Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity for a fully qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner to work within a multi-disciplinary, early intervention Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to increase and improve emotional wellbeing (5-18 years) and mental health provision within education settings.

You will be part of a Third Sector team of colleagues with a variety of qualifications and experiences who are passionate about supporting all children and young people to access the right support at the right time, including where children may have been excluded, have additional needs or are not attending school.

We may also be able to consider applications from qualified Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), CAMHS practitioners, or other children and young people specialist practitioners with relevant qualifications.

You will have a caseload of children and adolescents with mild to moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and will deliver evidence-based and time limited 1:1 and group interventions, employing the principles underpinning the national CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). Low intensity interventions (e.g. CBT guided self-help) will be delivered in a range of education settings (primary, secondary, special, alternative provision and sixth form and further education colleges). Work will include psychoeducation sessions to a range of stakeholders, including children and young people, parents/carers and education staff, promoting a whole school approach to mental health. The role runs throughout the year, and you will be part of our holiday provision, ensuring we can support children all year round.

You will work with people from diverse backgrounds, using interpreters when necessary, and will have a commitment to challenging health inequities, and increasing access to our services for all young people. You will also work closely with colleagues and partners in the Local Authority, CAMHS, education settings where interventions are being delivered and other relevant mental health providers.

Key Responsibilities

Delivering Interventions and Client Care

Assess and develop evidence-based intervention plans to meet the mild - moderate needs of CYP with a range of mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties, with the support of your supervisor

Work in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of plans, agreeing interventions, goals and outcomes

Support children and young people, their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties

Deliver evidence-based, low intensity 1:1 and group interventions for CYP aged 5-25 with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties

Ensure that at all timesassessment and intervention are provided from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity

Undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others, with support from your supervisor Maintain comprehensive records of all training and intervention activity

Complete all requirements relating to data collection and report clinical outcomes and service access data into the digital patient record system, CYP IAPTUS

Adhere to the protocols within the education settings worked in

Deliver psychoeducation and training workshops and programmes to children, young people, parents/carers and education staff

Signpost referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to relevant services

Participate fully in regular 1:1 line-management and clinical supervision

Practise, evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the service and the team.

Show evidence of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant others when indicated. Specifically, work in collaboration with teachers and other education staff, parents, children, young people and the wider community to enhance and broaden access to mental health services

Contribute to the development of individual or group intervention materials or training materials

Attending occasional Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings to discuss any young people known to the service

Monitor and track progress against targets for your caseload and develop plans with your supervisor to reach targets within structured timescales

Develop a local knowledge of the borough and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues

Professional

Ensure the maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to HFEH Mind policies and procedures

Ensure that confidentiality is always protected and appropriately applied

Ensure that any safeguarding, risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the postholder comes into contact with during their professional duties are communicated and shared with appropriate parties.

Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with line-manager on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development

Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives

Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and the requirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintained up to date

Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional objectives

Ensure adherence to organisational policies and procedures in the design and delivery of interventions

Carry out any additional tasks as required by the service and HFEH Mind

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Hold a current qualification from an accredited body to deliver evidence-based interventions for CYP, ideally as an EMHP

Direct experience delivering interventions for CYP aged 5-25 with mild moderate mental health difficulties

Experience of routine outcome monitoring

Experience of clinical risk assessment

Understanding of child development and psychosocial influences

Experience handling safeguarding concerns for CYP and adults

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills and excellent time management

Experience of using Microsoft Office package

Desirable

Experience using CYP IAPTUS patient record system

Experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions

Experience working in a multi-disciplinary mental health team

Experience working in education settings

Experience engaging a range of stakeholders (young people, families, mental health providers, schools etc.)

Skills, Attributes & Qualities

A commitment to improving the lives of young people living in our boroughs through high-quality mental health support.

Having a creative approach to problem solving and developing the service to meet the needs of diverse young people, families and schools.

Ability to form and maintain relationships (e.g. with schools) and communicate effectively with all stakeholders and young people.

Ability to manage own workload, work to deadlines and prioritise effectively

Good standard of Microsoft Office MS Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Commitment to working in a way which recognises and respects equality and diversity

Commitment to ongoing learning, through formal and informal training and development

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold a current qualification from an accredited body to deliver evidence-based interventions for CYP, ideally as an EMHP
• Direct experience delivering interventions for CYP aged 5-25 with mild moderate mental health difficulties
• Experience of routine outcome monitoring
• Experience of clinical risk assessment
• Understanding of child development and psychosocial influences
• Experience handling safeguarding concerns for CYP and adults
• Excellent communication skills
• Organisational skills and excellent time management
• Experience of using Microsoft Office package

Desirable

• Experience using CYP IAPTUS patient record system
• Experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary mental health team
• Experience working in education settings
• Experience engaging a range of stakeholders (young people, families, mental health providers, schools etc.)

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing & Hounslow Mind

Address

309 Lillie Road

Fulham

London

SW6 7LL

Employer's website

https://www.hfmind.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)