Educational Mental Health Practitioner (Qualified or in Training)

Job description

Job summary

As an EMHP you will be joining a diverse team offeringboth clinical and non-clinical support to children, young people, and theirfamilies across Swindon.

You will deliver evidence-based assessments and interventions forchildren and young people in educational settings with mild to moderate mentalhealth difficulties, under expert supervision and as part of a dynamic andevolving mental health support team.As an EMHP you will bejoining a diverse team offering both clinical and non-clinical support tochildren, young people, and their families across Swindon.

You will work in partnership with school/college mental health leads bydeveloping a Whole School and College Approach to mental health within yourallocated schools.
Main duties of the job

You will work in collaboration with otherEMHPs, CWPs and mental health professionals, supervisors to deliver 1:1interventions, groups, parent led interventions, work- shops and stafftraining.

To assess and deliver outcome focused, low intensity,evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and youngpeople experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at alltimes in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of thesetting in which the post-holder is deployed.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing communityhealth organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of communityhealth services, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative,effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals,communities and stakeholders.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an EMHP you will be joining a diverse teamoffering both clinical and non-clinical support to children, young people, andtheir families across Swindon.You will deliver evidence-based assessments andinterventions for children and young people in education settings with mild tomoderate mental health difficulties, under expert supervision and as part of adynamic and evolving mental health support team. As an EMHP you will be joininga diverse team offering both clinical and non-clinical support to children,young people, and their families across Swindon.You will work in partnership withschool/college mental health leads by developing a Whole School and CollegeApproach to mental health within your allocated schools.Key Responsibilities:You will work in collaboration with otherEMHPs, CWPs and mental health professionals, supervisors to deliver 1:1interventions, groups, parent- led interventions, work- shops and stafftraining.

To assess and deliver outcome focused, low intensity,evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and youngpeople experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at alltimes in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of thesetting in which the post-holder is deployed.

To help children andyoung people within these settings who present with as needing more support torapidly access more specialist services by engaging with more senior staff inthe signposting of referrals.

Therapeutic Assessment andIntervention

Work in partnership to supportchildren and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental healthdifficulties and their parents/carers, families, and educators in theself-management of presenting difficulties.

Work in effective, evidence-basedpartnership with children, young people, their families and their educators inthe development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

Support and empower children,young people, their parents/carers and families and their educators to makeinformed choices about the interventions being offered.

Operate at all times, from aninclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

Accept referrals withineducational settings according to agreed local and national and localprotocols.

Undertake and record accurateassessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line withlocally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of theeducational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.

Adhere to all regulations,processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached and within the organization where the post-holder isemployed including (but not limited to) HR policies, training requirements, referral protocols, andemergency procedures. Signpostreferrals of children with more complex needs to a locally identifiedappropriate relevant service.

Under supervision and any otherrelevant local pathway, escalate cases where the level of need or risk isbeyond the scope of practice of the post holder.

Provide a range of information andsupport for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guidedself-help.

Practice, evidence and demonstratean ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements ofthe team.

Attend multi-disciplinary andmulti-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people intreatment, where appropriate.

Keep clear, professionallycoherent records of all activity in line with both health and education serviceprotocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.

Complete all requirements relatingto data collection.

Assess and integrate issuesrelating to transitions, education, and training/employment into the overalltherapeutic process.

Work within a collaborativeapproach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.

Contribute to the development ofindividual or group clinical materials or training materials, and in additionto develop such materials independently as falls within own degree ofcompetence, and under direction of the wider team.

Training and Supervision

Continue to apply learning gainedon the training program directly to practice.

Prepare and present case loadinformation to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basisto ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the EMHP, supervisorand service are delivered.

Respond to and implementsupervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

Engage in and respond to personaldevelopment supervision to improve competences and practice.

To disseminate research andservice evaluation findings in appropriate formats through agreed channels.

Professional

To ensure the maintenance ofstandards of own professional practice

To ensure appropriate adherence toany new recommendations or guidelines set by the relevant departments.

To ensure that confidentiality isalways protected.

To ensure that any risks or issuesrelated to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the post holder comes intocontact within the course of their professional duties are communicated andshared with appropriate parties in order to maintain individual safety and thepublic interest.

To ensure clear objectives areidentified, discussed, and reviewed with supervisor and senior colleagues on aregular basis as part of continuing professional development.

Participate in individualperformance/appraisal review and work towards agreed objectives.

Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment and the requirements of the post and ensure personal developmentplans maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical andservice delivery models/developments.

Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identifiedprofessional objectives.

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Job description
Job responsibilities

As an EMHP you will be joining a diverse teamoffering both clinical and non-clinical support to children, young people, andtheir families across Swindon.You will deliver evidence-based assessments andinterventions for children and young people in education settings with mild tomoderate mental health difficulties, under expert supervision and as part of adynamic and evolving mental health support team. As an EMHP you will be joininga diverse team offering both clinical and non-clinical support to children,young people, and their families across Swindon.You will work in partnership withschool/college mental health leads by developing a Whole School and CollegeApproach to mental health within your allocated schools.Key Responsibilities:You will work in collaboration with otherEMHPs, CWPs and mental health professionals, supervisors to deliver 1:1interventions, groups, parent- led interventions, work- shops and stafftraining.

To assess and deliver outcome focused, low intensity,evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and youngpeople experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at alltimes in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of thesetting in which the post-holder is deployed.

To help children andyoung people within these settings who present with as needing more support torapidly access more specialist services by engaging with more senior staff inthe signposting of referrals.

Therapeutic Assessment andIntervention

Work in partnership to supportchildren and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental healthdifficulties and their parents/carers, families, and educators in theself-management of presenting difficulties.

Work in effective, evidence-basedpartnership with children, young people, their families and their educators inthe development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

Support and empower children,young people, their parents/carers and families and their educators to makeinformed choices about the interventions being offered.

Operate at all times, from aninclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

Accept referrals withineducational settings according to agreed local and national and localprotocols.

Undertake and record accurateassessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line withlocally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of theeducational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.

Adhere to all regulations,processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached and within the organization where the post-holder isemployed including (but not limited to) HR policies, training requirements, referral protocols, andemergency procedures. Signpostreferrals of children with more complex needs to a locally identifiedappropriate relevant service.

Under supervision and any otherrelevant local pathway, escalate cases where the level of need or risk isbeyond the scope of practice of the post holder.

Provide a range of information andsupport for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guidedself-help.

Practice, evidence and demonstratean ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements ofthe team.

Attend multi-disciplinary andmulti-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people intreatment, where appropriate.

Keep clear, professionallycoherent records of all activity in line with both health and education serviceprotocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.

Complete all requirements relatingto data collection.

Assess and integrate issuesrelating to transitions, education, and training/employment into the overalltherapeutic process.

Work within a collaborativeapproach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.

Contribute to the development ofindividual or group clinical materials or training materials, and in additionto develop such materials independently as falls within own degree ofcompetence, and under direction of the wider team.

Training and Supervision

Continue to apply learning gainedon the training program directly to practice.

Prepare and present case loadinformation to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basisto ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the EMHP, supervisorand service are delivered.

Respond to and implementsupervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

Engage in and respond to personaldevelopment supervision to improve competences and practice.

To disseminate research andservice evaluation findings in appropriate formats through agreed channels.

Professional

To ensure the maintenance ofstandards of own professional practice

To ensure appropriate adherence toany new recommendations or guidelines set by the relevant departments.

To ensure that confidentiality isalways protected.

To ensure that any risks or issuesrelated to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the post holder comes intocontact within the course of their professional duties are communicated andshared with appropriate parties in order to maintain individual safety and thepublic interest.

To ensure clear objectives areidentified, discussed, and reviewed with supervisor and senior colleagues on aregular basis as part of continuing professional development.

Participate in individualperformance/appraisal review and work towards agreed objectives.

Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment and the requirements of the post and ensure personal developmentplans maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical andservice delivery models/developments.

Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identifiedprofessional objectives.

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from CYP Educational Mental Health Practitioners Course (EMHP), - Post Graduate Diploma/Graduate Dip Mental Health Practice in Education Settings.

Desirable

• A further relevant degree qualification.
• Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with anxiety disorders.
• Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders.
• Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy).
• Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting.
• Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
• Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing.

Desirable

• Experience of working with looked after children.
• Experience of working with other vulnerable groups.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of educational environments.
• Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.
• Highly developed knowledge of child and adult safeguarding.
• Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children.
• Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families.
• Ability to conduct group parenting programmes.
• 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.
• Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.
• Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.

Desirable

• Knowledge of capacity and consent issues.
• including Gillick competence.
• Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams.
• Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families.
• Proven commitment to continuous professional development.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the service footprint.
• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.
• Must be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to personally manage a sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from CYP Educational Mental Health Practitioners Course (EMHP), - Post Graduate Diploma/Graduate Dip Mental Health Practice in Education Settings.

Desirable

• A further relevant degree qualification.
• Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with anxiety disorders.
• Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders.
• Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy).
• Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting.
• Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
• Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing.

Desirable

• Experience of working with looked after children.
• Experience of working with other vulnerable groups.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of educational environments.
• Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.
• Highly developed knowledge of child and adult safeguarding.
• Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children.
• Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families.
• Ability to conduct group parenting programmes.
• 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.
• Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.
• Ability take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.

Desirable

• Knowledge of capacity and consent issues.
• including Gillick competence.
• Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams.
• Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families.
• Proven commitment to continuous professional development.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the service footprint.
• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.
• Must be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to personally manage a sensitive 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.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd
Address

Nexus Business Centre

6 Darby Close

Cheney Manor

Swindon

SN2 2PN

United Kingdom

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