Job Summary:
Band 5 MHST EMHP/CWP Practitioners work closely with young people and families, parents and carers, and staff in schools, playing an important role in how people experience our services. Band 5 Practitioners are expected to be kind, responsive, professional, and informative, contributing to the quality of the services we provide by:
Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures.
Ensuring that the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering, and working in partnership with them throughout the care planning process.
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care.
As a Band 5 Practitioner, you will work alongside more experienced mental health practitioners, other health professionals, and EMHP/CWP peers delivering a service to schools.
As a team, you will work together to ensure that the team is meeting the standards that the people using our services deserve.
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Main Duties of the Job
Applicants must be a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or CYP Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) or hold an equivalent qualification with experience working with Children and Young People in Mental Health Services or Schools in the provision of individual and group treatments.
Brent Mental Health Support Team is looking for qualified EMHP, CWP, Wellbeing Practitioners with experience working with Children and Young People in Mental Health Services in the delivery of individual and group treatments in school settings. We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and dynamic practitioners who are creative in their approach and passionate about improving health outcomes for children and young people.
You will work alongside EMHPs, Mental Health Practitioners, and Senior Clinical Leads to support the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people based in participating schools in Brent.
Brent MHST works with children and young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations attending schools in the area.
CNWL is committed to progressing and supporting their staff with career development and training, ensuring staff health, wellbeing, and job satisfaction.
For an informal discussion, please contact Amanda Pegrum (Team Lead) at apegrum@nhs.net or 07701294484, or Marta Krajewska (Senior Supervisor) at m.krajewska1@nhs.net or 07725497102.
About Us
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 5 Practitioners to act in a way that shows understanding of our core values and a willingness to put them into practice with young people, their friends, family, carers, teachers, and other staff members.
COMPASSION:
Contribute to a caring and kind environment, recognizing that what you do and say can improve the lives of others. RESPECT:
Acknowledge and welcome people's differences. EMPOWERMENT:
Provide information, resources, and support to help others make their own decisions. PARTNERSHIP:
Recognize that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work. Job Description Job Responsibilities Key Deliverables: To allow the post holder, with appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their local job description, to engage in: Delivering low-intensity evidence-based interventions for children and young people in educational settings with mild to moderate mental health problems. Helping children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services. Supporting and facilitating staff in educational settings to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing. Working within educational environments to improve access to specialist mental health services. Implementing a group/whole school approach and consulting on referrals. Utilizing acquired skills, knowledge, and abilities to deliver a service based within educational settings that builds on and reinforces existing initiatives. Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential: Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner or CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner or a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker with an additional CBT qualification. Desirable: A further relevant degree qualification. Teaching qualification. Previous Experience Essential: Experience working with children and young people, their families, and others in a healthcare or school setting. Experience liaising with a variety of agencies and stakeholders. Experience working with children and young people who have social, emotional, and/or behavioral difficulties. Experience working with anxiety disorders. Experience working with affective disorders. Experience delivering specific low-intensity therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families (e.g., CBT, solution-focused brief therapy). Ability to conduct group therapeutic interventions with children and their families. Desirable: Experience working with children and their families in an educational setting. Experience monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing. Experience navigating complex social systems and environments. Experience working with looked-after children. Experience working with other vulnerable groups. Skills Essential: Excellent communication skills. Able to maintain electronic patient records and use Microsoft Word. Other Essential: Access to a car or other motor vehicle for work purposes. Employer Details Employer Name:
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Address:
Monks Park Clinic, 4 Monks Park, London, HA9 6JE Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 333-G-CA-1236-H
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Contribute to a caring and kind environment, recognizing that what you do and say can improve the lives of others. RESPECT:
Acknowledge and welcome people's differences. EMPOWERMENT:
Provide information, resources, and support to help others make their own decisions. PARTNERSHIP:
Recognize that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work. Job Description Job Responsibilities Key Deliverables: To allow the post holder, with appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords and within the scope of their local job description, to engage in: Delivering low-intensity evidence-based interventions for children and young people in educational settings with mild to moderate mental health problems. Helping children and young people who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services. Supporting and facilitating staff in educational settings to identify and manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing. Working within educational environments to improve access to specialist mental health services. Implementing a group/whole school approach and consulting on referrals. Utilizing acquired skills, knowledge, and abilities to deliver a service based within educational settings that builds on and reinforces existing initiatives. Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential: Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner or CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner or a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker with an additional CBT qualification. Desirable: A further relevant degree qualification. Teaching qualification. Previous Experience Essential: Experience working with children and young people, their families, and others in a healthcare or school setting. Experience liaising with a variety of agencies and stakeholders. Experience working with children and young people who have social, emotional, and/or behavioral difficulties. Experience working with anxiety disorders. Experience working with affective disorders. Experience delivering specific low-intensity therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families (e.g., CBT, solution-focused brief therapy). Ability to conduct group therapeutic interventions with children and their families. Desirable: Experience working with children and their families in an educational setting. Experience monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing. Experience navigating complex social systems and environments. Experience working with looked-after children. Experience working with other vulnerable groups. Skills Essential: Excellent communication skills. Able to maintain electronic patient records and use Microsoft Word. Other Essential: Access to a car or other motor vehicle for work purposes. Employer Details Employer Name:
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Address:
Monks Park Clinic, 4 Monks Park, London, HA9 6JE Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 333-G-CA-1236-H
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