Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

In line with the governments priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.

This is an exciting opportunity for 4 Trainees to join the MHST.

Main duties of the job

Applicants will need to be ready to start work in early January 2025 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.

Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit an application form to KCL for a place on the Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice. The application form will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post. Offer of an interview will be subject to application completed and submitted to KCL.

We are seeking to recruit four graduate level practitioners to provide guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions. Further intensive supervision and on the job training will be provided by an experienced supervisor within each team. There will be a strong expectation for trainees to continue in post on successful completion of the one year training, with a salary increase to NHS Band 5 scale for the second year onwards.

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis within a Mental Health Support Team delivering individual, group and workshop-based mental health interventions within a borough-based cluster of schools.

During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

About us

Lambeth MHST mission statement:

Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are.

We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in 28 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth. Our service will be expanding to more schools in Lambeth in January 2025. The team currently consists of a Clinical Lead, 3 Supervisors, 4 Supervising Practitioners, 12 Education Mental Health Practitioners, 1 Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, 1 art Therapist, 1 Quality Assurance and Communications Lead, and a Senior Administrator.

About our locations:

Our main office is at St John Angell Town Primary School but we also work across several MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer flexibility and home working.

Date posted

15 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum plus HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

334-CLI-6643311

Job locations

St Johns Angell Town Primary School

85 Angell Road

London

SW9 7HH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential

Qualification:
- Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc)

Relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a case-by-case basis)

Strong communication skills
The ability to work cohesively within small teams
Motivation to learn and to be challenged
The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly
Good organisational skills
Experience of working within a mental health setting and / or school pastoral care
Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them
Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential

Qualification:
- Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc)

Relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a case-by-case basis)

Strong communication skills
The ability to work cohesively within small teams
Motivation to learn and to be challenged
The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly
Good organisational skills
Experience of working within a mental health setting and / or school pastoral care
Experience of working with children and an understanding of how to talk with them
Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc) ? OR relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a caseby-case basis)

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with children and young people

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Knowledge of the educational system in England
Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods, including remote delivery of teaching
Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc) ? OR relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a caseby-case basis)

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with children and young people

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Knowledge of the educational system in England
Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods, including remote delivery of teaching
Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload

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.