We have some exciting opportunities to work in the Sunderland Mental Health Support Team (MHST), and are seeking to recruit enthusiastic motivated individuals to be part of our growing team.

The MHST is a relatively new service and works across designated schools in Sunderland supporting children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18 years in providing low-intensity interventions, group work and whole school approach activities. We also work with parents and carers as part of this in addition we offer training and advice and support to our schools.

If successful you will be based locally at the Hetton Centre, but work on a regular basis at designated schools across Sunderland.

To undertake one of these roles you will need to be a qualified/experienced Education Mental Health Practitioner.

If you are interested in one of these opportunities, then we would very much like to hear from you. Informal enquiries are welcome.

Main duties of the job

The MHST is a service offered 52 weeks per year Monday to Friday 9 am- 5 pm, The base is at the Hetton centre, but the service is delivered across school and community sites.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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To work as a member of the Mental Health Support Team (Healthy Heads), providing assessment and evidence based interventions based on a Low Intensity CBT model to Children and Young People with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents / carers.

To build relationships with education staff and key stakeholders with the aim of embedding whole school approach, promoting early intervention and preventative emotional wellbeing work, and developing positive mental health culture within school environment.

To provide consultation advice and signposting. To deliver high quality evidence based training and support to Education providers within allocated schools.

To develop and support implementation of Whole School Approach within school setting to embed a positive emotional health culture and ethos.

To provide support to Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) with developing their clinical skills, competence and practice, including supporting trainee EMHPs with relevant clinical experiences.

To provide support to EMHPs to plan and deliver Whole School Approach activities within their school and support school engagement.

To work as a member of the Mental Health Support Team (Healthy Heads Team) providing focused assessment and evidence based interventions based on a Low Intensity CBT model to Children and Young People with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents / carers.

To build relationships with education staff and key stakeholders with the aim of embedding whole school approach, promoting early intervention and preventative emotional wellbeing work, and developing positive mental health culture within school environment.

To provide consultation advice and signposting. To deliver high quality evidence based training and support to Education providers within allocated schools.

To develop and support implementation of Whole School Approach within school setting to embed a positive emotional health culture and ethos.

To provide support to Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) with developing their clinical skills, competence and practice, including supporting trainee EMHPs with relevant clinical experiences.

To provide support to EMHPs to plan and deliver Whole School Approach activities within their school and support school engagement.

The role of the Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner includes working in partnership with existing services, including:

• Universal Services including Education, Voluntary, Public and Health sectors.
• Targeted Services such as Education Psychology, Sexual Health, Family Intervention Team, Adult Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Prevention.
• Specialist Services for instance Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service.

Providing individual and group work using brief therapeutic tools and models.

Offering consultation, advice and signposting that will ensure, where appropriate children, young people and their families are referred to services that will meet identified needs.

Contribute to development of clear referral pathways that support the emotional health and wellbeing of children young people and their families.

Developing a systematic approach to prevent children from developing mental health issues.

Developing testing and reviewing innovative education and training concepts, models and practices to support the Emotional Health and Wellbeing of children, young people, staff, parents, carers and the wider community.

Providing education and raising awareness of childrens emotional and mental health issues to key stakeholders.

Involving children, young people and their families in reviewing current service provision and delivery.

Identifying children who are at risk of developing mental health issues and in doing so ascertaining the needs of children and young people.

Identify how coping strategies for children, young people and their families, who are considered to be at risk can be implemented.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a community setting.
• At least 2 years clinical experience.
• Experience of working with schools and knowledge of the education system.
• A good working knowledge and experience of Safeguarding.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional registration and qualification.
• Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner.
• To be educated to degree level or equivalent.

Desirable

• Where available, elements that contribute to improved / immediate performance in the job.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for children, young people and their families.
• To have the ability to work independently and to develop appropriate interventions and care pathway.
• Knowledge of mental health issues.
• Therapeutically competent.
• Ability to work flexibly in a variety of environments.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Daily use of computers to retrieve information, data input and word processing.
• Moves / manoeuvres equipment within Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Hetton Centre

Hetton-le-Hole

Houghton le Spring

DH5 9NE

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