Education mental health practitioners (EMHPs) work across education and healthcare to provide mental health support for children and young people in schools and colleges.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 5 Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) within the new Mental Health Support Teams in schools service across Warrington. 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 role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis based within Warrington and will play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Team, who will have the responsibility for delivering schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

Potential candidates will have already successfully completed the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course or the 'Children's Wellbeing Practitioner' course. Those currently undertaking the EMHP training will also be considered.

As part of this role there may be a requirement to travel across the localities.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the Northwest, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Education mental health practitioners (EMHPs) work across education and healthcare to provide mental health support for children and young people in schools and colleges.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 5 Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) within the new Mental Health Support Teams in schools service across Warrington. 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 role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors.

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis based within Warrington and will play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Team, who will have the responsibility for delivering schools' overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

Potential candidates will have already successfully completed the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' course or the 'Children's Wellbeing Practitioner' course. Those currently undertaking the EMHP training will also be considered.

As part of this role there may be a requirement to travel across the localities.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' (EMHP)and or Children and young people's wellbeing practitioner (CYWP) course
• Experience of mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families

Desirable

• Knowledge of research design and methodology consistent with practice to at least Degree level or equivalent

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Alders

12 Birch Avenue

Warrington

WA2 9TN

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