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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Between the hours on 08.00 - 17.00 happy to discuss flexible working)
Job ref
437-6408823
Employer
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wigan CAMHS
Town
Wigan
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Education Mental Health Practitioner

Band 5

Job overview

*** Must have a EMHP or CYWP qualification to apply***

Wigan Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in schools is designed to help meet the mental health needs of children and young people in education settings. Wigan MHST is made up of senior clinicians and higher-level therapists, and Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs).

The Education Mental Health Practitioner role supports school staff to feel confident in recognising and responding to emerging mental health difficulties. Wigan MHST works with the mental health support services that already exist, such as counsellors, educational psychologists, Startwell, targeted youth support, Wigan Family Welfare, school nurses, pastoral care staff and educational welfare officers.

Our Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner  will be offered regular clinical and case management supervision to support our MHST core functions;

Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to-moderate mental health problems.

Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach.

Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education

Main duties of the job

To be supported through supervision to deliver whole school mental 
health initiatives alongside young people, school staff, senior leads
and parents. 
To provide 1:1 brief intervention for mild to moderate mental health 
problems, developing support plans for children and young people 
on a regular basis and discuss in clinical supervision any issues that 
needs addressing.
To provide low level intervention including behavioural activation, CBT informed worry and anxiety management interventions, graded 
exposure, sleep and stress management, behavioural experiments. 

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits    

Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.  

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years         

Excellent pension            

Cycle to work scheme   

Salary sacrifice car scheme         

Wellbeing programme  

Blue Light Card Discounts

 

Person specification

Core Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Successful completion of an IAPT ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ or children and young people’s wellbeing practitioner course.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of developing and delivering whole school approaches to mental health.

Core Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Experience of delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions to CYP and parents.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.

Core competencies

Essential criteria
  • Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardWe are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyHSJ Best places to workDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sonia Cunningham
Job title
Operation Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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