Educational Mental Health/Child Wellbeing Practitioner

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Other

  Other- High level of enthusiasm and motivation .Advanced communication skills Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively Ability to work under pressure Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality Ability to be self-reflective in personal and professional development and in supervision Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization

• Education

  A relevant degree, from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology) with relevant experience and competencies as required

• Education

  Children and Young People’s Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification or Education and Mental Health Practitioner from accredited training provider

• Experience

  The qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) or will join this growing team (that includes CAMHS clinicians, Educational psychologists, and trainee EMHPs) to support the work within schools. The post holder will provide support for children and adolescents with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions in schools, employing CYP-IAPT principles (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The post holder will develop relationships with designated mental health leads in schools, alongside CAMHS clinicians / supervisors, and educational psychologists, and help them develop their approaches for mental health and wellbeing in schools. They will gain some experience of teaching, training and consultation through this joint working.

• Skills and Abilities

  SKILLS AND ABILITIES- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate risk/care plans to meet the needs of clients. • Ability to work to standards for quality within the Service. Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary Experience of screening, assessing and clinical intervention Experience in supporting service development. • team and demonstrate awareness of MDT functioning. • Ability to maintain and manage own workload and work autonomously within the specialist area • Willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health. • Ability to recognise own limits & seek support re supervision as appropriate. • To have developed computer skills to enable input of relevant data and typing of summaries and reports etc • The ability to supervise, teach and develop the skills of student and junior staff as and when appropriate. • Excellent written & verbal communication skills. • Good interpersonal skills & demonstrable ability to work flexibly and

• Knowledge and Training

  KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING-Demonstrates an understanding of children and young people’s mental health and how it may present Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and guidelines Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post Models of assessment, screening and risk assessment and risk management