Emotional Health Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Purpose

Technical specialists who are highly experienced practitioners within a professional area (e.g., Legal, Engineering, HR, Social Work). As entrant levels to professional disciplines, they have a workload requiring the application of both applied and theoretical knowledge.

Scope of Work

Emotional Health Practitioners (EHP) roles are typically reactive and working within clearly established service and professional guidelines. EHP will need to apply judgment and analysis to identify alternative solutions to a variety of routine situations. They will need to be proficient in delivering all routine aspects of the job but will increasingly be involved in non-routine work e.g., supporting less experienced staff or taking part in project work with more senior members of staff. Communication skills are important as role holders will be interacting with internal and external customers regularly.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

The following are a range of duties that are appropriate to the EHP grade. The Operational Context Form will specify duties appropriate for the role.

Select appropriate procedures to independently carry out more complex technical tasks of an increasingly higher risk nature (e.g., designs, inspections, assessments, analyses) to produce the required technical output (e.g., identification of customer needs, implementation of routine service processes).

Undertake specialised technical and analytical support activities to assist professional

colleagues in delivering more complex services.

Collate and analyse technical data from a variety of sources and interpret findings for review by more senior colleagues. May include producing ad hoc reports or project work.

Provide information, advice, and guidance to customers by interpreting established procedures, using technical experience, and by applying best practice within the field.

Provide on the job training, mentoring and guidance to less experienced members of staff to ensure they are able to develop the necessary skills to deliver in their role.

Regularly communicate with other agencies and service providers to share information, build working relationships and to ensure joined up service provision.

Suggest improvements to current working methods to contribute to improvements in service delivery.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

EHP will demonstrate the following:

Recognised vocational or professional qualification plus broad experience in area of expertise. May be working towards a professional qualification or be of graduate entry level with sound practical experience.

Detailed knowledge of own service area and relevant working systems, equipment and/or IT software, plus an awareness of Council policies and services related to the role.

Analytical skills and problem-solving capability.

Ability to informally train and mentor less experienced staff.

Ability to influence others based on technical or professional expertise.

Ability to build and maintain effective networks and relationships.

In addition to the skills knowledge and experience described above, you may be required to undertake a lower graded role as appropriate.

Performance Indicators

Quality of own work against legal, safety and best practice standards

Adherence to internal/external quality standards if applicable

Adherence to policies and procedures

Accuracy and timeliness of information recording and processing

Customer and stakeholder feedback

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification DipSW/CQSW/CSS or degree level qualification or equivalent in education or health.
• Applicants must demonstrate that they have training and/or experience relevant to the post; they must also prove that they hold appropriate HCPC registration.

Desirable

• Post Qualifying Child Care Award
• Nursing Qualification
• Teaching Qualification
• Recognised accreditation in a therapeutic discipline (e.g. family
• therapy, play therapy, psychotherapy, cognitive/behavioural therapy)
• Specific training on the mental health needs of children and
• adolescents.
• Driving Licence

Experience

Essential

• Work with Children and Families

Desirable

• Work with children looked after by the local authority or placed for adoption.
• Experience in therapeutic practice.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Use of Clinical Supervision
• Delivery of Training
• Use of Consultation model of support for carers

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Understanding of emotional/behavioural/relationship problems of
• families and their members.
• Understanding of the needs of children/young people looked after and adopted by the local authority, and of their carers and parents.
• Awareness of the inter-personal aspects of presenting psycho-social problems.
• Familiarity with literature and research findings on the promotion of emotional wellbeing in children and young people.
• Demonstrable level of competence in working with families and
• carers.
• Ability to work both individually and collaboratively.
• Ability to produce clear written reports.

Other Essential requirements

Essential

• 1.Commitment to equality and diversity
• 2.Commitment to to health and safety
• 3.Display the LCC values and behaviours at all times and actively promote them in others
• 4.Commitment to attend training identified as part of your professional development.

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).