of the setting in which the post-holder is deployed.
Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
Work in effective, evidence-based partnership with children, young people, their families and their educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
Work with and support schools with their Whole School Approach to mental health initiatives.
Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers and families and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
Accept referrals within educational settings according to agreed local and national protocols.
Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.
Adhere to all regulations, processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached within the educational setting where the post-holder is working including (but not limited to) HR policies, training requirements, referral protocols, and emergency procedures. Signpost referrals of children with more complex needs to a locally identified appropriate relevant service.
Through case management, supervision, and any other relevant local pathway, escalate cases where the level of need or risk is beyond the scope of practice of the postholder.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help.
Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education, and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.
Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials, and in addition to develop such materials independently as falls within own degree of competence, and under direction of the wider team.
Effective communication on complex issues to a wide range of audiences, including senior management level and children, young people and families, both verbal and written communication.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' (EMHP) course.
Skills
Essential
- Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy).
Desirable
- Ability to conduct group therapeutic interventions with children and their families.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' (EMHP) course.
Skills
Essential
- Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy).
Desirable
- Ability to conduct group therapeutic interventions with children and their families.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting
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).
Additional information
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).
