Job summary
The Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people in and around their educational settings.We are looking for staff who are committed to working longer term in Sheffield to join our dedicated MHST service. Successful candidates will be employed by Sheffield Children's NHS FT CAMHS service.Sheffield MHST started Jan 2020 and currently works with fifty local schools, building on relationships established through the Healthy Minds service which commenced in 2016.
All applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to work at degree level with a proven record of previous learning in child development, wellbeing or mental health. Experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of the educational system in England is highly desirable.
Candidates will be in training in their first year and will be required to work full time 9 - 5pm. During the training year staff will spend three days a week within the MHST service, two of these based in schools and two days per week at the University of Sheffield.
Please only apply if you are able to work full time in Sheffield. Interviews will be the week commencing 2nd October in Sheffield. Start date will be February 2024.
What are the key activities of a Trainee EMHP in Sheffield MHSThttps://youtu.be/HDixhJjrYDA
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will be offered a full-time education programme specifically for the role in partnership with the University of Sheffield. This post will be funded at NHS Band 4 scale with guaranteed employment on completion of training and having attained EMHP qualification, with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS Band 5 scale.
The training programme for this post starts in Spring 2024, is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning within educational settings across Sheffield.
Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days within the university, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in educational settings and mental health services.
About us
Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.
We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people."
- Outstanding patient care
- Brilliant place to work.
- Leader in children's health
Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.
We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. Full time hours are required in the training year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
practice skills in.
- Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems
- Delivery whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing
- Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.
- Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
- Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services.
- And to evidence development of those skills with associated knowledge acquisition to record and evidence progression towards an academic award and demonstrable practical ability.
Once qualified - Education Mental Health Practitioner (Band 5):
To allow the post holder, with appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their local job description, to engage in the activities listed above and to use the acquired skills, knowledge and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments.
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached, for full details.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect.
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility.
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion.
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
practice skills in.
- Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems
- Delivery whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing
- Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.
- Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
- Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services.
- And to evidence development of those skills with associated knowledge acquisition to record and evidence progression towards an academic award and demonstrable practical ability.
Once qualified - Education Mental Health Practitioner (Band 5):
To allow the post holder, with appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their local job description, to engage in the activities listed above and to use the acquired skills, knowledge and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments.
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached, for full details.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect.
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility.
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion.
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant study at degree level
Desirable
- Further relevant qualification
- Post graduate study
- Teaching qualification
- Teaching Assistant qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working within health
- Experience of working in education
Desirable
- Experience of supporting children's mental health in a healthcare setting.
- Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas.
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of working with families
- Experience of working within mental health
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
- Computer literate
- 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.
Desirable
- Ability to link psychological theory to practice
- Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional, academic settings and within schools.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Well-developed time-management skills & self-organising skills: a demonstrated ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- An ability to apply sustained and intense concentration both within the clinical work, and in order to plan workload and liaise effectively with multiple partners.
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
- Clear indication that they understand the EMHP role and this is a targeted application to work within the Sheffield service
Desirable
- Clear indication of a commitment to want to continue to work in Sheffield
- An interest in working with children with psychological problems and their families.
- An interest in working within schools.
- A commitment to promoting the voice of children and young people and developing their participation in changing their school environment.
Specific attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant study at degree level
Desirable
- Further relevant qualification
- Post graduate study
- Teaching qualification
- Teaching Assistant qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working within health
- Experience of working in education
Desirable
- Experience of supporting children's mental health in a healthcare setting.
- Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas.
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of working with families
- Experience of working within mental health
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
- Computer literate
- 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.
Desirable
- Ability to link psychological theory to practice
- Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional, academic settings and within schools.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Well-developed time-management skills & self-organising skills: a demonstrated ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- An ability to apply sustained and intense concentration both within the clinical work, and in order to plan workload and liaise effectively with multiple partners.
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
- Clear indication that they understand the EMHP role and this is a targeted application to work within the Sheffield service
Desirable
- Clear indication of a commitment to want to continue to work in Sheffield
- An interest in working with children with psychological problems and their families.
- An interest in working within schools.
- A commitment to promoting the voice of children and young people and developing their participation in changing their school environment.
Specific attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development
- Excellent interpersonal skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
