Crynodeb o'r swydd
Teitl cyflogwr
Education Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
The new 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 focussing on a whole school approach.
The Mental Health Support Teams are part of a wider integrated schools pathway service in the localities, where the team are working to reduce health inequalities in communities where these are most prominent, working closely with the schools and other external partners addressing their most prominent needs, by implementing whole schools approaches and targeted interventions. Bedfordshire is a very diverse locality, with high levels of the young population having English as an additional language. You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMHS service, delivering a substantial stepped model of care following the needs-led Thrive framework.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The post holder will play a key role as members of the new Mental Health Support Teams MHSTs), who will have the responsibility for delivering schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues and we will develop the service together.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system change with the aim of whole school and whole community approaches to supporting young peoples mental health. You will be part of a very comprehensive stepped care model of delivery by CAMHS ELFT services in the county, and be an integral part of a thriving and substantive specialist multi-disciplinary service offer.
Please see the attached job description for further information.
Manyleb y person
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ or IAPT ‘Child Wellbeing Practitioner’ post graduate diploma
- Post qualification experience as an EMHP and experience of working in schools.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of CPD -Continuous Professional Development in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or Family work training
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in educational and health settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.
- Experience of delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. Guided Self Help, CBT, parent work).
- Experience of assessing children and young people who present with more mild to moderate mental health problems and to rapidly access more specialist services. Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families.
- Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health.
- Experience of working with cultural diverse populations and adapting services to improve access.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family and health.
- Experience of assessing and meeting the communication needs of the schools to deliver psycho-education on mental health or emotional wellbeing to different groups including parents, teaching staff and young people.
- Experience of adapting resources to be able to delivery online/ via phone/ google classroom
Knowledge and Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and families.
- Ability to conduct group parenting and group young person programmes.
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments and screenings of children and young people.
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately and to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage.
- Strong understanding of how to work with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families.
- Ability to teach others about mental health issues.
- Ability to think and work systemically.
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- An ability to travel between the Luton clinic and schools around Luton. NB ELFT have an expense system correlated to any business miles travelled.
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Lawrence Chung
- Teitl y swydd
- Integrated Schools Project Lead
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For informal visits/conversations please contact [email protected] - Integrated Schools Project Lead.
Rhestr swyddi gyda East London NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector