Education Mental Health Practitioner

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Are you passionate about the wellbeing of children and young people? If so, we would love for you to work in our new service, the Mental Health Support Team (MHST).

As a trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) you will initially attend Northampton University (starting 26th September 2022) to qualify and develop work in school.

As an EMHP you will work in schools as part of a dynamic mental health support team (MHST) in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings. Over the course of the training year, the post-holder will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence based interventions for common mental health problems via direct individual and group support for children, young people and their parents, in line with the university expectations.

The Mental Health Support Team advert is for positions in either the

• Leicester City South(Saffron & Eyres Monsell areas)
• Leicester City Central(Highfields, Spinney Hills, North Evington, and Belgrave areas)
• South Leicestershire(Oadby & Wigston areas)

We have 4 positions available in each MHST.

The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner role will:

• Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
• Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
• Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments.

The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner should ideally:

• Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health.
• Have some experience of working with children and young people, their families.
  

Please note: The EMHP posts are training positions subject to 2-year fixed term contract. For the first 12 months of employment EMHPs will be on a training contract at Band 4. Following the successful completion of their course, they will be employed for a further 12 months at Band 5. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to Northampton University in the first year to complete their training, but the position will be based in either Leicester, Leicestershire, or Rutland primary and secondary schools.

These posts are full-time, all year round roles

Please apply early to avoid disappointment as this advert may close early due to the number of applications received.

If you would like further information about this role please contact:

Antony Garratt on antony.garratt@nhs.net or 07769 932108

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the documents linked to our advert.

For rostered areas, these are set in advance at a team level and you will join an established roster. Your rostered shifts will be confirmed to you when arranging your start date.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or vary working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

To make the most of your application, we may consider appointable applicants for similar vacancies in different locations where this is appropriate and meets our mutual requirements.

For all substantive roles new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6 month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants ‘at risk’ within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.