Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to train become a fully qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioner and build the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) offering to children, families and schools, who need for mental health support, whilst working creatively with the training to meet the children's additional needs and support schools.
You will be required to fully participate in the Educational Mental Health Practitioner training course, whilst receiving continual supervision and support.
Please note this advert may close earlier than stated if maximum number of applicants reached. Interviews will run from the 3rd - 12th November. Interviews will be run using MS Teams and full details and instructions will be provided to successful candidates.
Main duties of the job
To attend and fully participate in the Educational Mental Health Practitioner course.
Deliver evidence-based intervention for children and young people in an education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems.
Helping children and young people within school 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.
To support schools in developing strategies/activities to promote emotional well-being and positive mental health.
To work with families following the parent as therapist method to support emotional wellbeing within the home.
To support the school to develop their overall whole school approach to emotional wellbeing.
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.
About us
The Mental Health Support Team is a National trailblazer scheme offering early intervention mental health support, to children and their families, within schools. The SEND MHST is the only MHST within the country, to offer support to SEND schools across Hertfordshire and West Essex. We currently work in over 50 schools offering tailored support to children with additional needs, learning disabilities, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder aged 5-18. As the only SEND MHST in the country we are also paving the way, and supporting other teams to develop their wellbeing services, for children with additional needs.
Thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be:
Creative and flexible in their approach. Have a good understanding of children with additional needs learning styles, and how to adapt practice to support children and their families. Able to work and build relationships with a wide variety of professionals, schools, and families. Be able to deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings. Have a good understanding of risk assessing and seek support from supervisor to manage risk. Have good basic literacy and numeracy qualifications, at a minimum of level 2. Be willing and able to participate fully in supervision. Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure. Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously. Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere.
We can offer you:
Regular clinical and professional supervision. Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development. This includes specific support with regards to fulfilling the MHST role such as co-facilitating workshops. Regular opportunities to meet as a team. Regular CPD and Peer Reflection. Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team including from PALMS and Crisis service, learning from other evidence-based frameworks and approaches. Involvement in service development. Opportunities to provide line management and clinical supervision to other members of the MHST team.
A full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be:
Creative and flexible in their approach. Have a good understanding of children with additional needs learning styles, and how to adapt practice to support children and their families. Able to work and build relationships with a wide variety of professionals, schools, and families. Be able to deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings. Have a good understanding of risk assessing and seek support from supervisor to manage risk. Have good basic literacy and numeracy qualifications, at a minimum of level 2. Be willing and able to participate fully in supervision. Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure. Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously. Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere.
We can offer you:
Regular clinical and professional supervision. Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development. This includes specific support with regards to fulfilling the MHST role such as co-facilitating workshops. Regular opportunities to meet as a team. Regular CPD and Peer Reflection. Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team including from PALMS and Crisis service, learning from other evidence-based frameworks and approaches. Involvement in service development. Opportunities to provide line management and clinical supervision to other members of the MHST team.
A full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
- Proven record of previous academic attainment
Desirable
- Experience of working in a school environment
- Further training in relevant areas of Neurodiversity and/or Mental health
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with children with mental health
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others.
- Experience of safeguarding, assessing risk and communicating concerns
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience in using an electronic clinical records and data collection system.
- Excellent IT skills including use of databases, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Experience of working with adapting communication styles
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare and education setting
- An understanding of the impact of Neurodiversity, intellectual disabilities and/or mental health on family life.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of supporting staff wellbeing and emotional resilience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological models and how it relates to this post
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health intervention with children/families
- Ability to conduct groups and workshops with children with Neurodiversity and or learning disability
- Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
- Ability to teach others about mental health issues
Desirable
- Demonstrates knowledge of the stressors young people may encounter in an educational setting and the impact that these can have on mental health
- Knowledge of Mental capacity Act
- Knowledge of the school's safeguarding procedures
- Ability to be creative in your presentations and adapt to meet the individual needs of your audience.
- Knowledge of educational environments
- Ability to conduct group teacher or parenting workshops
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
Personal Qualities
Essential
- An interest in and commitment to working with Neurodiversity and/or intellectual disability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to meet targets and deadlines
- Ability to manage potentially distressing phone calls and situations
- Values that match the positive behavior ethos
- Capable of using initiative and managing professional boundaries.
- Ability to recognize signs of stress and seek appropriate support
- Able to challenge and be challenged
- Ability to use clinical supervision positively and effectively.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with young people
Desirable
- Ability to facilitate psychoeducation sessions to professionals (i.e. teachers)
- Ability to manage own caseload and demonstrate good time management and prioritization skills.
- Skills in delivering Guided Self-Help interventions
Other Requirements
Essential
- Hold a full driving license
- Have full access to a car with business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the equality act 2010)
- To attend and fully participate in EMHP training course.
- Ability to travel to university for course
- Able to travel independently across Hertfordshire and West Essex
- Ability and willingness to work outside of office hours when required for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
- Proven record of previous academic attainment
Desirable
- Experience of working in a school environment
- Further training in relevant areas of Neurodiversity and/or Mental health
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with children with mental health
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others.
- Experience of safeguarding, assessing risk and communicating concerns
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience in using an electronic clinical records and data collection system.
- Excellent IT skills including use of databases, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Experience of working with adapting communication styles
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare and education setting
- An understanding of the impact of Neurodiversity, intellectual disabilities and/or mental health on family life.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of supporting staff wellbeing and emotional resilience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological models and how it relates to this post
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health intervention with children/families
- Ability to conduct groups and workshops with children with Neurodiversity and or learning disability
- Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
- Ability to teach others about mental health issues
Desirable
- Demonstrates knowledge of the stressors young people may encounter in an educational setting and the impact that these can have on mental health
- Knowledge of Mental capacity Act
- Knowledge of the school's safeguarding procedures
- Ability to be creative in your presentations and adapt to meet the individual needs of your audience.
- Knowledge of educational environments
- Ability to conduct group teacher or parenting workshops
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
Personal Qualities
Essential
- An interest in and commitment to working with Neurodiversity and/or intellectual disability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to meet targets and deadlines
- Ability to manage potentially distressing phone calls and situations
- Values that match the positive behavior ethos
- Capable of using initiative and managing professional boundaries.
- Ability to recognize signs of stress and seek appropriate support
- Able to challenge and be challenged
- Ability to use clinical supervision positively and effectively.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with young people
Desirable
- Ability to facilitate psychoeducation sessions to professionals (i.e. teachers)
- Ability to manage own caseload and demonstrate good time management and prioritization skills.
- Skills in delivering Guided Self-Help interventions
Other Requirements
Essential
- Hold a full driving license
- Have full access to a car with business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the equality act 2010)
- To attend and fully participate in EMHP training course.
- Ability to travel to university for course
- Able to travel independently across Hertfordshire and West Essex
- Ability and willingness to work outside of office hours when required for the role.
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.
