Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
MHST Education Mental Health / Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
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Job Overview
Applicants must be a qualified and registered Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or a qualified and registered Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) with experience of working with in CYP Mental Health Services in the provision of both individual and group treatments.
Mental health professionals with post graduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issues and with experience of delivering evidenced-based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems to CYP both individually and in groups may also apply.
MK MHST works with Young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations attending school.
The purpose of the team is to
- Provide evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues.
- Support the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
- Give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of an established Mental Health Support Team (MHST) created to improve access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people and to deliver evidence-based low intensity interventions into schools enabling life-long aspirations. You will work alongside other EMHPs and CYPWPs, Senior Wellbeing Practitioners and Team Leaders.
The post holder will undertake assessments of children and young people and deliver evidence-based low intensity group and individual interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and/or behavioural difficulties and their families and carers. You will also provide training and consultation to schools and other agencies about mental health in children and young people and support schools in identifying specific areas of need as part of the whole school approach to mental health.
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Please note this post is based at Milton Keynes Headquarters which is currently situated on the hospital site. However, a consultation is currently underway with staff regarding moving the Headquarters to the Open University within Milton Keynes in the new year. If this move goes ahead as proposed, the successful candidate would be based at the Open University site.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.
With every new employee, we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we will support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more, whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To deliver low intensity evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems
- To help children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services
- To support and facilitate staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing
- To work with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services
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Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner or CYP Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Qualification or Degree level Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or equivalent substantial
- Registered with a relevant professional body or pending completion
Desirable criteria
- A further relevant degree qualification
- Teaching qualification
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in a healthcare or school setting.
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- Experience of working with anxiety and affective disorders
- Experience of the delivery of specific low intensity therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
- Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting
- Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children’s emotional wellbeing
- Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of working with other vulnerable groups
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills
Personal
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
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