Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to be part of a new, exciting and innovative service working with young people with an ethos of prevention and early intervention?

In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Mental Health Support Teams (named by children and young people in the region as Wellbeing in Mind teams) are an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England. We currently have 5 Wellbeing in Mind teams across North Yorkshire, which are embedded within education settings.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced clinician to join our York Wellbeing in Mind Team for 12 months as a band 6 Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner. The successful candidate will join an established, supportive team.

This is a secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave.

Applicants must be qualified as an EMHP and completed, or currently be undertaking the CWP/EMHP supervisor (PG Certificate or CPD) or Senior Wellbeing Practitioner G/PG Diploma training programme, provided by one of the nationally commissioned training providers.

Main duties of the job

The Wellbeing in Mind team has 3 functions:

• Support the development of a whole-school or college approach to wellbeing, including supporting sites to develop and implement mental health and wellbeing policies, development of resources, supporting campaigns, and delivering training, assemblies, and PHSE curriculum.
• Provide timely advice and consultation to education staff to support teaching staff in building their skills and confidence in supporting the wellbeing needs of their students/pupils.
• Undertake direct assessments and intervention for young people within education, predominantly using cognitive-behavioural therapy.

Each function accounts for a third of the team's workload.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.

From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

The Wellbeing in Mind Senior EMHP plays a key role in:

• Forming strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Providing consultation to education colleagues and supporting education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing.
• Developing and delivering evidence-based time-limited interventions to young people within education settings.
• Developing and delivering training packages to education colleagues.
• Evidencing the outcomes of the Wellbeing in Mind service.
• Providing clinical supervision to trainee Education and Mental Health Practitioners.

We are looking for a practitioner with experience of working in a setting where children and young people's mental health has been the primary focus.

Please see job description for full details.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying, they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post, the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).
• Professional registration as an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)).
• Completed, or currently be undertaking the CWP/EMHP supervisor (PG Certificate or CPD) or Senior Wellbeing Practitioner G/PG Diploma training programme, provided by one of the nationally commissioned training providers, which provides eligibility to supervise Trainee EMHPs and qualified EMHPs in line with their registration requirements.
• Substantial evidence of Continuing Professional Development as an EMHP.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience working with young people who are experiencing emotional distress impacting their mental health.
• Significant post-qualification experience in contributing to a whole school approach to supporting children and young people's mental health.
• Significant post-qualification experience in offering consultation to educational professionals working within schools.
• Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions with children and young people.
• Providing clinical and caseload management supervision.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of how emotional distress may present in young people and impact upon their mental health.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
• Understanding of alternative interventions that may need to be considered for young people experiencing distress.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Provide leadership and monitor, coordinate, and prioritize the activities of a team.
• Knowledge of the Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS).
• Research and service evaluation skills and knowledge.
• Expertise in the enhanced practice (SWP) curriculum.

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata, per annum.