Only applicants with an existing Education Mental Health Practitioner Qualification will be considered
The Wigan Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in schools is designed to help meet the mental health needs of children and young people in educational settings. Wigan MHST is made up of senior clinicians and higher-level therapists, and Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs).
The Education Mental Health Practitioner role supports school staff to feel confident in recognizing and responding to emerging mental health difficulties. Wigan MHST works with existing mental health support services such as counsellors, educational psychologists, Startwell, targeted youth support, Wigan Family Welfare, school nurses, pastoral care staff, and educational welfare officers.
Our Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner will be offered regular clinical and case management supervision to support our MHST core functions:
Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems.
Supporting the senior mental health lead in each educational setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach.
Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services to help children and young people get the right support and stay in education.
Main duties of the job
To be supported through supervision to deliver whole school mental health initiatives alongside young people, school staff, senior leads, and parents. To provide 1:1 brief intervention for mild to moderate mental health problems, developing support plans for children and young people on a regular basis and discussing in clinical supervision any issues that need addressing. To provide low-level intervention including behavioral activation, CBT informed worry and anxiety management interventions, graded exposure, sleep and stress management, and behavioral experiments. About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over
6,400
members of staff, who deliver services from more than
160
locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and the borough of Wigan, along with a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England, and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original, and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment, and dining options. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users. Job responsibilities
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Core Competencies
Successful completion of an IAPT 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' or children and young people's wellbeing practitioner course. Experience of developing and delivering whole school approaches to mental health. Experience of delivering evidence-based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions to children and young people and parents. Experience working within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group. Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention. Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 per annum pro rata
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To be supported through supervision to deliver whole school mental health initiatives alongside young people, school staff, senior leads, and parents. To provide 1:1 brief intervention for mild to moderate mental health problems, developing support plans for children and young people on a regular basis and discussing in clinical supervision any issues that need addressing. To provide low-level intervention including behavioral activation, CBT informed worry and anxiety management interventions, graded exposure, sleep and stress management, and behavioral experiments. About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over
6,400
members of staff, who deliver services from more than
160
locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and the borough of Wigan, along with a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England, and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original, and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment, and dining options. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users. Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification Person Specification
Core Competencies
Successful completion of an IAPT 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' or children and young people's wellbeing practitioner course. Experience of developing and delivering whole school approaches to mental health. Experience of delivering evidence-based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions to children and young people and parents. Experience working within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group. Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention. Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 per annum pro rata
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