Assistant EMHP

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Under supervision, you will work as part of the Mental Health Support Team, providing school-based support and spending therapeutic time with an allocated group of children, young people and families with emotional and behavioural difficulties, undertaking a wide and varied range of clinical, supportive and administrative tasks as directed by qualified staff or the Service manager.

You will assist in delivering evidence-based interventions for young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, and their families and assist the evaluation of these interventions.

You will act as the champion for promoting service user involvement, ensuring the service listens to the voices of the young people and will work in partnership with other agencies to ensure children, young people and their families are offered advice and practical support.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the assessment of children, young people and families, accurately reporting all feedback to the care co-ordinator / lead professional / team.
• To assist in the delivery of therapeutic interventions on an individual and group basis.
• To assist in the running of therapeutic groups and workshops.
• As requested, develop resource packs for children, young people and families.
• Assist in the inputting of and scoring of assessment tools, accurately reporting findings back to the care co-ordinator / lead professional / team.
• Ensure that the perspective of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment.
• To act as a service champion in encouraging and developing user participation.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Date posted

10 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-MCH-6969118*

Job locations

Trafford MHST

Waterside House, Sale

Manchester

M33 7XF

Person Specification

Essential

• GCSE in Maths and English, grade 4 or above
• Experience in working with children and with people in mental health or educational settings
• Experience of mental health prevention and early intervention
• Experience of audit
• Experience of databases and software computer packages
• Good communication and social skills
• Good organisational and time management skills including the ability to prioritize work
• A commitment to the inclusion of young people's, parent/carer views in service delivery, development and design.

Desirable

• Further qualification in related subject

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trafford MHST

Waterside House, Sale

Manchester

M33 7XF

Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/