City & Hackney CAMHS are excited to be recruiting to a new full time post for an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) / Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) in The Mental Health in Schools Support Team (MHST).

In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the EMHP/CWP 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.

The MHST is an arm of the well-established Well-being and Mental Health Service (WAMHS), embedded in schools across City & Hackney supporting schools to implement whole school approaches to mental health. WAMHS have laid the foundations for the MHST to be able to build on whole school approaches as well as provide direct support for children, young people and parents through workshops and guided self-help interventions for young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The successful post holder/s will join our existing multidisciplinary team of EMHPs, CAMHS Practitioners, Educational Psychologists and trainee EMHPS, and play a key role in supporting local schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

This is a role within the Green Paper for Transforming children and young people's mental health programme. The post holder will work within the City & Hackney Mental Health Support in Schools team, which is part of the wider Specialist CAMHS. This team has a specific focus on early intervention and prevention within the school context involving both whole school and individual approaches. The post holder will deliver, under supervision, high-quality, outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. The post involves provision of low-intensity interventions (one to one, group and workshops) to children, young people and their parents. Practitioners will develop an active presence within school settings. Alongside senior members of the MHST and the Well-being and Mental health In schools Service, practitioners will contribute to the development of the Whole School Approach in schools. The post holder will work in collaboration with other members of the MHST and where appropriate with members of the wider multidisciplinary team and signpost families to appropriate support. Finally, to contribute where appropriate, to service development and consultation to the wider MHST professional networks.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under supervision and with support, to develop knowledge and practice skills in:

Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people,with mild to moderate mental health problems, in an education setting.

Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist service.

Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.

Working with and within educational environments to *afford better access to specialist mental health services

To evidence development of those skills with associated knowledge acquisition to record and evidence progression towards an academic award and demonstrable practical ability.

Person Specification

Education Training & Qualifications

Essential

• .Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification from accredited training provider OR Education Mental Health Practitioner Qualification from accredited training provider
• .Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate level or the equivalent

Desirable

• .Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology or related subject

Experience

Essential

• .Previous experience of working with children and young people in either a health or educational setting
• .Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health problems experienced by children and young people
• .Experience in providing manualised CWP/EMHP interventions for children and young people experiencing, mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.

Desirable

• oExperience of working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the educational system in England.
• Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City & Hackney CAMHS

John Scott Health Centre 220 Green Lanes

London

N4 2NU

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